§ 18-54. Refunds for oversized facilities.

(a)

The developer shall be eligible to receive a refund of the cost of constructing oversized lines when the director required lines to be oversized. The refund shall be paid from the capital cost recovery charges that the county collects from the area that is being developed. The amount to be refunded shall be the difference in construction cost between:

(1)

The size of the utility line that was needed to serve the property being developed or a line eight inches in diameter, whichever is larger; and

(2)

The size of the utility line that was actually installed.

(b)

The county shall refund to the developer the additional construction cost that the developer incurred for oversizing other utility facilities, such as force mains and pump stations, when the director required those facilities to be oversized. The amount to be refunded shall be the difference in construction cost between the size of the force main or the pump station that was needed to serve the property being developed and the size of the force main or pump station that was actually installed. The difference in cost shall be determined by the director.

(c)

The developer shall receive 55 percent of each capital cost recovery charge that the county has collected until the eligible cost of oversizing is refunded. The county may permit cash refunds in addition to or in lieu of capital cost recovery charge refunds for oversizing, when the director determines that the oversizing was necessary for the orderly expansion of the utility system.

(Code 1978, §§ 20-39, 20-71; Ord. of 7-23-97, § 1)

(Code 1978, §§ 20-39, 20-71; Ord. of 7-23-97, § 1)