(A) OVER SIZING shall mean the enlargement of a local collector sewer so that the enlargement will serve as a trunk or interceptor sewer. When the system requires a local collector sewer line to be oversized, it will pay the cost of such over sizing as computed in the following manner:
(1) In a residential assessment district or a new residential plot, the over sizing share is the material difference in cost of the oversized sewer;
(2) In a commercial, industrial or high density residential development assessment district, the over sizing share is the material difference in the cost of the oversized sewer; and
(3) In cases where the larger than normal size sewer line is required solely to provide adequate service to a local service area and is not used as part of the larger network, then the entire cost of the enlargement will be treated in the same manner as a normal sized local collector line and the system will not participate in the over sizing cost.
(B) All extensions of the local collector sewer line are normally paid for by the affected users through special assessment or front footage charges. However, the City Commission may authorize the extension of a local collector sewer line to serve an existing structure when the owner of the property requests sewer service because of failure of his or her present system causing an emergency situation and constituting a public health hazard. The POTW, at its own expense, may extend the sewer line to serve said properties under the following conditions:
(1) The requesting property is within 500 feet of an existing local collector sewer line;
(2) As shown by a poll of the other properties affected by the proposed extension, a majority of the owners having front footage are opposed to the project; and
(3) There is a reasonable expectation, as determined by the City Commission, that newly constructed or existing properties not presently desiring service will request such service in the foreseeable future.
(C) All new sewer lines shall conform to the city’s standard construction specifications and shall be a minimum of eight inches in diameter in most residential areas and a minimum of 12 inches in diameter in commercial, industrial or high-density residential areas. The City Manager reserves the right to determine the minimum acceptable sewer lateral size in those cases where drainage problems exist.
(Ord. effective 11-15-2013)