§ 153A-284. Power to require connections.
§ 153A‑284. Powerto require connections.
A county may require the owner of developed property on which there aresituated one or more residential dwelling units or commercial establishmentslocated so as to be served by a water line or sewer collection line owned,leased as lessee, or operated by the county or on behalf of the county toconnect the owner's premises with the water or sewer line and may fix chargesfor these connections. In the case of improved property that would qualify forthe issuance of a building permit for the construction of one or moreresidential dwelling units or commercial establishments and where the countyhas installed water or sewer lines or a combination thereof directly availableto the property, the county may require payment of a periodic availabilitycharge, not to exceed the minimum periodic service charge for properties thatare connected. (1963, c. 985, s.1; 1965, c. 969, s. 2; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1979, c. 619, s. 13; 1995, c. 511,s. 3.)