[Adopted 8-16-1989 by Bylaw Amendment 89-163; amended in its entirety 10-21-1998 by Bylaw Amendment 98-389-R]
Water connection permits will be permitted subject to the following conditions: The water connection permit shall be used within 180 days of issuance, "use" being defined as the installation of the main tap and service to the foundation and, in the case of new construction, completion of construction of the foundation. Any permit issued shall be deemed abandoned and invalid unless the work authorized by it shall have been commenced within the 180 days after its issuance; however, one or more extensions of time, for periods not to exceed 180 days each, may be granted, in writing, by the Water Department. Work under such a permit, in the opinion of the Water Department Supervisor, must proceed in good faith continuously to the completion so far as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances. Any increases in fees or charges voted into effect since the issuance of the last permit or permit extension will be due and collected upon the approval of any extension.
A. 
No water extension permit nor any permit to construct a pump or booster station shall be granted unless such extension is indicated as an eligible extension on the Water System Map, Exhibit A, attached hereto,[2] as may be amended from time to time by the Town Council.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Town offices.
B. 
A petition to amend the Water System Map may be presented to the Town Council by any applicant for a water extension permit or, in the alternative, upon motion of any member of the Council. Such proposed amendment shall be first referred to the Department of Public Works for a written recommendation.
C. 
In order to conserve municipal resources and to promote orderly growth within the Town of Franklin, the Town Council may amend the Water System Map by adding or deleting eligible extensions. In determining whether a proposed extension should be classified as eligible, the Department of Public Works and the Town Council shall consider whether the proposed extension promotes any or all of the following factors:
(1) 
Was the sewer extension shown on a definitive plan approved by the Planning Board prior to the effective date of this article?
(2) 
Does extension of the existing water main allow looping of the water system that will improve water flows or pressure to existing residential development?
(3) 
Does the proposed extension improve fire service to existing buildings as required by the fire protection or building codes?
(4) 
Does the proposed extension provide water service to existing residences that have lost water supply due to groundwater contamination?
(5) 
Is the proposed extension a minor extension associated with pipe replacement work as part of a road reconstruction project?
(6) 
Does the extension serve facilities and residences at an elevation of less than 390 feet (MSL)?
D. 
Proposed amendments which do not serve any of the factors set forth above may be denied by the Town Council.
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Editor's Note: See also the Table of Water System Map Amendments at the end of this chapter.