(a) No water service shall be extended to any water users outside the corporate limits of the Municipality, except those persons who are water users as of June 30, 1997, or except under the conditions set forth herein.
Provided, further, that any person making a new application for such service to a property to which service has previously been extended outside the corporate boundaries of the Municipality shall execute an agreement to annex the property into the Municipality. Such owner shall exert all efforts to obtain an annexation petition of his or her property, including the signing of an annexation petition, when it is legally permissible to do so.
(b) The Municipality, at the discretion of Council, may extend water service to land which is outside of the corporate limits of the Municipality but within the Municipality’s water service area provided that before such water service is extended, the owner of such land must comply with the following:
(1) Compliance with the Waterville Planning and Zoning Codes, Waterville Land Use Plan, and the Waterville Code of Ordinances; and as hereafter may be amended or revised.
(2) Compliance with the zoning regulation of the governmental entity in which the property is located.
(3) Compliance with the Planning and Zoning Code, specifically and as the same may hereafter be amended.
(4) Execute an agreement to annex the property to the Municipality. Such owner shall exert all efforts to obtain annexation of his or her property, including signing of the annexation petition, when it is legally permissible to do so. The owner of such land must also agree to require a similar agreement from anyone to whom he or she sells all or any part of his land and to place a covenant in the deed requiring any subsequent purchaser to exert all efforts to annex the land to the Municipality. It is understood that such an agreement will be enforced according to these provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
(5) The water service area is within the area described in the contract between the Municipality and Lucas County for water services.
(6) All water main extensions that have been extended pursuant to and subject to this rule shall be dedicated to the Municipality.
(7) All water main extensions and other public improvements shall comply with municipal construction standards prior to acceptance.
(c) The Municipal Administrator, or in his absence, Council, shall review and either approve or disapprove requests for extensions for water service. The request for extension of water service shall be disapproved unless the criteria set forth herein are met. The Municipal Administrator may consult with the Township Zoning Inspector and the joint City/Township planning body on requests for the extension of such service. In addition, the Municipal Administrator may consult and seek the advice of the Planning Commission when he deems it appropriate. In the event a request for an extension of such service is disapproved, the applicant may request that Council review the Administrator’s decision. Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Administrator.
(d) Persons seeking a water line installation or extension outside the Municipality will be required to bear the entire cost of such construction. All construction plans, specifications and installation shall be subject to the approval of the Municipality and be under its direct supervision.
(Ord. 23-97. Passed 7-14-97.)