Before any sanitary sewer system constructed by private, as distinguished from public funding, hereinafter referred to as the "private sanitary sewer", shall be permitted to connect to the system, the owner of said system, hereinafter referred to as the developer, shall do and provide the municipality with the following:
(A) Provide the city with the developer's plans and specifications for construction, an estimate of the cost of construction, and a performance bond and deposit with the city the estimated cost of review of construction plans covering the cost of hiring a registered professional engineer to review plans and specifications, which monies shall be placed by the city in an escrow account in the name of said developer.
(B) Obtain approval of the city of the plans and specifications.
(C) Secure all necessary permits for construction.
(D) Upon commencement of construction of the private sanitary sewer, deposit with the city in the escrow account referred to in division (A) of this section a sum of not less than 10% of the cost of construction of the wastewater system improvements to cover the anticipated cost of inspection of construction and payment of connection charges.
(E) Upon completion of connection of the private sanitary sewer to the system, the performance bond, upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works and approval of the Commission, shall be released and any monies remaining in the developer's escrow account shall be returned to the developer. Any additional expenses incurred by the city in assuring the city that the private sanitary sewer is properly operating shall be deducted therefrom or charged directly to the developer, at the option of the city. An accounting of expenditures shall be made to the developer by the city.
(F) Thereafter, in accordance with the subdivision ordinance, any accepted privately constructed main collector sewer system within a publicly dedicated right-of-way, shall become a public sewer
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21)