§ 50.008 WORK TO BE DONE BY TOWN OR LICENSED UTILITY CONTRACTOR.
   (A)   Upon approval of any application for a sewer or water connection, the Town shall do the excavating, lay the pipe, install a meter where necessary, make the connection to the main, fill the excavation and replace the surface of the street. The construction of the lateral for the connection of sewers or water pipes on any lot with sewer or water pipes in any street, and the necessary excavation therefor shall be done only by the Town.
   (B)   An exception to this provision may be approved by the Town Engineer and/or ORC where the installation of lines and laterals is done by a developer or his or her agent and where detailed plans and specifications have been approved by the Town Engineer and/or ORC. The connection work will be subject to inspection by the Town Engineer or his or her agents and shall not be accepted by the Town unless approved by the Town Engineer. All cost of inspection shall be borne by the developer. No work shall commence without prior notification being given to the Town Engineer and/or ORC. All work not done by the Town shall be done by a licensed utility contractor.
   (C)   In cases where a project requires a licensed utility contractor for work other than making the water or sewer connections, the Town Engineer and/or ORC may require that the water and/or sewer connections be completed by the developer or his or her agent. Detailed plans and specifications shall be approved by the Town Engineer and/or ORC. The connection work will be subject to inspection by the Town Engineer or his or her agents and shall not be accepted by the Town unless approved by the Town Engineer. All cost of inspection shall be borne by the developer. No work shall commence without prior notification being given to the Town Engineer and/or ORC. All work shall be done by a licensed utility contractor.
(1989 Code, § 50.08) (Ord. passed 3-13-1984; Am. Ord. 1183, passed 6-14-2005; Am. Ord. 1586, passed 10-13-2015; Am. Ord. 1942, passed 7-13-2021)