(A) The design, quantity, location, method of connection and size of all sewer taps is subject to approval by the Public Works Director. The Utility Department shall install all sewer taps for single-family dwelling units that are less than 6 inches in diameter, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter. All sewer taps for subdivisions or nonresidential property, and all sewer taps that are 6 inches in diameter or larger, shall be installed by a private contractor in accordance with plans and standard details approved by the Public Works Director. Review, buy-in and inspection fees shall be paid as set forth in this chapter and other pertinent chapters of the town code. Sewer taps shall be connected to public sewer mains only, unless specifically authorized and approved by the Public Works Director.
(B) Sewer taps shall extend at right angles from the main to the property, unless otherwise specifically authorized for unusual conditions, and shall be installed in accordance with the most current edition of the MAG Standard Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction, unless otherwise modified and approved by the Town Engineer.
(C) Permits for sewer taps shall not be granted, and may be revoked, when the lateral sewer passes through property which at the time is, or may become, the property of persons other than the owner of the property to be served from the connection, unless a private sewer service connection easement is obtained and recorded in the office of the Yavapai County Recorder. This easement shall include legal descriptions of the property that it burdens and the property that it benefits.
(Ord. 04-578, passed 7-22-2004; Am. Ord. 2022-913, passed 2-22-2022)