A. General: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a sanitary sewer main within the jurisdiction of the City without first having made formal application to the City for approval and having complied with all the regulations of the City.
Plans for development shall be submitted to the City along with the application for service. Said plans shall be approved for compliance with the City's specifications, and such study for compliance with the City's specifications shall be at the developer's expense. All plans must also be approved by the IDHW, DEQ prior to construction. Developers or land owners are required to furnish free of charge to the City suitable rights-of-way and/or easements for construction, operation and maintenance of new, existing, or future sewer systems. Permits may need to be obtained by the developer from railroads, public utilities, highway districts or the State Department of Transportation. Easements shall be thirty feet (30') wide unless approval is given by the Maintenance Superintendent for an alternative width. However, under no circumstances shall an easement be less than sixteen feet (16') in width. All sewer main extension shall be constructed according to the City's specifications. The City reserves the right to require the developer to expose any section of sewer to check compliance with the standards. Cost of such excavation shall be at the expense of the developer. No sewer lines shall be constructed within the City's jurisdiction until final plans and specifications have been approved by the City and written authorization to proceed has been obtained from the City. No service lines shall be accepted by the City or placed into operation unless they have been inspected and approved by the City Engineer and written approval obtained. No excavation shall be started until required City, County, or State Highway Department permits have been obtained.
B. Procedure For Sewer Main Extension Construction: Under normal conditions the landowner, subdivider or developer shall construct, at his own expense, new sewer lines in full compliance with this chapter and the Sewer Department rules and regulations.
C. Performance Bond: A performance and maintenance bond equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of contract (or construction cost) may be required by the City on all sewer main construction.
D. Inspection: Inspection of one hundred percent (100%) of the construction shall be required, either by the developer's engineer or by the City Engineer. If inspection is done by the developer's engineer, all as-built drawings, tests and field conditions shall be reviewed by the City Engineer.
E. Inspection Fees: All inspection fees required by the City, State, Highway Department or other involved entity shall be paid by the owner, subdivider or developer.
F. City Ownership: Landowners, subdividers, or developers who have completed construction of sewer lines shall, before these lines are accepted by the City, fully comply with Sewer Department rules and regulations.
G. Collection System Connection Fees: The City shall collect from each new user, prior to connection, the applicable fees set by resolution adopted by the City Council. (Ord. 275 § 2, 1989)