I. INTRODUCTION
The extension policy shall be applicable for all sanitary sewer improvements planned and constructed by a private party for the purpose of providing sanitary sewer service to a defined area within the Village of Richfield.
II. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
All designs for a proposed sanitary sewer improvement shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer. Preliminary drawings shall show, in general, the location, size, and grade and is to be submitted to Council for approval. All submissions shall be prepared on a twenty-four inch by thirty-six inch drawing with a scale of at least one inch equals 200 feet. The preliminary drawing shall also show all existing and proposed right-of-ways, existing and proposed utilities and any utility easements, if required.
The connections to the existing sanitary sewer system shall also be shown. Information concerning design parameters, that is, quantity and expected flow parameters are also to be provided.
III. FINAL APPROVAL
All final drawings and specifications shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer and shall be in accordance with all existing rules and regulations of the Village of Richfield.
The costs for all approved improvements shall be borne by the developer. Upon approval and acceptance by the Village of the improvement, it shall be turned over to the Village. The developer shall show a history of one year successful operation after preliminary acceptance prior to foregoing ownership to the Village.
Tap-in fees shall be waived for the amount of fees that are equal to or less than the total cost of the improvement. All tap-in fees in excess of the total improvement cost shall be paid by the developer prior to final acceptance by the Village.
All costs for extending the sanitary sewer from the end of an existing system to the proposed area shall be borne by the developer. Tap-in fees collected for properties in this area shall be collected by the Village for use in the Village's appropriate sewer use funds.
Any costs for oversizing, deepening or installing service connections along an existing system made at the request of the Village shall be borne by the Village. All improvements shall be prepared in accordance with the existing master sanitary sewer plan of the Village of Richfield.
(Ord. 5-1991. Passed 1-17-91.)