Washington § 35.92.025 - Authority to make charges for connecting to water or sewerage system — Interest charges.

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§ 35.92.025. Authority to make charges for connecting to water or sewerage system — Interest charges.

Cities and towns are authorized to charge property owners seeking to connect to the water or sewerage system of the city or town as a condition to granting the right to so connect, in addition to the cost of such connection, such reasonable connection charge as the legislative body of the city or town shall determine proper in order that such property owners shall bear their equitable share of the cost of such system. The equitable share may include interest charges applied from the date of construction of the water or sewer system until the connection, or for a period not to exceed ten years, at a rate commensurate with the rate of interest applicable to the city or town at the time of construction or major rehabilitation of the water or sewer system, or at the time of installation of the water or sewer lines to which the property owner is seeking to connect but not to exceed ten percent per year: PROVIDED, That the aggregate amount of interest shall not exceed the equitable share of the cost of the system allocated to such property owners. Connection charges collected shall be considered revenue of such system.
[ 1985 c 445 s 6; 1965 c 7 s 35.92.025. Prior: 1959 c 90 s 8. Formerly RCW 80.40.025.]

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