Fayette Water Rates ordinance (§ 700.190)

A. Effective February 1, 2023, the rate users shall pay to the City for water shall be follows:

B. Bulk Water Rates. Bulk Water is fifty cents ($0.50) for each fifty (50) gallons of water purchased from the bulk water dispenser.

C. Rates For Water Service Taps. The charges listed below will be paid to the utility office before any connections are made to the City's water main:

1. New service on the same side of the street: $1,250.00.

2. New service on the opposite side of the street: $2,000.00.

3. Bore under street (encased): time and materials.

4. Bore parallel to street, per one hundred (100) linear feet, encased: time and materials.

5. Directional bore per one hundred (100) linear feet: time and materials.

6. Commercial water meter: materials.

D. Effective Date. The water rates set out above shall be in force and effect beginning with the February 1, 2023, utility billing. The rates for water meters shall be in force and effect immediately upon the passage of this Section.

E. Unusually Complex Construction. Where the proposed construction is of such a complexity that the cost to the City of obtaining the services of outside engineers, architects or consultants to review construction plans or perform services exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the appropriate fee, the City may charge the builder/developer/owner the additional costs required due to the complexity of the construction. The amount of the charge shall be no greater than the actual charges of the outside professional which exceed fifty percent (50%) of the applicable fee.

F. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Aldermen reserves the right to negotiate the above rates to further the economic development of the City in appropriate circumstances.