(A) Any owner or owners of real estate in the city desiring to have the water mains of said city extended to their respective property shall be required to make written application to the city, which application shall set forth the area to be served and the length of the proposed water main extension, and such other information as may be required by the Public Works Director, or a representative of the city or the State Department of Water and Natural Resources. Each applicant for such water main extension shall, as part of such application, be required to pay for the cost of such water main extension, including all labor and materials, except as outlined below.
(B) The city may pay for material costs of constructing a main from the closest source of city water to the property line of the developer within the discretion of the city, up to a maximum contribution by the city of $10,000, on the condition that the developer provide and pay for the acquiring of all easements and rights-of-way for the installation of the water main for the city, and further that the main be installed at the direction and supervision of the Public Works Director, or a representative of the city, and that the main be at proper level at finished grade.
(C) If the water main larger than eight inches in diameter is required for such water main extension, the city shall pay the difference in the cost of construction over and above the cost of the eight-inch water main.
(D) The city shall furnish, at the city’s expense, the following materials to an authorized plumbing contractor. These materials will be installed to the city specifications and the cost will be paid as outlined below.
(E) The city shall furnish fire hydrants with valve and valve box, gasket, and bolts, to make a fire hydrant installation. The contractor shall excavate and backfill for the hydrant, line, dry well, and support block, and install the same at the cost to the city. The contractor shall install one cubic yard of properly graded gravel or crushed gravel, or crushed stone, to serve as a dry well for the fire hydrant.
(F) The contractor shall furnish all water main shut off valves, valve boxes, thrust blocks, tees, and all other necessary fittings as required by the city at no cost to the city.
(G) Any extension to the city water system shall be looped lines with no dead-end mains permitted without prior approval from the city.
(H) The city shall furnish hydrants at approved dead-end mains. They shall be installed by the contractor according to the city’s specifications at the contractor’s expense. When the line is extended, this material shall be returned to the city.
(I) All such applications shall be submitted to the city for approval, together with the recommendations of the Public Works Director, at the regular meeting following the filing of such application with the city. The city shall determine the size of the water main that is to be used in such water main extension on the basis of the estimated future water requirements of the area to be served by such water main extension.
(Prior Code, § 51.075)