§ 19-200. Refundable advances.

In addition to the charges set forth herein, county will require a refundable advance by a contributor to temporarily defray the cost of any off-site extension of water and/or wastewater mains, pumping stations, and other facilities necessary to provide service to the contributor's property unless, at the time of the request for service. County determines that the extension to provide such service is economically justified or is appropriate to improve system reliability or enhance the quality of service to existing customers. The amount of the refundable advance will be based on the cost of the off-site mains and other facilities. Such facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with county's master plan for service to the immediate surrounding area. Charges paid by the contributor over and above the contributor's hydraulic share of the facilities shall be refunded to the contributor in accordance with the terms and conditions of a refunding agreement which the county will execute with the contributor. The refund agreement will provide for a plan of refund based upon connection of other properties lying between the terminus of the county system and the terminus of the improvement that will be served by the facilities to the extent of their hydraulic share. The contributor shall bear the reasonable expense of preparing the refund agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the life of the refund agreement shall be seven (7) years, after which time the balance of the refund not made to the contributor by the terms and conditions of the refund agreement will be retained by county, and such refund agreement will be canceled. In no event shall a contributor recover an amount greater than the difference between the capitalized cost of such improvements and the contributor's own hydraulic share of such improvements. The county will not include any interest upon the refund of the contributor's advance.

(Ord. No. 04-4, § 27, 3-2-2004)