A. General:
1. City Approval Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a sanitary sewer main within the jurisdiction of the City without first having made formal application to the City for approval and having complied with all the regulations of the City.
2. Plans For Development; Application For Service: Plans for development shall be submitted to the City along with the application for service. Said plans shall be approved for compliance with the City's specifications and such study for compliance with the City's specifications shall be at the developer's expense.
3. IDHW, DEQ Approval: All plans must also be approved by the IDHW, DEQ prior to construction.
4. Rights Of Way And/Or Easements: Developers or land owners are required to furnish to the City, free of charge, suitable rights of way and/or easements for construction, operation and maintenance of new, existing or future sewer systems.
5. Additional Permits: Permits may need to be obtained by the developer from railroads, public utilities, highway districts or the State Department of Transportation.
6. Easement Widths: Easements shall be thirty feet (30') wide unless approval is given by the Council for an alternative width; however, under no circumstances shall an easement be less than twenty feet (20') in width.
7. Sewer Main Extensions: All sewer main extensions shall be constructed according to the City's specifications. The City reserves the right to require the developer to expose any section of sewer to check compliance with the standards.
8. Excavation Costs: Cost of such excavation shall be at the expense of the developer.
9. Approval Of Final Plans And Specifications; Written Authorization: No sewer lines shall be constructed within the City's jurisdiction until final plans and specifications have been approved by the City and written authorization to proceed has been obtained from the City.
10. Acceptance By City: No sewer lines shall be accepted by the City or placed into operation unless they have been inspected and approved by the Director and City Engineer and written approval obtained.
11. All Permits Required Prior To Excavation: No excavation shall be started until required permits have been obtained.
B. Procedure For Sewer Main Extension Construction: Under normal conditions, the landowner or developer shall construct, at landowner or developer's own expense, new sewer lines in full compliance with this Chapter and the Public Works Department standards and specifications.
C. Performance Bond: A performance bond equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of contract cost (or projected construction costs) shall be required by the City on all sewer main construction.
D. Inspection: Full-time inspection of the construction shall be required by the developer's engineer. All as-built drawings, tests, records and field conditions shall be reviewed by the City Engineer.
E. Inspection Fees: All design and construction inspection costs incurred or required by the City, State, Highway Department or other involved entity shall be paid by the owner or developer. (Ord. 349, 11-9-1993)
F. City Ownership: Landowners or developers who have completed construction of sewer lines shall, before these lines are acceptable by the City, fully comply with Public Works Department standards and specifications. All landowners or developers shall present a deed of ownership including all necessary easements for acceptance by the City. Said deed shall include a one year warranty that the sewer system is free from defects in material and workmanship. Said warranty shall be covered by a performance bond reduced to fifty percent (50%) of the actual construction costs. (Ord. 349, 11-9-1993; 1997 Code)
G. Service Connection Fees: The City shall collect from each new user, prior to connection, the applicable fees set by resolution adopted by the City Council. (Ord. 349, 11-9-1993)