(A) The wastewater utility may cause the provision of wastewater service terminated when necessary for repair, connection, extension and other times as shall be necessary to maintain and extend the utility.
(B) The minimum size of wastewater mains required to serve any part of the city shall be eight inches. Any developer or subdivider shall install the necessary wastewater system and all appurtenant work at its sole expense. Should a development require wastewater mains in excess of eight inches, the City Manager, or his/her designee, will make the final decision on the size of the mains to be installed by the developer or subdivider. The actual size of public sewers required for subdivision or development shall be determined by the city administration based on design flows for maximum consumption. If the City Manager or his/her designee requires the developer to install wastewater lines in excess of eight inches in order to provide for future wastewater capacity, the City Manager, or his/her designee, may negotiate a reimbursement agreement with the developer or subdivider for the balance between the developer's or subdivider's actual cost for materials of eight inch wastewater mains and the size required by the city, subject to budget fund availability. Only the cost for increases in materials is reimbursable.
(C) All public sewers required to serve a subdivision or development shall be installed by the individual initiating development or subdivision. Detailed plans and specifications in accordance with standards promulgated by the city shall be formally approved by the city and no construction shall commence until approval is granted in writing and a preconstruction conference is held with the individual, and contractors involved in construction, and the city.
(D) All public sewer extensions shall be made to the farthest point of land upon which a development or subdivision is to occupy so far as it is technically and geographically feasible.
(E) When any person constructs a public sewer through undeveloped or underdeveloped areas to serve his property or constructs on the perimeter of his property, the entire cost of the public sewers shall be paid by the person. The person may request an agreement with the city for reimbursement when service connections are made to the main. Agreements shall provide for a construction charge per front foot and, if so collected by the city, shall be paid to the original installer as provided in the reimbursement agreement.
(F) An individual's right to reimbursement through agreements shall not exceed ten years from the date of the completion of construction of the covered improvements. All payments to the original installer shall ease at the expiration of the agreement. A construction charge as provided herein may be collected by the city subsequent to the expiration of the agreement. Any fees so charged shall be credited to the utility fund exclusively for the improvement of production or distribution facilities of the city. This section shall not affect those agreements in place at the time of adoption of this chapter.
(G) The city may construct any public sewer necessary for the utility system. Upon construction, the city may, by resolution, establish the reimbursement fees for any sewer works constructed. Any fee will be collected upon connection to the system in accordance with this chapter.
(H) All public sewers shall be dedicated to the city upon formal acceptance by the city administration on behalf of the city. In no case shall any public sewer connected to the city system be held in any ownership other than that of the city. The installer of the public sewers shall guarantee the installation for one year from and after the date of acceptance by the city.
(Ord. 1737, passed 6-24-91; Am. Ord. 2028, passed 12-11-00)