(a) Where payment of a fee is
required by Section 22-97, no person shall connect any premises with the facilities of the
county without first obtaining a permit to do so from the county administrator. The owner
of the premises, or such owner’s authorized agent, shall make application therefor on
forms furnished by the county. All applications shall clearly indicate the activities on
the premises for which the service to be rendered by the public water system will be used.
(b) No permit for connection required by this section shall be issued
until all required fees have been paid and the manner of connection (including the
qualifications of the person making the connection) have been approved.
(c) No permit for connection required by this section shall be issued
until the construction of the facilities of the county has been completed and approved.
Prior to the completion of construction, a permit may be issued if:
(1) In the case of residential buildings, the county administrator
determines that completion of construction of the required public water facilities to
county standards is probable within ninety (90) days; or
(2) In the case of commercial or industrial buildings, the county
administrator determines that completion of construction of the required public water
facilities to county standards is probable within one hundred eighty (180) days.
If permits are issued prior to the completion of the public water
facilities pursuant to subsections (1) or (2) above, construction of the required public
water facilities shall be secured through an agreement with the county and adequate surety
posted in the form of a cash escrow or letter of credit approved as to form by the county
attorney, with the terms of such agreement requiring initiation and completion and
approval of such facilities within the applicable time frame; provided, however, that
where the estimated construction schedule for a commercial or industrial building is
greater than one hundred eighty (180) days, the county administrator may allow the terms
of the above-described agreement and surety to authorize a construction schedule and
completion date for the public water facilities which corresponds with the construction
schedule for the commercial or industrial building.