Body approves accommodation water tap transfer for 15605 Carter Road; tap fee waiver limited to $3,470 credit

The governing body approved an accommodation water tap agreement allowing owners Troy and Kelly Carpenter to use a complimentary tap credit held by a neighboring property owner for the house at 15605 Carter Road.

A staff presenter said the Carpenters’ property is outside city limits, supplied by a failing private well, and that their neighbor — identified as their father and a prior recipient of a complimentary tap as part of an earlier land transaction — offered to transfer the tap credit for the younger Carpenter’s use. The staff presenter said the city is amenable to the transfer but that because the property is not contiguous the homeowners must sign an annexation agreement committing to apply for annexation if the properties become contiguous in the future.

Staff described the financial effect: the tap fee that would be waived is $3,470 for an inch‑and‑a‑half tap. The homeowner would still be responsible for purchasing the water meter (about $2,750), a meter pit (about $4,389) and installing roughly $4,000 of water line (about $2 per foot), per figures provided by staff. "We're only waiving the $3,470 tap fee," the staff presenter said.

Council members asked how the original complimentary tap was granted; staff said it was part of a property swap years earlier tied to a solar field and subsequent industrial site development. A motion to approve "Resolution 8-2025-2 authorizing an accommodation water tap agreement" was made and seconded; a roll call recorded unanimous yes votes from the members present and the motion was approved.

Staff said the agreement will be executed with a requirement that owners sign the annexation agreement and that the usual meter purchase and installation costs remain the homeowner’s responsibility.