§ 30.17. Regulation of Sewer Extension.

1.

Intent. The intent of this section shall be to establish general regulations facilitating the coordination and orderly expansion of the municipal wastewater collection system.

2.

Initiation of Projects.

(a)

Depending on the size and cost, an extension of the City sewer system may be initiated by action of City Council or by the Director of Public Works.

(b)

To obtain sewer service for a dwelling or development, property owners, including developers, shall extend sewers as necessary to the closest available point of connection as determined by the Director of Public Works.

(c)

The City may, at its discretion, participate in the cost of oversizing developer-built sewers to accommodate future development in the service area.

3.

Application by Developers. The developer shall fully detail in writing the scope and purpose of the desired sewer extension. Applicant shall submit engineering plans, Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit applications, and other relevant information as required by the Director of Public Works.

4.

Project Feasibility. All proposed sewer system extensions shall be analyzed by the Director of Public Works from the standpoint of sound business and engineering practice.

5.

Project Authorization.

(a)

Sewer extensions to serve developments and which are to be constructed at no cost to the City shall be deemed authorized upon approval of the project plans and specifications by the Director of Public Works and upon issuance of such permits and payment of fees and other charges as may be required by Chapter or by act of City Council.

(b)

All sewer extensions requiring the use of municipal funds shall be approved by the Director of Public Works and, as appropriate, by City Council.

6.

Project Denial.

(a)

A request for City sewer extension may be denied whenever estimated installation or maintenance costs are deemed excessive in relation to anticipated revenue, for such other reason whereby the requested extension is not deemed feasible or whenever otherwise contrary to the best interests of the City. When denied, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reason(s) for the denial.

(b)

A denial by the Director of Public Works of a City sewer extension may be appealed by the applicant to City Council.

7.

Design.

(a)

Plans and specifications shall be in conformance with City standards and shall show the seal of a professional engineer registered in the State. All plans and specifications for proposed sewer extensions and appurtenances to be connected to the City sewer system shall be approved by the Director of Public Works prior to construction.

(b)

For extensions not designed and constructed by the City, one reproducible set of plans showing the completed work, as built, together with an affidavit of periodic and final inspections by a registered professional engineer, certifying that the work as constructed complies with City standards, shall be deposited with the Director of Permitting Services prior to his final approval of the work. This shall be done in accordance with the provisions in the latest edition of the City Land Development Code.

8.

Location and Installation. Sanitary sewers and appurtenances shall be extended and located only in public rights-of-way, or in easements acceptable to the City. Wastewater pumping stations and related appurtenances shall be constructed only on appropriately sized tracts of land dedicated to the City. In new subdivisions, sewer extensions may be installed only in public rights-of-way and easements where the finished grade has been established and approved by the Director of Public Works. Actual interconnection of new extension with the existing municipal sewer system shall be prohibited by placing a temporary bulkhead in connecting lines, until the new extension has been fully cleaned and inspected and all other conditions for extension of the service have received the approval of the Director of Permitting Services.

9.

Extension Outside the Corporate Limits. Sewer extensions constructed outside the corporate limits of the City shall be made only for the purpose of providing service to other areas within the City Wastewater Service Territory by the most direct, efficient, and/or economical method.

10.

Installation and Inspection Standards.

(a)

All installation work and materials shall be in accordance with the City's requirements and standards, and shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Director of Public Works. The developer shall provide to the City a CCTV inspection of all private or public sanitary sewer lines, excluding laterals, constructed as part of the development.

(b)

Reinspection of the sanitary sewer system due to the improper repair of defects previously identified during the inspection process may be subject to a reinspection fee.

11.

Termination of Lateral. The lateral from the public sewer shall terminate at the back of the street curb or, in the case of an uncurbed street, alley or sewer easement, at the property line of the owner. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or user to extend at his own expense the lateral to the building plumbing.

12.

Ownership. The ownership of any extension and related appurtenances laid within a public right-of-way or easement and connected to the City sewer system in accordance with this resolution shall at all times remain with the City unless the City determines that the extension is part of a private system. Private system extensions remain the property of the property owner up to the point of connection with the public system.

13.

City's Rights Reserved.

(a)

No agreement to extend the municipal sewer system under the provisions of this Chapter shall restrict the City's right to make subsequent extensions or connections thereto.

(b)

The City shall reserve the right, at all times, to refuse extension of sewer service when such extension is not economically feasible; when the basis of proposed use is detrimental to the sewerage system; for noncompliance with the policies, rules and regulations established by this Chapter or with any duly adopted City Chapter; or for any other cause whereby such extension will not be to the benefit of the best interests of the City.

(Ord. of 6-12-2000, § 2, Doc. #33005)