This chapter shall apply to all "customers", "owners", "occupants" and "users" as defined in section 8-3-2 of this chapter, including but not limited to all subdivisions, single-family residences, condominiums, industrial, commercial, residential, and townhouse developments as well as those contracting such services from the City.
A. Service Area: The area served by the Dover Sewer Department shall be all that area included within the corporate limits of the City of Dover and any area outside the City limits already served by Dover's Sewer Department on the passage date of this chapter. The City shall expand the service area outside the City limits only by approval of the City Council. Any new user outside the City limits seeking service may be required to consent to annexation as a condition of service.
B. New Users: All new structures and/or developments within the City shall connect to the Dover sewer system when:
1. A sewer main is located within three hundred feet (300') of the property line.
2. All existing structures within the City shall be connected to the Dover sewer system that:
a. Are served by a private sewage disposal system that has failed; and
b. A sewer main is located within three hundred feet (300') of the property line.
C. Obligation For Fees, Waiver And Limitations On Damages:
1. Users of the Dover sewer system are obligated to pay the assessments, fees, and charges established in this chapter. The City's failure to exercise a right, power, privilege or remedy shall not preclude exercise at a later date.
2. The City shall not be liable for damages resulting from the interruption in service. Temporary suspension of service by the Sewer Department for improvements and repairs will occasionally be necessary. Whenever possible, and when time permits, all customers affected will be notified prior to shutdowns. (Ord. 163, 8-29-2019)