A. Either the city or any property owner who constructs street or utility system improvements within ten miles from the city limits, for the purpose of serving the area in which the real property of such owner is located may apply to the city to establish a latecomer agreement in order to recover a pro rata share of the cost from subsequent users of the street system improvements or utility system improvements.

B. The application must be on forms prescribed by the director and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee as established herein. All such applications must be made before commencement of construction, as defined by the terms of the latecomers agreement, of the improvements subject to the proposed latecomer agreement.

C. The director shall establish policies and procedures for processing applications and initially determining eligibility of a system for a latecomer agreement.

D. The applicant shall be required to submit to the director a certified statement by a state licensed professional engineer containing an itemization of the total projected cost of the system improvements which may include design plans. (Ord. 2523 § 3, 2000)