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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE TO ESTABLISH NEW WATER CONNECTION FEES
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WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, are authorized to take such actions as pertain to the government and affairs of the Village; and
WHEREAS, provision of water service to its citizens and the setting of rates and fees therefore are matters pertaining to the government and affairs of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the Village commissioned a comprehensive water and sewer rate and fee study covering the fiscal years 2008 to 2012 which was presented to the Village Board at its meetings of May 21, 2007 and June 18, 2007, which study recommended connection fees based solely on meter size; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have determined that water system connection fees should be based on a combination of meter size and tap size and have determined to adjust connection fees accordingly;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, an Illinois Home Rule Municipality, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance as fully as if they were restated in this Section in their entirety.
SECTION 2
The Village Code of the Village of Orland Park, Title 4, Chapter 4 is hereby amended to delete Section 4-4-1-2 entirely, and replace it with:
“The applicant for a water connection permit shall, as a prerequisite to the issuance of the permit for connection to the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the Village, pay a connection charge which will be deposited in the Village Water fund, which charge shall be a combination of the applicable tap size and meter size as follows:
Connection Fee Table, EXHIBIT A is attached.
For meter sizes over 4", the meter connection charge shall be negotiated with the Director of Public Works and agreed upon between the applicant and the Board of Trustees. The Director of Public Works shall base his or her recommendation to the Board of Trustees on an estimate of water usage. The applicant shall furnish the necessary information for the Director of Public Works to make said estimate.
Where there is a currently existing, effective annexation agreement, subdivision agreement, or other agreement between the Village and developer or homeowners group with respect to water connection fees, the fees charged may differ until said agreement expires.
If a larger meter set is added after the initial permit is issued, the difference between the smaller and larger meter shall be due upon installation of the larger meter.
Payment: The time of payment of the connection charges herein provided may be modified by the Village and an applicant or future applicant by the terms of an annexation agreement executed pursuant to the provisions of Division 15.1 of Article 11 of Act 5 of the Illinois Municipal Code, or by the terms of a development agreement between the Village and applicant.”
SECTION 3
The fees in Sections 2 are effective July 1, 2008.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law.