HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-09-16-91-01Water HookupA O RESOLUTION ~'/~/' ~
RES LUTION PERMITTING WATE~OOKUP
IN ROLLING ACRES AND ROLLING MEADOWS
SUBDIVISIONS TO THE CITY OF CARMEL
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel is providing water utility services to
Rolling Acres and Rolling Meadows Subdivisions;and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of those
subdivisions that they be allowed to pay the hook-up charges for that service
on a regularly scheduled basis;and,
WHEREAS, action by the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety is
required to permit hook-up payments on an installment basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CARMEL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
SAFETY,that:
1. All affected residences and/or businesses shall be given immediate
written notice by the City Engineer's Office, that they may conn ct to the
utility system, within ninety (90) days of th~ rouolution.~~'~-
2. The utility availability fee will be calculated per Carmel City
Ordinance A-54, as amended. The maximum area that an owner of affected
property shall be charged will be up to one (1) acre upon which the business
or residence is located, provided the property owner shall provide the City
Engineer a legal description of the affected property. This provision does
not nor intended to operate a forgiveness of availability or other fees for
future connections for the property should other structures be added or the
property subdivided.
3. At the time the connection is applied for by the property owner, all
applicable fees and charges shall be paid, however the owner may request, as
an alternative to immediate payment, that the City accept an installment
payment agreement as follows:
Combined Availability and
Connection Fees in Dollars
Number of Equal
Monthly Payments
$1.00 to $1,500.00
$1,501.00 to $3,000.00
over $3,000.00
6
12
18
No interest charges shall be assessed against the owner, unless default in any
payment or otherwise breaches this agreement or the installment agreement. In
the event of Default, the property owner shall be responsible for interest on
the unpaid balance at a rate of twelve percent per annum (12%), together with
all reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees.
4. Payments may be mailed to the City Engineer's Office at One'Civic
Square, Carmel, Indiana 46032, and will be applied first to availability fees
and then to connection fees. Billings for the charges and fees shall be
commenced immediately, unless otherwise agreed as provided herein.
5. The City Engineer is instructed to include in the Ninety (90) day
notice to property owners that billings for the service provided will
originate from the Office of the Utilities Manager, which billings are
separate and apart from those charges and fees for availability and
connection.
6. The City Engineer or his designee is hereby authorized to enter into
the appropriate payment agreement\ installment contract, prepared by the City
Attorney, with the property owner, in conformance with this resolution. ALL OF WHICH IS RESOLVED EHIE/~Uay of Scptombor, 1991.
C u afety
/ by Dorothy J. Hancock, Mayor
Attest:
car\w~er.resol