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Chapter 13 Section 10

Section 13.10. SANITARY SEWER EXTENSIONS; FEES.

[a]        All requests to the Village for the extension of the Village Sanitary Sewer System shall be upon Petition to the Village Board, upon forms to be supplied by the Village.

[b]        All such petitions shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in the schedule of fees as adopted and subject to amendment from time to time by Resolution of the Village Board.  The Resolution and the applicable schedule of fees shall be kept on file in the Office of the Village Clerk and will be posted on the village website.  (Am. 03/06/19, Ord # 535)

[c]        In the event said petition is granted, the said fee shall be credited against the special assessment levied against the real estate of the petitioner.  In the event that the said petition is withdrawn, the said fee shall be applied by the Village in payment of engineering, legal and other expenses incurred by the Village in investigating said petition, and the balance, if any, shall be refunded to the petitioner.

[d]       In the event that the said fee shall be insufficient to cover all of the said expenses incurred by the Village, the excess expenses shall be charged to the petitioner, and, in the event said excess expenses are not paid by the petitioner, the Village Board may levy a special assessment against the real estate of the petitioner in an amount equal to the expenses incurred in investigating and processing said petition, with the deposit fee to be credited against said special assessment.  (Am. 03/06/19, Ord # 535)