(a) Privately Built Sewers. Unless undertaken unilaterally by the City as set forth in subsection (b) below, all sewer extensions within or without the City shall be paid for and constructed by the applicants or developer requesting such extension. Upon acceptance by the Administrator, the completed sewer extensions shall be dedicated to the City of Groveport and become public property. Privately Built Sewer projects shall be undertaken with the approval of the Administrator, and in accordance with sealed plans prepared by an engineering firm acceptable to the Administrator, a private developer may undertake construction of the sanitary sewer project as follows:
(1) No sewers shall be installed unless authorized by a Developer's Agreement entered into between the City and the developer or applicants. Where sewers are installed by a developer or applicants and abut on parcels not owned by the developer or applicants not included in the agreement, the developer or applicants shall be entitled to recover Reimbursable Costs when such parcels are connected to the sewer within ten years after the completion of the sewer from the funds collected by the City for such connections pursuant to Section 925.05. The amount of the reimbursement shall be determined by multiplying the Front Footage or Adjusted Front Footage for each parcel as determined by Section 925.01(c) times the per foot Reimbursable Cost as determined by Section 925.01(h).
(2) To be eligible for this reimbursement, the developer or applicants shall file with the Administrator within forty five days after issuance of the Certificate of Completion the verified summary of Reimbursable Costs as defined in Section 925.01(h), unless such time frame is extended by the Administrator upon timely request of the developer.
(3) In the event that an owner of a developed parcel does not connect to the constructed sewer within twelve months of the date of issuance of the Certificate of Completion, or if ordered to connect a developed parcel to the sewer by the County Sanitarian but does not timely pay for such connection as provided herein, then annual interest at the rate of Two Percent (2%) in excess of the blended interest rate otherwise paid by the City on its outstanding bonded indebtedness at the time of completion of the sewer shall be collected from the person connecting from the date of completion until the connection charges are paid in full, which time shall not be more than Four (4) Years from the date of connection. The interest shall be paid over to the developer on the Reimbursable Costs then still outstanding. In the event that timely payment is not received at the time of connection, then the City shall certify the uncollected amount to the Franklin County Auditor for collection within the Four Year period as provided for in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 729. When undeveloped parcels are connected to the sewer upon their development, the owner shall pay its share of Reimbursable Costs plus interest from the date of completion of the sewer.
(4) Oversizing of Sewers:
A. Where a sewer extension or portion thereof to a residential customer(s) is required by the City to be installed larger than twelve inches in nominal diameter, the City shall pay one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the difference in the material cost of the pipe, fittings, and manholes between the installation of a twelve inch diameter sewer and the sewers actually installed.
B. Where a sewer extension or portion thereof is required by the City to be oversized to serve industrial or commercial customer(s) or through an industrial or commercial customer's property to serve tributary properties, the City shall pay one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the difference in material cost of the pipe, fittings, and manholes between the sewers installed, sized as required by the City and the size determined by the Administrator as the size necessary to serve the industrial or commercial property. In no case, shall the size determined be less than twelve inches in diameter.
(b) City Built Sewers.
(1) For each sewer extension installed by the City, the Administrator shall make an estimate of the total costs involved as set forth in Reimbursable Costs above, which Costs shall include the reasonable costs of securing bond financing.
(2) When sewer extensions are installed by the City for residential use the cost may be assessed against the abutting property owners, with the approval of Council. Such assessment shall be in an amount equal to the total installation cost unless the sewer is required by the City to be larger than twelve inches. When the sewer is required by the City to be installed larger than twelve inches, the amount assessed shall be the total installation cost less one hundred ten percent (110%) of the difference in the cost of the pipes, fittings and manholes between the installation of a twelve inch sewer and the sewer main installed. The cost shall be determined as prescribed in subsection (b) hereof.
(3) When sewer extensions are installed by the City for industrial or commercial use, the cost may be assessed against the abutting property owners, with the approval of Council. Such assessment shall be in an amount equal to the total installation cost unless the Administrator requires over sizing of the sewer line. When over sizing of the sewer is required by the City, the amount assessed shall be the total installation cost less one hundred ten percent (110%) of the difference in the cost of the pipes, fittings and manholes between the sewers installed and the size sewers determined necessary to serve the industrial or commercial property but in no case less than twelve inches.
(4) When the cost of sewer extensions are to be assessed against the abutting property owners, the City shall follow the procedures set forth in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 729.
(c) Common Procedures for Publicly and Privately Built projects.
(1) The Administrator shall have sole authority to authorize sewer extensions to be installed by a qualified developer and qualified contractor, or he shall determine that the sewer shall be installed by the City. The Administrator shall have sole authority to determine the appropriate size of each sewer or portion thereof. The size of all sewers shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be large enough not only to serve the areas under immediate consideration but also to serve areas which are likely to be developed and which should be served by the sewer under consideration. Unless otherwise required by the Administrator no sewer shall be smaller than eight inches nominal diameter. The specifications and standards of construction for all sewer extensions shall be prepared by the Administrator. All extensions of sewers shall include the installation of fittings and manholes. The number and location of all wyes shall be as required by the Administrator. Plans and installation shall be subject to approval of the Administrator.
(2) All sewers and appurtenances shall be owned, operated and maintained by the City, with title to be vested in the City upon completion of the sewer.
(Ord. 16-022. Passed 5-23-16.)