§ 26-1. Mandatory water and sewer connections.

(a)

The owner of any building or structure used for human habitation which is located adjacent to a sewer or water main, as determined by the village board, or in a block through which one or both of such systems extend shall cause such building or structure to be connected to said sewer main or water main, or both if the same exists.

(b)

If any person fails to have said building or structure connected to such sewer main or water main, or both if the same exist, within 30 days after receiving notice in writing from the village clerk/treasurer requiring said person to comply with this section, such person shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in section 1-15; or at the option of the village, the village may cause connection to be made to such sewer and/or water main, and the expense thereof shall be assessed as a special tax against the property on which said building or structure is situated. In the event the village does not cause connection to be made as herein provided, the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the village clerk/treasurer of the village stating that he cannot pay such amount in one sum and requesting that such amount be levied in not to exceed five equal annual installments; and in such case, said amount shall be so collected with interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance to be a special tax lien on said property.

(c)

Any connections so made, whether by the owner or by the village, shall be made in compliance with all state and village plumbing requirements and regulations.

(d)

In the event the owner of such building or structure does not cause connection to be made with any existing sewer main or water main as provided in subsection (a) of this section, and in the event the village does not cause such connection, or connections, to be made as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the owner or occupant of such building or structure shall pay to the village, as a standby charge, an amount equal to the minimum use charge currently in effect for such water main or sewer main, or both if the same exist, such standby charges to be due and payable to the village in the same manner and at the same times as are the minimum use charges assessed persons whose buildings or structures are connected to the village sewer and/or water mains; and such standby charges shall continue to be paid by the owner or occupant of such building or structure until such connection, or connections, are made and completed as required herein.

(Code 1989, § 9-4-1)

State law reference

Special charges, Wis. Stats. § 66.0627.