In new subdivisions or developments where public sewer extensions are authorized by the town and constructed at the developer's expense, the town may authorize the developer or his or her agent, if he or she so desires, to install sewer taps with wyes or tees and connect the lateral sewers to the building connection under the following provisions:
(A) The construction of the public sewer, sewer taps and connections of the lateral sewer to the sewer tap shall be under the supervision or a registered civil engineer holding registration in the state, who shall submit “as-built plans” bearing the registered civil engineer's registration seal and number to the Public Works Department. It shall be the duty of the developer to require that all sewer taps serving lots in the development upon which no buildings are constructed be effectively sealed until the time as buildings will be constructed on the lots left vacant. The sealed connections shall be inspected and approved by the Public Works Department before being backfilled and shall be designated and located on the “as-built plans”. The effective seal shall consist of a vitrified clay stopper inserted in the bell of the sewer extending to the property line from the public sewer; the stopper shall be jointed according to the Town Engineer's standard detail specification of the work. The stopper shall be permanently flagged by attaching one end of a length of copper wire to the stopper and the other end to a broken piece of clay pipe, which shall be placed under the solid surface directly over the end of a sewer pipe.
(B) Before any building sewer construction is commenced, plumbing permits must be obtained by the developer or his or her agent from the building official.
(C) When the “as-built plans” are submitted, the Water and Wastewater Utility Superintendent Department will make a record of the sewer taps.
(D) The Public Works Director will collect a fee as set forth in the Town Code.
(Prior Code, Ch. 18, Art. III, § 18-178) (Ord. 346-04, passed 6-21-2004)