(A) Connection to water and wastewater systems. All subdivisions and each lot to be developed within the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall be served by an approved water supply and distribution system and (in the event the lot size of any lot in the subdivision is less than 1 acre) by an approved sewage collection and disposal system. No development shall be approved unless adequate assurances are provided that the development will be connected with the city’s water supply and distribution system and (in the event the lot size of any lot in the subdivision is less than 1 acre) with an approved wastewater system. No building permits shall be issued until satisfactory evidence of this connection has been provided.
(B) Responsibility for installation and extensions. The developer shall install all water and wastewater facilities needed to serve the development and shall extend all water and wastewater mains and appurtenances necessary to connect the development with the city’s water supply and distribution system and with the city’s wastewater system. All initial costs of installation shall be borne by the developer, subject to reimbursement from proceeds of pro rata fees pursuant to § 50.07(A) of this code. Requests for city extension of water and wastewater mains shall be as provided for in § 50.05.
(C) Condition of main extensions. Authority to extend water and wastewater mains to serve newly subdivided or platted land shall be granted by the city only upon a determination by the City Engineer that all facilities necessary to adequately serve the development are in place or will be in place prior to the issuance of building permits for structures developed on that land.
(D) Location of facilities. The location of all water and wastewater mains necessary to serve newly subdivided or platted land shall be in accordance with the city’s master plan(s) for water and wastewater facilities and in accordance with Chapter 155 of this code.
(E) Construction standards. All water and wastewater facilities required by these regulations shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements and specifications contained in the Water and Sewer Design Manual, Standard Construction Details, Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, and the requirements of the City Engineer, that are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
(F) Lift stations. Should a lift station, either temporary or permanent, be necessary to provide wastewater service to a subdivision, the developer shall construct the station and all appurtenances thereto at his or her own expense, § 50.07. If and when the lift station is no longer needed, the installation will remain the property of the city, unless other provisions are made in an improvements agreement. The lift station shall be designed and constructed for the entire drainage area as approved by the City Engineer.
(G) Pro rata fees for adjacent mains. When an existing water or wastewater main lies in a street, alley, or easement in or adjacent to an area or tract of land to be subdivided, the developer shall pay all applicable pro rata fees pursuant to § 50.07 of this code for the water main or wastewater main prior to release of the engineering plans for the subdivision. When the proposed development is to be served by a lift station required under division (F) above, the developer shall pay all applicable pro rata fees for the station pursuant to § 50.07 prior to release of the engineering plans.
(Ord. 458, passed 4-27-1999) Penalty, see § 50.99