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Sec. 6-8.54. Water distribution system extensions.
   (a)    Application for service. An applicant requesting service for a subdivision, commercial, or industrial development shall make application to the Engineering Department. The application shall include the following information.
      (1)   Name and address of applicant;
      (2)   Legal description and location of property;
      (3)   Two (2) copies of tentative tract map, plot plan, or parcel map;
      (4)   Fire flow requirements per Fire Department;
      (5)   All other required City documents, such as business license;
      (6)   Purpose for which service shall be used; and
      (7)   Other information which City may reasonably require.
   (b)   On-site public mains.
      (1)   The applicant’s responsibilities shall generally include engineering, construction, sanitizing, and testing of the pipelines, appurtenances, and services in accordance with the Engineering Department’s Standard Plans and specifications and subject to the Engineer’s inspection. Complete engineering shall be by a registered civil engineer and shall include submission of a full set of detailed improvement plans of a scale acceptable to the Engineer, along with appropriate plan check and inspection fees. The Engineer reserves the right to do the engineering for any development, and the applicant shall pay appropriate design fees as determined by the City at the time of application. After all changes, modifications, and additions requested by the Engineer have been made on the plans and have been approved, the applicant shall furnish the City with a complete set of reproducible mylar transparencies of said plans which shall become the property of the City. In addition to furnishing the Engineer with a complete set of reproducible mylar transparencies of the plans, the applicant shall also furnish a diskette containing necessary data for producing CADD drawings in a format approved by the Engineer. The CADD diskette shall also be furnished for the as-built plans.
   (2)   The applicant shall have the required installation performed by a contractor licensed by the State of California. The contractor shall possess a State of California Class “A” license or a combination of Class “C-34" and Class “C-12" licenses. All laboratory analysis required in connection with chlorination and sanitizing the newly installed systems shall be performed by the Engineer or a State certified laboratory, and all charges shall be borne by the applicant.
   (3)   The Engineer shall inspect all facilities installed by the applicant’s contractor to insure compliance with the plans and specifications. Any changes in installation shall have prior approval of the Engineer, and the applicant shall furnish the Engineer a complete set of as-built plans at the completion and acceptance of the installation. The City reserves the right to install those facilities, which will become the property of the City for maintenance and operation.
   (4)   The Municipal Utilities Company shall set all meters after acceptance of the installation by the Engineer, and application for service per § 6-8.52(a).
(§ 6, Ord. 2785, eff. November 16, 2003, as amended by § 10, Ord. 2816, eff. December 1, 2005, and § 6, Ord. 2946, eff. January 6, 2012)