(A) Upon application to the City Council upon a form to be provided by the City Engineer and available at the City Clerk/Treasurer’s office, any person, firm, company, or corporation owning property within the city upon which is located a storm drain line, headwall, creek, ditch, or other facility for the collection and disposition of stormwater, free from sanitary sewer water, may request the city to assume responsibility for maintenance and repair of said facility.
(B) City Council shall consider said request upon proof that said person, firm, company, or corporation has made all repairs and construction deemed necessary by the City Engineer at the applicant’s expense, and upon proof that the applicant has paid an application fee of $200 to the city to cover the expenses associated with the application procedure.
(C) Upon satisfactory proof before City Council of the above facts, Council may, by a majority vote, accept responsibility for future maintenance and repairs of the facility following receipt of a grant of easement for that portion of the facility described in the easement.
(D) All costs associated with the initial construction and repairs to bring the system into compliance and secure the approval of the City Engineer, as well as all costs of preparing and recording the easement, shall be borne by the applicant and shall be in addition to the application fee.
(2010 Code, § 53.01)