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City of Canton, MO
Lewis County
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[CC 1985 §63.000]
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or others within the City limits of the City of Canton, Missouri, desiring to connect with the sewerage treatment or water systems of the City of Canton, Missouri, not adjacent to or abutting any existing sewerage treatment or water system installations of the City of Canton, Missouri, shall be connected with said sewerage systems upon compliance with the following provisions of this Code.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 700.020, Extensions, as adopted and amended by CC 1985 63.005, was repealed 3-17-2014 by Ord. No. 726-C §1.
[CC 1985 §63.010]
All persons, firms, partnerships, associations, corporations or others within the City limits of the City of Canton, Missouri, desiring to connect with the sewerage treatment or water system of the City of Canton, Missouri, shall construct, at the sole cost of said person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or others, all necessary lines, equipment, installations and appurtenances thereto belonging for the completion of said extension of the sewerage treatment or water system of the City of Canton, Missouri, upon such plans and specifications as shall be required by all Federal and State agencies and by the City of Canton, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 745-C §1, 2-17-2015]
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A person, firm, partnership, association or corporation may make an application to the City for assistance in the construction of a water and sewer service extension, and City participation in the extension shall be based on the following criteria.
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If it is determined by the Board of Aldermen that an extension paid for in part or totally with City funds would promote the best interest of the City, and such extension would significantly facilitate commercial or residential expansion of the City, and if the Board of Aldermen determines that the City is financially able to finance an extension in part or totally, the City shall participate in the cost of an extension to connect with the sewage treatment and water system of the City of Canton, Missouri.
[CC 1985 §63.015]
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Before any extension of the sewerage treatment or water systems shall be constructed within the City of Canton, Missouri, the owner of the property upon which said improvements shall be constructed shall submit to the City of Canton, Missouri, at the City Office, 124 North 5th Street, a plat consisting of the following:
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Names and addresses of the owner and subdivider proposing the construction.
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A platting of streets and rights-of-way on and adjoining the site of the proposed construction showing the names and including roadway widths, approximate gradients, types of construction and other pertinent data.
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All lot lines adjacent to and abutting the proposed area of construction or subdivision.
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Layouts of lots, showing approximate dimensions and numbers.
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Easements, existing and proposed, showing locations, widths and purposes.
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Location and size of nearest existing water main and sewer outlets.
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Location, type and size of all pipelines, equipment and other items to be installed.
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Tract boundary lines showing dimensions and reference to known land lines.
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Location of existing structures.
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The scale (which shall be a scale of fifty (50) feet to one (1) inch), north arrow and date.
[CC 1985 §63.020]
The plat furnished pursuant to the requirements of the foregoing Section shall be submitted to and approved by the Board of Aldermen prior to any construction being undertaken by the landowner or subdivider submitting said plat.
[CC 1985 §63.025]
The City of Canton shall determine the size of all sewerage treatment lines and water lines for extensions of existing facilities and shall supervise the connection of all such lines with the existing lines of the City. The determination of the size of lines and supervision of the connections shall be through the water and wastewater superintendent.
[CC 1985 §63.030]
The location of all extensions shall be either in established streets, roadways, easements or rights-of-way or in such streets, roadways, easements or rights-of-way platted and to be dedicated to the City of Canton, Missouri, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Missouri and ordinances of the City of Canton, Missouri. Easements and rights-of-way, shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet and, where located along interior lot lines, one-half (½) of the width shall be taken from each lot. Before determining the location of easements or rights-of-way, consideration of the location of other utility services should be considered. For hillside areas, where a cut or fill slope extends beyond the right-of-way, a slope easement should be provided with sufficient width to permit necessary maintenance of the slope. All rights-of-way and easements shall be furnished without cost to the City of Canton, Missouri.
[CC 1985 §63.035]
Upon written approval of the plat of the proposed extension by the City of Canton, Missouri, or its authorized representative, the owner and subdivider shall construct, at the cost of the owner or subdivider, the extensions as shown in and in conformance with plat furnished to the City of Canton, Missouri, and upon completion of the construction shall be entitled to connect the extension of the sewerage treatment and water system to the sewerage treatment or water system of the City of Canton, Missouri.
[CC 1985 §63.040]
After acceptance of such extensions by the City of Canton, Missouri, construction of the extensions and connection to the existing facilities of the City of Canton, Missouri, all such approved and installed facilities shall become the property of the City of Canton, Missouri, to be maintained and operated by the City of Canton, Missouri, in the same manner and pursuant to the same laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the operation and maintenance of all other City owned sewerage treatment and water facilities.
[CC 1985 §63.045]
All facilities for extension of the sewerage treatment or water systems of the City of Canton, Missouri, shall be inspected during the course of construction by the water and wastewater superintendent of the City of Canton, Missouri, or his/her designated representative to determine that the construction is in accordance with the plat as approved and with the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations in effect and pertinent to the construction of said extensions.
[CC 1985 §63.055]
When a landowner or subdivider can show that a provision of this Chapter or the requirements in effect for construction of the extension would cause unnecessary hardship if strictly adhered to, a departure may be made without destroying the intent of such provisions upon an application in writing for each such variance or modification being submitted to the Board of Aldermen of the City of Canton, Missouri, setting forth in detail the variance or modification requested. Only such variances or modifications shall be allowed as shall not be in conflict with the laws of the State of Missouri, the rules and regulations promulgated by agencies of the State of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of Canton, Missouri.
The City requires each user of water and/or sewer services provided by the City to install and maintain a separate connection with the City water and sewer mains; customer connections intended to serve one (1) user shall not serve any other user in any way; even if both users are on the same lot or property.
[CC 1985 §63.150]
The water supply system of the City shall, upon the placing of the new water treatment facility of the City in service, introduce into the water supply of the City fluoride in such quantities as are required to provide throughout the full distribution system a fluoride concentration of one (1) part fluoride per million (1,000,000) parts of water.
[CC 1985 §63.155]
The water superintendent of the City or any designated successor shall keep an accurate record of the amount of fluoride-bearing chemical applied to the quantities of water treated and cause such tests to be made for fluoride as shall be directed by the Missouri Division of Health or any other agency having supervision of municipal water distribution in the State.