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the project from any regulatory agencies as shall be applicable. The City <br />agrees to co-operate and assist the County as requested in the securing of said <br />permits, approvals, and encroachment agreements, All such lines and <br />facilities shall be constructed to existing City of Mebane standards. Plans and <br />specifications shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer prior to <br />awarding contracts for construction, <br />Ownership and Maintenance. Upon completion of the improvements <br />described above, County shall by appropriate instrument transfer ownership of <br />same and any easements or lift station sites to the City of Mebane, From and <br />after said transfer, the City shall be responsible for all upkeep, operation and <br />maintenance of the lines, lift stations, and related facilities; such upkeep, <br />maintenance and repair or'replacement to be at the sole cost and expense of <br />City. <br />4, Service Standazds. Upon completion of said facilities, City agrees that it will <br />provide water and sewer service to the service azea. Said service will be <br />provided utilizing water and sewer rates uniformly applied within Mebane's <br />service areas to properties similarly situated. Connected properties maybe <br />charged normal hook up or tapping fees, and connection or impact fees but <br />will not be charged any assessment or fees in lieu of assessment designed or' <br />intended to recoup construction costs. Individual connections other than <br />existing residential uses or the public uses described above shall be subject to <br />the approval of the City of Mebane; Provided, however, such approval shall <br />not be unreasonably withheld and shall be based on the capacity of the system <br />and the ability of the City's water and sewer system to provide service within <br />the entire service area of the City's water and sewer systems, consistent with <br />the resources available to the City, The City acknowledges that industrial and <br />commercial uses are designed for inclusion within the I-85Buckhorn Road <br />Economic Development District and that such uses, if permitted by the <br />County, will be served sul?ject only to capacity issues, Individual users will be <br />required to comply with system-wide regulations applicable to City water or <br />sewer customers. Provided, however, applications far service for property <br />located east of Buckhorn Road within the service area shall not be required to <br />be accompanied by an application to the City for annexation into the corporate <br />limits of the City. <br />5, Planning Standards. Each party to this Agreement shall retain such planning <br />and regulation of development powers and authority within the service azea as <br />shall now exist or aze hereafter expanded or modified by North Carolina <br />Statutes and agreements made from time to time by the City and County <br />which agreements aze authorized by North Carolina Statutes. Nothing <br />contained herein shall be construed to limit or to expand any such regulatory <br />or planning,jurisdiction or to limit the power of the City to annex into its <br />corporate limits properties within the service area. <br />