The purpose of this chapter is to assist in the orderly growth and development of the City by providing conditions and procedures governing the extension of municipal utility services beyond the corporate limits.

   The owner or owners of residential property and outbuildings constructed outside the corporate limits of the City, when requesting the use of water or sewer facilities of the City, are required to show evidence of compliance with the ordinance requirements of the City and in particular, the Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations.

   Upon request to the City for water or for permission to connect with the City sewer system, or any one of said services, the owner of said property shall pay to the City an inspection fee of $25.00, said fee to defray the expense of inspections of the premises. Inspection is to be made by person designated by the Council who shall report any findings to the Council.

   Should the owner of any property as set forth in Section 176.02 hereof, after complying with the requirements of the City for obtaining service of one or more of said utilities and after acquiring the use of the same, later cause or permit construction on said owner’s premises which does not comply with the ordinance requirements of the City then in effect, said owner shall then be subject to immediate discontinuance of said service or services, without notice. The City may discontinue the furnishing of any municipal utility or service to any user without the corporate limits of the City by serving a 30 day notice showing good cause for said discontinuance upon the user.

   Prior to being furnished municipal utilities of the City, the owner of any premises requesting such service shall, in accordance with the Code of Iowa, prepare and execute an application for annexation to the City, describing the premises to be served together with a plat of said premises attached, the said plat conforming to and complying with the Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations requirements, and deliver the same to the Clerk. The Council is not required to act on said application, but may accept or reject the same at any time. In the event of discontinuance of said municipal utility service, said application will be deemed withdrawn, and shall be returned by the Clerk to the applicant.