Manatee County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2-31. WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL |
Article II. SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL |
Division 2. CONNECTIONS TO COUNTY SEWER SYSTEM |
§ 2-31-36. Fees and issuance of permits.
(a)
Within one hundred twenty days following receipt of certification of availability. Within one hundred twenty (120) days following the property owner's receipt of the certification of availability, engineering shall issue permits for connection in accordance with section 2-31-35 of this division. During this period, there shall be no fee charged for connection to the system, except for those fees established by resolution for inspection of the new installation and abandonment of the existing septic tank. Waiver of applicable fees shall include waiver of the sewer facility investment fee (FIF) charged by the utilities department; provided, however, that there shall be no waiver of FIF's for non-assessment project, mandatory hookups.
(b)
After one hundred twenty days following receipt of certification of availability. After the expiration of the one hundred twenty (120) day period established in section 2-31-36(a) of this division, permits for connection to the system shall be issued by planning only after the applicant has submitted written evidence, issued by engineering, that the applicant has paid all applicable fees, including the sewer FIF and inspection fees.
(c)
Payment of FIF's. All FIF's, which shall be established by resolution, shall be paid to the county, in U.S. funds, within thirty (30) days after the owner's receipt of a billing from the county (or within such other time period as shall be provided by resolution).
(Ord. No. 89-02, § 6, 2-28-89)