Upon receipt of an application filed in compliance with § 55.016, the City Clerk shall note thereon the date and hour of receipt of the application and shall forward a copy of same, together with supporting documents and drawings, to the city’s consulting engineer, or other authorized representative, for preliminary review. The consulting engineer, shall within a reasonable time from the date of his or her receipt of the application, make a written report to the City Manager or Superintendent, which shall contain a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility of the requested extension, based upon all relevant factors, including but not limited to physical characteristics of the subject land area, cost economics, and existing long-range, comprehensive sewerage development plans. This report shall classify the requested extension as either feasible or not feasible, and shall contain a construction cost estimate, including costs for preparation of contract documents, construction drawings, and all other necessary materials. If the requested extension is classified not feasible, the report shall contain a brief explanation of the proposal deficiencies. If the requested extension is classified as feasible, the report shall contain a statement of the dollar amount of sewer tap fees which would be necessary over a stated time period to make the proposed extension cost effective. In the event that the total cost of the proposed construction, because of the need for the city’s ability to service areas other than the subject area of the application from the requested sewer extension, exceeds the estimated cost of an extension sufficient only to service the subject area of the application, the consulting engineer shall note that fact in his or her report and shall include a statement of the estimated cost of constructing a facility sufficient to service only the subject area of the application. Immediately upon receipt of this report, the City Manager shall file the original thereof with the application and shall direct copies of the report to the Superintendent and to the applicant.
(Ord. 610.1-07-08-13, passed 7-8-2013)