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...,~ 7 r~cE 555 <br />A. Extension shall be made in a manner so as to promote the orderly <br />growth of the County without regard to municipal or county boundaries <br />and with the fullest protection being given to the environment and to <br />the encouragement of desirable development. <br />B. An acreage privilege fee shall be established to aid in the financing <br />of new major utility system aomponenta and the replacement or enlargement <br />and repair of existing components. This charge shall apply to all <br />properties to which services are extended. The charge shall be <br />established jointly by the County and by the system providing water or <br />sewer services. <br />C. Developers of subdivisions or other properties shall be responsible for <br />the full costs of installing all the required components within their <br />properties and for sharing 3n the costs of connecting water and sewer <br />mains to the existing utility systems. The initial costs of such <br />extensions shall be borne by one or more developers, with reimbursement <br />for those costs in excess of their proportionate share. <br />D. Extensions of these systems to properties loaated outside of subdivisions <br />or developments shall be financed by the owners of the benefited property. <br />E. k~penditurea for the construction, enlargement and replacement of each <br />system's major components and major lines, to the extent that acreage <br />privilege fees are inadequate, and for the operation of all the utility <br />facilities shall be met from service charges or contributions in lieu <br />thereof. The total of acreage charges received that may be in exoess <br />of costs as established by this policy shall be reserved and used for <br />system .capital expenditures by the County. <br />F. The County shall be responsible for providing for the necessary control <br />of all utility components through contractual agreement with the Town <br />of Hillsborough or with other utility systems operating in Crange County. <br />II. Polio <br />Each developer of land shall be responsible for providing for the necessary <br />Connection between hie property and the existing County or municipal utility <br />' system. The connection will be to a point designated and of a capacity <br />determined jointly by the County and the utility system providing service. <br />The developer shall be reimbursed far that portion of the costs of such <br />connection which is in excess of an acreage privilege fee, provided such <br />~, reimbursement is obtained from acreage privilege fees levied against <br />property developed simultaneously or subsequent to the installation of the <br />initial connection by the original developer. The reimbursement period <br />for each developer will expire ten years following the initial day of service <br />to his development. <br />III. FINANCING <br />A. Aareage privilege fees. <br />An acreage privilege shall be made against total aareage in each <br />plot or tract to which utility service is extended after (date) <br />Tha acreage privilege fee shall be collected by the utility system <br />before permission is granted to connect to any utility line or other <br />utility facilities of the County or municipality. Tha schedule of <br />acreage privilege fees shall be as follows: <br />1. Residential <br />a. An aareage privilege fee of per acre shall be <br />made against all general residential development with four <br />or fewer dwelling unite per acre to be served (water $ , <br />sewer $ ). <br />b., The acreage privilege fee for residential development with <br />more than four dwelling units per acre shall be increased in <br />proportion to the number above four per acre to be served. <br />For example, the charge for developments with eight dwelling <br />units par acre would be double that charged for basic <br />residential development with four or fewer units per acre. <br />c. Any tract or lot or other land on which there is but one <br />residential dwelling unit shall be charged a fee not to <br />exceed the fee for five acres of land. Provided, in cases <br />covered by this provision and where the total area on which <br />the residenoe is located exceeds five acres, the owner shall <br />designate the five acres against which the charge is to be <br />credited and an acreage fee against any remaining acreage <br />shall be made when service is extended to any structure <br />thereon. <br /> <br />