Section
General Provisions
51.001 Water and sewer connections required
51.002 Application required
51.003 Separate connections required
51.004 New lines; notice to connect
51.005 Septic tanks
51.006 Private water supply regulated
51.007 Use of town water
51.008 Tampering with water or sewer equipment
51.009 Work on system to comply with town requirements
51.010 Enforcement by town
Rates and Charges
51.025 Definitions
51.026 Rate schedule for water and sewer usage
51.027 Customers outside corporate limits
51.028 Owners of more than one house
51.029 Connection fee
51.030 Billing procedures; account information
51.031 Meter fees
Responsibilities; Liabilities
51.045 Services; connections
Water and Sewer Extensions
51.060 General principles
51.061 Application; approval
51.062 Financing extensions within the corporate limits
51.063 Financing extensions to subdivisions and properties outside of the corporate limits
51.064 Specifications; ownership
Conservation of Water During a Water Shortage, and Restrictions on the Use of Water During More Severe Shortages
51.075 General
51.076 Authorization
51.077 Notification
51.078 Levels of response
51.079 Triggers
51.080 Enforcement
51.081 Public comment
51.082 Variance protocols
51.083 Effectiveness
51.084 Revision
51.085 Penalties
Regulation of the Discharge of Harmful Substances into the Town's Sewage System
51.090 Introduction
51.091 Regulations
Water Quality Protection
51.105 Definitions
51.106 Compliance with federal and state law
51.107 Unlawful connections
51.108 Inspection of property
51.109 Right of access
51.110 Existing conditions
51.111 Hazardous uses
51.112 Other connections
51.113 Installation of containment devices
51.114 New construction
51.115 Notification of consumer
51.116 Change in nature of use
51.117 Customer responsibilities
51.118 Testing and maintenance of devices
51.119 Enforcement by civil penalty
51.120 Limitation of liability
Reserved
Enforcement Procedures
51.130 Deleted
51.131 Penalty
51.132 Injunctive relief
51.133 Suspension of service
51.134 Disconnection of meter
51.135 Refusal of service
51.136 Hearing Procedure
Complaints; Adjustments
51.150 Requests for adjustments
51.151 Meter failure
51.152 Rereading policy
51.153 Water data log
Abridgement or Modification of Rules
51.165 Abridgement or modification of rules
Separability
51.175 Separability
Adoption of Ordinance
51.185 Adoption of ordinance
Editor's note:
This ordinance creating this chapter was adopted on July 10, 1990 and has been amended on the following dates: 10-9-1990, 2-14-1991, 9-10-1991, 9-8-1992, 12-8-1992, 4-21-1993, 6-14-1994, 7-9-1996, 4-8-1997, 8-10-1999, 12-12-2000, 8-7-2006, 12-11-2007, 2-10-2009
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) All owners of real estate for which a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued, that is located within 200 feet of any town water and/or sewer line, shall connect with such water and/or sewer line, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) DELETED
(C) In all cases where water and sewer lines are within 200 feet of the property line, the owner of the property shall connect to both the water and sewer lines of the town. Where either water or sewer is not available, a private well or septic tank built by the owner shall be maintained by the property owner until such time as a water line or sewer line shall be extended to serve the property.
(D) At such time as a town sewer line becomes available to a parcel of property being served by either a private septic system or a private wastewater disposal system, the property owner must make application and connect the structure to the town sewer line within 60 days after receipt of notice from the town. The property owner must pay the sewer system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private sewage system, the owner shall not be required to pay the sewer tap fee.
(E) At such time as a town water line becomes available to a parcel of property being served by a private well, the property owner must connect the structure to the town water line within 60 days after receipt of notice from the town. The property owner must pay the water system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private water supply, the owner shall not be required to pay the water tap fee.
(F) All property owners who constructed a private septic system during the moratorium on new connections to the town’s sewer system mandated by the State of North Carolina shall make application for and connect to the town’s sewer system no later than five years after the date the state moratorium was lifted. The property owner must pay the sewer system development fee then in effect when application for connection is made. However, in light of the fact that the property owner has previously invested in a private sewage system, the owner shall not be required to pay the sewer tap fee. 1
(G) All property owners who are using a private septic system and who have been granted a waiver prior to November 30, 2000 from connecting to the town’s sewer system, shall make application for and connect to the town’s sewer system no later than five years after the date the State of North Carolina mandated moratorium on new connections to the town’s sewer system was lifted. Because the property owner has invested in a private septic system, said owner(s) shall not be required to pay a system development fee or sewer tap fee at the time of the connection. 2
(1989 Code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 1-1) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 12-12-2000; Ord. passed 8-14-2006; Ord. passed 2-10-2009; Ord. 2017-04, passed 2-14-2017; Ord. 2024-0113, passed 5-13-2024)
Editor's note:
1 Added by Amendment December 12, 2000.
2 Added by Amendment December 12, 2000.
Appendix A, B and C removed by Resolution on August 14, 2006.
No person, firm or corporation shall connect with the water system or the sewer system of the town until they shall have made application for such connection in writing to the Town Manager. The application shall include a description of the location of the lot or parcel along with any street address, the name of the person, firm or corporation making said application, name of the owner, mailing address of the owner, service address of the account, date of application, and any other information that may be required by the town in processing the application.
(1989 code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 1-2) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 2-10-2009)
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