§ 2-147. Service beyond city limits.

(a)

The owners of all single-family residential structures located outside the city limits, but within the area to be served by the city volunteer fire department, as established by mutual agreement among all fire departments of the county (the unincorporated service area), shall pay a fee to the city for fire protection services computed on the basis, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, of the fair market value of the improvements as valued by the county board of tax assessors; provided, however, there is established a minimum annual fee, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for all the structures located outside the city limits, but within the area served by the fire department and a maximum fee, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for all the structures.

(b)

The owners of all commercial, business, or industrial structures located in the unincorporated service area shall pay an annual fee of an amount, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, of the fair market value of all improvements to real estate located at one location within the fire protection area as valued by the county board of tax assessors; provided, however, there shall be a minimum fee, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for all the structures and a maximum fee, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for the structures located at one location.

(c)

The owners of all structures, commercial and residential, located within the unincorporated service area shall receive the same fire protection services afforded by the fire department to owners of structures within the city and to those paying the subscription fee without the necessity of paying an annual fee to the city, provided the owners register annually with the fire department and agree to pay to the city the sum, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for each and every call to a residential structure that the fire department shall receive to go to the structure and a fee, as established by the mayor and city council and provided in the city fee schedule, for each and every call to a business, commercial, or industrial structure that the fire department shall receive to go to the structure.

(d)

In the event the annual fees established herein are not paid within 30 days of the date billed, there shall be added a ten percent penalty for payment during the following 30 days. If payment has not been made within 60 days, the owners will be deemed to have declined fire protection services and the fire department shall be under no obligation to furnish the service. Should the fire department elect to respond to the call even though the owner is not a subscriber as provided herein, the city shall charge a fee as mutually agreed, or if none, a fee not less than the limits stated in subsection (c) of this section.

(Code 1985, § 3-2-6; Code 2004, § 32.25; Ord. No. 290, 4-13-1987)