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(A) Drawings. As-built or record drawings of sewer line plans shall be prepared by a professional engineer and the corrected original drawings or a duplicate Mylar copy of the corrected original drawing(s) shall be provided to the city.
(B) Certification by engineer. As-built plans shall include a certification thereon signed by the registered professional engineer in charge of the work that the as-built drawings of the sewer lines are true and correct and that he or she (the registered professional engineer) has inspected the construction of the sewer line installation and that the materials and installation of same were all done in conformance with the city standard specifications for the construction of sanitary sewers and storm sewers.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-34) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992)
(A) Sewer lines.
(1) Owner or developer, construction responsibility.
(a) The owner or developer of any piece of property or tract of land is responsible for the construction of the sewer line (or for the sewer line costs) along any of the property sides or frontages of the property along which a sewer line is needed for the overall completeness and continuity of the city’s sewer main system. If it is a large tract of land, the owner or developer shall also be responsible for the necessary and required system of sewer lines within the interior of the tract of land.
(b) The owner or developer of any piece of property shall construct all needed sewer lines (of the approved size) within and along all sides or frontages of any piece of property prior to the time any building constructed thereon is occupied or utilized unless phased construction of the sewer main system is specifically allowed or provided for in the annexation or development agreement. In lieu of actually constructing the required sewer line or sewer lines, the property owner or developer may deposit adequate monies with the city to fully cover the cost(s) of the required sewer line construction.
(2) City responsibility.
(a) The owner or developer of any property or subdivision will normally be responsible only for the cost of up to an eight-inch diameter sanitary sewer line. The additional cost of providing a sanitary sewer line of a size greater than eight inches will normally be a city responsibility. The city will reimburse the developer for the extra cost of the additional sanitary sewer line size (over the eight-inch diameter size reference above) as set forth in the annexation or development agreement between the developer and the city. Provided further, however, that if any proposed subdivision or development is of such size or magnitude that it requires or necessitates a sewer size larger than an eight-inch diameter line or if the type of development is such as to produce a wastewater flow in excess of the capacity of an eight-inch diameter sewer line, then the owner or developer of the subdivision or development shall be responsible for the entire cost of whatever size of sewer line is needed to accommodate such development.
(b) The additional cost of providing any extra sewer line depth required by the city (over and above the sewer line depth required to adequately serve the owner’s or developer’s property when assuming at least a 12-foot sewer line depth at the uppermost end of the sewer line extended through or along the property) will be a city responsibility and the city will reimburse the owner or developer for the cost of the extra depth of sewer line as agreed upon and as set forth in the annexation or development agreement between the developer and the city.
(3) Sharing of costs.
(a) If the property owner or developer owns or is developing the property on only one side (as compared to both sides) of any street, alley or easement where a sewer line is located or required, he or she shall be responsible for only one-half of the cost of the sewer line, while the property owner on the other side of the street, alley or easement shall be responsible for the other half of the cost of the sewer line construction. However, in the absence of any mutual agreement between the property owners, the city may participate with the first owner or developer to the extent of paying for one-half the cost of any eight-inch diameter sewer line access to the property frontage. The second property owner will thereafter be responsible for reimbursing the city for his or her half of the costs of this sewer line construction at the time he or she (the second property owner or developer) begins to develop or build upon this property that is adjacent to the sewer line installed by the first property owner.
(b) Provided further, however, that if the length of the sewer line construction in which the city would be participating (as referred to above) exceeds 1,000 lineal feet, the city may decline to participate in the cost of this sewer line construction except to pay for the extra cost differential between the size and depth of sewer line required to serve the development and the actual size and depth of line that the city designates shall be installed to meet the requirements of its sewer system master plan. When this situation or set of circumstances exists, the property owner or developer who first initiates or actually begins the development of his or her property, shall be responsible for “front ending” the entire cost of the sewer line construction and for actually constructing the sewer line. The second (or other) property owner(s) will thereafter be responsible for reimbursing the property owner for his or her share of the costs of the sewer along with his or her frontage at the time the other adjacent property owners or developers, begin(s) to develop or build upon his or her property adjacent to the sewer line installed by the first property owner. In the absence of any agreement between the first property owner or developers covering the cost of the sewer line(s), the referenced other adjacent owners or developers shall pay to the city per lineal foot (or such other amount as the city may hereinafter establish and adopt by resolution) for the length of sewer line across his or her frontage. The city, in turn, will reimburse this same amount to the first party, which reimbursement shall be deemed adequate and appropriate compensation for his or her share of the cost of the sewer line.
(B) Sewage lift station. Sewer mains shall be kept as deep as practicable to keep sewage lift stations to the smallest number possible. When a sewage lift station and its related facilities is required, it and the sewer main system directing sewage to it shall generally be designed for an entire definable area and not just to serve a single property owner or developer. The cost and maintenance of the sewage lift station shall be the responsibility of the developer or owner. Upon acceptance and approval by the city, the city will be responsible for maintenance.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-35) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992; Ord. 15-811, passed 11-19-2015)
SEWER USER CHARGES
All systems of charges and fees to users, within the city, shall assure that each recipient of wastewater collection and treatment services will pay its proportionate share of the costs of operation and maintenance (including equipment replacement) of any waste collection and treatment services provided by the city.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-20) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992)
(A) Rates. Before any sewer connection permit is issued for the installation of any sewer service connection (side sewer), the person making the application therefor shall pay to the city, a sewer connection fee as set by resolution for each sewer connection per dwelling unit (single-family, duplexes and multiple living units if served by separate service lines), per mobile home lot if located in mobile home courts or mobile home subdivisions, per motel, cabin courts or travel trailer courts and per commercial building. The rate is applicable to a standard four-inch connection. Any request for a different size connection will have a rate charged as determined by the Public Works Committee with approval by the City Council. Industrial facilities connection rates will also be established individually.
(B) Exception. The above-referenced sewer connection fee will not apply to or be charged against the reconstruction of any existing sewer service line serving any existing dwelling, building, etc., unless the developer or owner is constructing a different sized line. It is intended that this sewer connection fee be charged only where a new building is being constructed upon previously undeveloped property or in instances when larger sized connections are needed due to business expansion. These fees may be changed from time to time, by resolution of the city as such changes are deemed necessary.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-21) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992; Ord. 15-811, passed 11-19-2015)
(A) Rate. Hereafter, any person, before obtaining a permit to connect to any public sanitary sewer, whether lateral, main or interceptor, shall pay a sewer main charge therefor, at a rate per front foot of property to be served by the permit. This sewer main construction charge shall be in addition to any other connection fees or permits required. Provided, however, that no sewer main construction charge shall be required if the sewer service connection is within a subdivision having been platted since 1975 and within which the sanitary sewer system has been constructed at the expense of the developer of the subdivision. This charge may be changed from time to time by resolution of the city as such change is deemed necessary.
(B) Property being annexed. The sewer main construction charge in division (A) above applies only to property within the city limits. The sewer main construction charge for property being annexed to the city shall be set forth in the annexation agreement.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-22) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992; Ord. 15-811, passed 11-19-2015)
(A) Rate. At the time an applicant applies for city sewer service, a service line installation fee shall be charged. The service line installation fee is to cover the costs incurred by the city in installing the sewer service line from, and including the sewer tap at the main to the property line. The service line installation fee for the various sizes of service lines shall include a sewer saddle and repair of asphalt street surfacing per square foot.
(B) Review of fees and costs. Fees and costs shall be reviewed annually and revised by resolution of the city so that the fees and costs adequately cover the costs actually incurred by the city in installing these service lines.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-23) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992; Ord. 15-811, passed 11-19-2015)
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