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Page 7 Special Assessments Policy <br />are capped at the property line until such time that the building is connected <br />to the sewer system. <br />The property owner must make arrangements with a licensed, bonded <br />plumber to complete the service connection. <br />All properties must connect to sewer within two years after service becomes <br />available to the property. If the property owner does not connect within two <br />years, the City will contract a private pltmiber to complete connection and the <br />cost will be added as a special assessment to the property. <br />6. Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) <br />This fee is collected by the Building Department upon connection of each <br />property to the public sanitary sewer system. This fee is collected by the City <br />for each connection to the public sanitary sewer system and is used by the <br />MCES for upkeep of the sewage treatment plant, etc. <br />7. Sanitary Sewer User Charges <br />These charges are billed monthly to properties connected to the sewer system <br />and cover maintenance and operating costs of sewer lines, pumping and <br />treatment facilities. Current sewer rates can be obtained from the Finance <br />Department. <br />Any delinquent sewer user charges not paid as of November 30th of each year <br />will be considered supplemental special assessments against the respective <br />properties served. All costs, including penalties, shall be certified to the <br />County Auditor for collection. <br />B. Determining Sanitary Sewer Improvement Assessment Rates on New Construction <br />Projects in Existing Development Areas <br />1. Sanitary Sewer Lateral <br />The sanitary sewer lateral cost to be assessed to equivalent residential <br />properties, including single family units, duplexes, and triplexes is <br />determined on a unit basis at 100 percent of the actual project cost, or <br />appraised value, whichever is lower. Parks pay at the same rate on a unit <br />basis as residential properties. The number of units for a park is derived by <br />taking the area of the benefiting park divided by typical residential lot size <br />(14,434 sf.) The area of the park is to be derived by taking the length of all <br />streets within the project abutting the property and multiplying by the depth <br />of 165 feet. Park assessments would continue to be paid as part of the <br />