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ORDINANCE AMENDING Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 8 of ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE BY AMENDING WATER 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 imposes water service connection fees based on a combination of meter size and tap size and may grant a variance to water usage fees in cases where an existing service is already in place; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have determined that it is in the best interests of the Village to waive the Meter Fee Per Meter fee in cases where an existing lawn irrigation water system has been installed and issued a permit.
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
Section 5-2-8-1, Water Fees, of the Village Code of the Village of Orland Park is hereby amended to add a new Subsection (e), which shall read as follows:
e. An applicant for a permit for a new water tap or to modify an existing lawn irrigation water system that was installed and for which a permit was issued prior to January 1, 2017, in order for the new system to operate independently from the existing system, shall not be required to pay the above scheduled Meter Fee Per Meter fee.
SECTION 3
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.