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SECTION 9: SEWER TAP FEES After the customer has excavated in accordance with all safety standards, Batesville Water Utilities shall, on existing main lines and manholes,make the tap at a charge of$300.00 per tap. In a development of another developer who installed approved stub-outs, a builder shall be charged a$75.00 fee by Batesville Water Utilities for access to the sanitary sewer. Sewer connections for a developer building in their own development where they have constructed approved sewer main lines and manholes with approved stub-outs shall not be assessed an access fee. Use by a customer of an existing pre-used sewer connection shall not be assessed an access fee. All taps, connections, stub-outs and sewer lines attaching to the Batesville Water Utilities sewer collection system shall be inspected and approved by a representative of Batesville Water Utilities before access will be granted to the system. Batesville Water Utilities shall be contacted prior to construction to allow time to schedule a representative to inspect during construction. • SECTION 10: SEWER ROAD BORES Road bores for sewer connections shall be up to the customer or contractor. Batesville Water Utilities shall be contacted prior to construction to allow time to schedule a representative to inspect the road bore. SECTION 11: SANITARY SEWER INSPECTION FEES All inspections,both water and sewer, shall be charged at$35.00 per trip. If more than one inspection is performed on the same property for the same customer during the same trip in the normal allotted time, the charge shall be for one trip. Inspections may include the water service line, the sewer service line(sanitary sewer) and new construction rough-in, top-out and final inspection. If an inspection is required after normal work hours,the charge shall be$65.00. If the after hours inspection requires more than two hours portal to portal,the additional time shall be at $32.50 per hour SECTION 12: That the City Council hereby finds and declares that the above fees are fair, reasonable and necessary minimum fees, and will produce revenues at least sufficient to recover actual costs of performing the services. SECTION 13: SEVERABILITY. That the provisions of this Ordinance are separable and if a section, phrase or provision shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. SECTION 14: That all ordinances or parts of other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of October, 2007. Rick Elumb ugh Attest: Denise Johnston, Cit Clerk