(A) Prior to preparing any detailed plans for either water or sewer facilities to serve a new development, the developer shall submit to the City Utility Director written notification of intention to connect to a city utility. Included with the notification should be a preliminary layout of the proposed development, including general location and proposed size of all proposed utility mains, both interior to the development and those necessary to connect to the existing system. He also should submit data as to projected water requirements, both for daily use and fire flow, and projected sewer requirements, both flow rates and type sewage. Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that the developer intends to perform construction of all indicated new mains, without regard to location but subject to any future reimbursement to which he might be entitled.
(B) After allowing two weeks for review of his submittal by the city and the engineer, the developer shall make telephone contact with the engineer to schedule a meeting with the Utility Director and the engineer. The purpose of the meeting will be to reach tentative agreement as to design criteria, who will be performing the work, and if there will be a need for any oversizing and/or special construction of any master plan facilities. At the same time, the developer should request information as to whether his development will be subject to any construction charges because of any previous oversizing that had been considered as beneficial to his development.
(C) Subsequently, the developer will submit to the Utility Director a formal application for connection to the city utility, using forms furnished by the Utility Department. Included with the application will be final construction drawings and specifications, signed and sealed by a Professional Engineer registered in Florida, for all public facilities to be constructed by the developer and the required plan review charge. Upon review and approval of the application, the connection contract and developer’s agreement, if required, will be executed.
(D) If it has been agreed that the city is to perform any of the work, then prior to the city beginning to prepare the design and construction documents for that work, the developer will make a deposit cash or check with the city equal to 5% of the estimated total costs to be incurred by the city. The deposit shall be made at the same time as submittal of the application for connection to the city system. As soon as the city receives bids for its construction work, the developer shall deposit with the city an amount which, when added to the previous deposit, equals 110% of the total city costs, as then estimated. This deposit shall be in the form of cash, a check, or a letter of credit. Upon completion of the work, a final accounting shall be made, with the developer making a formal payment to the city equal to actual final total costs incurred, and any unused deposit being returned to the developer.
(E) Any connection charges, construction charges, sewer reserve capacity charges, tapping charges, or meter charges which are due on each structure in a development shall be due and payable no later than issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the structure, and evidence of full payment of those charges shall be a prerequisite of issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(F) In addition to the above requirements, the developer shall be responsible for accomplishing the following prior to receipt of a certificate of occupancy:
(1) Designing and constructing all water and sewer plumbing on the property owner’s side of each service connection. Application for permits, and payment of associated permit fees, for construction of this work shall be in accordance with ordinances and regulations for building permits and certificates of occupancy, as administered by the City Building Department. However, in addition to any review done by the Building Department, the portions of plumbing between buildings and service connections also shall be reviewed by the Engineering Department. Therefore, whenever application is made to the Building Department for a permit which includes plumbing to a service connection, a copy shall be submitted to the Engineering Department by the developer. It shall be the responsibility of the Engineering and Building Departments to ensure that review and comment by the Engineering Department are taken into consideration by the Building Department.
(2) Obtaining all permits required by the Building Department and the City Engineer for any work to be done by the developer in city rights-of-ways or easements. Application and payment of fees shall be as required in ordinances and regulations administered by those departments.
(3) Obtaining all permits required by county and state regulatory authorities for any mains to be constructed by the developer. Application and payment of fees shall be as required by those agencies.
(4) Submitting to the City Engineer the following for any service connections, service laterals, mains, or other portions of the city’s utility systems that have been constructed by the developer.
(a) Three prints of "as-built" drawings, as signed and sealed by the engineer of record, one electronic copy in PDF and AutoCAD format.
(b) A legal document providing transfer of title to the city for all such property, using forms and/or samples as prepared or approved by the City Attorney.
(c) A one-year maintenance guarantee bond in the amount of 20% of the construction costs. For one year subsequent to approval of the work by the City Engineer, any repairs or replacements required by the work either shall be performed by the developer, or the bond shall be used to reimburse the city for costs incurred by the city in correcting the work.
(d) The developer shall provide one emergency generator and/or one emergency by-pass pump at the city’s discretion for each new lift station constructed or upgraded.
(e) When required by the city, the developer shall provide a revision to the city's water and/or sewer hydraulic model(s) by retaining a Florida Registered Engineer to providing model output as a result of the subject development. When model output results indicate the subject development will negatively impact the city's facilities, the developer shall enter into a developer's agreement for the necessary improvement as determined by the model output and approved by the city.
(Ord. 641, passed 12-15-82; Am. Ord. 1328, passed 1-19-00; Am. Ord. 1978, passed 11-17-21)