(a) Water main extensions, or service to property from existing water mains, may be made to or within developments inside the city or within the city’s extraterritorial limits, provided that:
(1) No extensions are permitted to new plats without annexation petitions being filed or an agreement to annex being entered into between the city and the developer/owner subject to Council approval. Water service will be disconnected by the city should any subsequent property owner not honor the annexation agreement within 30 days of a request by the city.
(2) The proposed extension is consistent with and generally follows the guidelines established in the city’s adopted land use plan.
(3) The proposed extension is consistent with facilities plans, engineering reports, and/or feasibility studies which have been accepted and approved by the city.
(4) The proposed extension is consistent with the city’s official Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations.
(5) The City Manager or his or her designee determines that the proposed facilities are deemed capable of providing adequate service to the area that they are to serve in the future. The city reserves the right to require that the adequacy of the proposed project be certified by a professional engineer.
(6) The extension of a main extends across the entire property in a location determined by the City Manager or his or her designee and/or required by the city. The city reserves the right to require oversizing of the proposed extension, with the city being responsible for increased costs associated with such oversizing.
(7) Water taps may be permitted by the City Manager, under the same rules and regulations for in-city customers, to individual existing lots outside the city that are contiguous to the existing city water mains subject to Council approval. These may be permitted provided that the following limitations apply:
A. Any request for taps of over three-fourths inch for water shall be at the rates established in Chapter 1042;
B. All tap fees and water utility rates shall be at 50 percent above those charged to in-city customers until property is annexed to the city, unless an alternate water supply agreement is entered into between the city and another government or institution pursuant to Chapter 1042;
C. The taps are for properties contiguous to existing water mains; and
D. A petition to annex must be filed or an agreement to annex must be entered into with the city.
(b) Sewer main extensions, or service to property from existing sewer mains, may be made to or within developments inside the city or within the city’s extraterritorial limits, provided that:
(1) The proposed extension is consistent with the general guidelines established in the city’s adopted land use plan;
(2) The proposed extension is consistent with facilities plans, engineering reports and/or feasibility studies which have been accepted and approved by the city;
(3) The proposed extension is consistent with the city’s official Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations;
(4) The City Manager or his or her designee determines that the proposed facilities are deemed capable of providing adequate service to the area that they are to, or should be able to, serve in the future. The city reserves the right to require that the adequacy of the proposed project be certified by a professional engineer; and
(5) The extension of a main extends across the entire property in a location determined by the City Manager or his or her designee and/or required by the city. The city reserves the right to require oversizing of the proposed extension, with the city being responsible for increased costs associated with such oversizing.
(Ord. 98-81, passed 11-24-1998)