13.04.050 Application for service.
A. Application Form. Each applicant for water service shall sign an application form provided by the chief fiscal officer giving the date of application, the date the applicant desires service to begin, purpose for which service is to be used, the address for mailing of the billings, the size of water meter required, and such other information as the borough may reasonably require.
B. An application for water service hook-up shall be processed as follows:
1. The applicant shall provide the information required by subsection (A) of this section and shall submit the required fees and charges as set out in HBC 13.04.045, if applicable.
a. Application Fee. There shall be a nonrefundable water hook-up application fee for individual water hook-ups. There shall be a special nonrefundable application fee if the application is for water service in a subdivision or development involving an extension of water mains or the installation of four or more water hook-ups (HBC 13.04.045). The purpose of the application fee is to cover administrative costs to review the application.
b. Permit Fee. If the proposed hook-up requires permits or approvals from other agencies, the borough may either require the applicant to obtain these approvals at the applicant’s expense prior to approval of the hook-up application, or the applicant shall submit the permit fee and an administrative charge (HBC 13.04.045) to the borough and the borough shall make application for the required permits.
2. The applicant shall sign a statement on the application verifying that the applicant agrees to be responsible for any and all of the borough’s costs above the minimum hook-up fee. By signing the application, the applicant agrees to abide by the requirements of this chapter. The application is a request for service and does not bind the borough to furnish service.
3. Hook-Up Fee. The purpose of the hook-up fee is to pay for the borough’s cost of material, labor, and equipment to install the water service line from the water main to the applicant’s property line. The hook-up fee shall be the minimum fee amount, plus any additional cost to the borough related to the actual hook-up installation. When the department approves the application, the applicant shall submit the minimum hook-up fee as required in subsection (B)(2) of this section, as well as the expansion charge as required by HBC 13.04.055. Following full payment of these fees, the chief fiscal officer shall acknowledge payment on the application form. Provided all other approvals are complete, the chief fiscal officer’s record of receipt of fees constitutes final approval of the application. The hook-up shall not occur prior to full payment of fees and final approval of the application. The water service hook-up fee and any other fees shall be a lien against the property served in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for special assessments and shall be enforced in the same manner provided for special assessment liens.
4. Inspection Fee. If, in situations such as subdivisions or in local improvement district projects, the borough does not perform the work to connect the water service from the water main to the adjacent property line, the applicant shall pay an inspection fee for each hook-up in lieu of a hook-up fee. If the project involves a water main extension, there shall be an additional minimum inspection fee for the inspection of the first 100 feet of main extension or portion thereof, and an additional charge for each foot over 100 (HBC 13.04.045). (Ord. 13-10-352 § 4)