(a) Approval.
(1) All water main installations and extensions proposed for connection to the City's water utility that are to be constructed by a person other than the City, when such installation or extension lies completely within the corporate limits of the City, shall require the written approval of the City Engineer and the City Manager.
(2) All water main installations and extensions proposed for connection to the City's water utility that are to be constructed by a person other than the City, when any part of such installation or extension lies outside of the corporate limits of the City, shall require the approval of City Council, by resolution.
(b) Utility Easements. No water main installed or extended shall be connected to the City's water utility nor shall any water service be provided without the person to whom approval for the installation or extension was granted pursuant to division (a) of this section having first obtained and recorded the necessary utility easements for said main installation or extension at the person's own expense. Such utility easements shall be at least fifteen feet (15') in width, unless otherwise approved by the Public Service Director, and the language of such easements shall be approved by the City Law Director before recording.
(c) Size of Mains; Materials. The size of the mains and the materials to be used in all water main construction and extensions now or hereafter proposed shall be as set forth in the Water Utility Rules and Regulations.
(d) Plan Review and Inspection Fee. The party requesting and providing for the main installation or extension will be subject to the payment of a plan review and inspection fee to cover the cost of reviewing the plans of the proposed installation or extension and inspection of the water main installation or extension. The plan review and inspection fee shall be as set forth in the City's Fee Schedule, Appendix A
to the City Government Code.
(e) City to Share in Cost of Certain Mains. Upon determination by the City Engineer as to the sizes of water mains necessary to serve a subdivision or undeveloped area, larger mains may be required by the City Engineer in order to adequately supply a subsequently developed area. In such cases, the City shall pay the difference in cost between the sizes necessary for the subdivision or undeveloped area and the City-required larger mains. Where it is necessary to extend a main through an undeveloped area, or an area already served, in order to reach and serve a new subdivision or area to be developed, the City may pay the cost or such portion of the cost of such water main as the City Engineer may determine from the future customer potential thereof; however, in no case above-mentioned shall the City participate in the cost of water mains eight inches (8") in diameter or less, or in the cost of water mains connected to a water system other than that of the City.
(Ord. 63-10. Adopted 02/14/63; Ord.92-27. Adopted 05/28/92; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)