(a) No private utilities, including water lines, sanitary sewers or storm sewers, shall be allowed to run within the City rights of way.
(Ord. 45-96. Passed 8-12-96.)
(b) Upon review by the Planning Commission and with the approval of Council, the following exception to subsection (a) hereof may be permitted: Where an existing private sewer serving a development presents a health hazard and there is no other practical plan to abate such condition, the owner may cross or extend such sewer within a City right-of-way.
(Ord. 134-96. Passed 9-9-96.)
(c) Before any special exception may be granted, the owner shall agree to maintain the sanitary sewer, and the sewer shall be subject to removal, adjustment or replacement by the City at the owner's cost, should the sanitary sewer interfere with public utilities or the City's implementation of its Master Sewer Plan.
(d) The exception provided for herein shall be granted only on a temporary basis and, upon the extension of City sewers to service the property, all owners of private sewers shall abandon them and shall pay their proportional share of any assessments, tap-in fees and all other costs required by the City.
(e) To assure compliance with the provisions set forth in this section for the special exception for private sanitary sewers, the City shall require that the owner provide adequate financial guarantees to the City pursuant to the recommendation of the City Engineer and with the approval of Council.
(Ord. 45-96. Passed 8-12-96.)