(a) If a landowner, whose property has not previously been assessed a fee for the public improvement of sanitary sewers or the sanitary sewer system, requests to be connected to the existing sanitary sewer after the term of a public improvement ordinance relating to that improvement has expired, the governing body of any city or town shall, if the improvement has sufficient capacity to add the user, assess a charge against the property to be drained, served, or benefitted by the sanitary sewers or sanitary sewer system to the extent of the increased value to the property by reason of the special benefit derived from the connection.
(b) The assessment shall be computed at the same rate, if readily available, for property originally assessed under the public improvement ordinance establishing the sanitary sewers to which the landowner desires to connect. If the governing body determines the rate is not readily available, the assessment shall be as determined by the governing body, but shall not be in excess of either (1) the reasonable front foot cost of the sewer at current construction costs under similar circumstances or (2) the increased value to the property by reason of the special benefit derived from the connection.
(c) The fee for the connection shall be assessed prior to a plumbing permit being issued to perform the connection. Payment for the assessment shall be allowed pursuant to Section 11-48-48, and arrangements for the payment shall be made prior to the issuance of any required plumbing permit for the connection.
(d) The provisions of this section are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any provisions of any local law or general law of local application relating to assessment of property owners by cities or towns for public improvements.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.
Chapter 48 - Public Improvements and Assessments Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 11-48-1 - Short Title.
Section 11-48-2 - Definitions.
Section 11-48-3 - Applicability of Provisions of Article.
Section 11-48-4 - General Powers of Municipalities as to Public Improvements.
Section 11-48-9 - Costs of Proposed Improvements Specified; Payment of Portion Thereof by Council.
Section 11-48-10 - When Council to Establish Grade of Street, Alley, Sidewalk, etc., to Be Improved.
Section 11-48-11 - Notice, Advertisement and Letting of Contract for Improvements.
Section 11-48-12 - City or Town Engineer, etc., to Supervise Work, Appointment of Engineer, Etc.
Section 11-48-13 - Council to Accept or Reject Work, etc., for Municipality.
Section 11-48-16.1 - Assessment of Charge Against Landowner Seeking to Connect to Sewer.
Section 11-48-18 - Manner of Assessment of Costs of Improvements Generally - Sidewalk Improvements.
Section 11-48-19 - Assessment of Costs of Improvements Against Railroads.
Section 11-48-20 - Preparation, etc., of List of Property Owners to Be Assessed for Improvement.
Section 11-48-21 - Entry of List in Assessment Book for Local Improvements.
Section 11-48-23 - Notice of Hearing Upon Objections, etc., to Assessments.
Section 11-48-24 - Contents of Notice as to Assessments for Improvements.
Section 11-48-25 - Effect and Correction of Defects or Errors in Notice.
Section 11-48-26 - Filing of Written Objections, etc., to Assessments by Property Owners.
Section 11-48-27 - Hearing Upon Objections to Assessments - Conduct Generally.
Section 11-48-32 - Assignment and Transfer of Assessment Liens.
Section 11-48-33 - Enforcement of Assessment Liens in Circuit Court.
Section 11-48-36 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Authorized.
Section 11-48-37 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Bond.
Section 11-48-38 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Entry on Trial Docket.
Section 11-48-39 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Transcript for Appeal - Contents.
Section 11-48-40 - Appeals to Circuit Court From Assessments - Authorized - Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 11-48-43 - Appeals From Judgment of Circuit Court - by Property Owner - Authorized; Bonds.
Section 11-48-44 - Appeals From Judgment of Circuit Court - by Property Owner - Conduct Generally.
Section 11-48-48 - Payment of Assessments Generally.
Section 11-48-48.1 - Payment of Assessments in Class 2 Municipalities.
Section 11-48-54 - Redemption of Property After Sale Generally.
Section 11-48-55 - Extension of Redemption Period.
Section 11-48-58 - Redemption of Property During Extended Redemption Period.
Section 11-48-60 - Applicability of Provisions of Sections 11-48-54 Through 11-48-58.
Section 11-48-62 - Issuance of Bonds After Completion of Work.
Section 11-48-63 - Applicability of Provisions of Law as to Issuance of Municipal Bonds Generally.
Section 11-48-64 - Acquisition of Lands, Easements, etc., for Public Improvements.