[Adopted 3-12-1974 by Ord. No. 70]
For the purposes of this article, the following
terms, phrases and words shall have the meanings given herein:
The Water Pollution Control Authority of the Town of Farmington.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to a point such distance
outside the inner face of the building wall as specified by the Building
Code of the State of Connecticut.
[1]The Conservation Commission of the Town of Farmington.
The sewer pipe from the main sewer in the street to the property
line.
Human and animal excretions and all domestic and such manufacturing
wastes as may tend to be detrimental to the public health.
[Amended 7-28-1992]
Includes the main pipe or conduit, manholes and other structures
and equipment appurtenant thereto provided to carry sewage.
Includes the sewer, laterals, house connections, pumping
stations, rights-of-way, sewage treatment system and other structures,
land and equipment necessary to provide a complete and efficient system.
The Town of Farmington or any of its officers or agencies
serving in an official capacity.
The Town Plan and Zoning Commission of the Town of Farmington.
If in the opinion of the Authority a subdivision
can be connected to the existing sewer system, said subdivision shall
not be approved by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission unless the
developer has executed with the Authority a permit agreement calling
for installation of a sewer system and connection to the existing
sewer system.
No subdivision located within an area for which the Authority has a sewer plan shall be approved by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission until the developer has executed with the Authority a permit agreement as hereinafter provided, unless such requirement is waived by the Authority as provided in § 156-14 below. Any such permit agreement shall provide for installation of a sewer system by and at the expense of developers and as further provided below:
A.
The developer shall install not only the sewer but
also the lateral from the sewer to the property line. In the case
of new street construction, the developer shall make such installation
before surfacing of the street is commenced.
B.
When an owner of any lot or his agent applies for
a building permit, the Building Official shall require, as a condition
of the issuance of such permit, that said owner or agent show on the
plot plan the layout of the future connection from the lateral to
the building drain, including the elevation of the lateral at the
street line, the elevation of the finished first floor and/or cellar
floor and the elevation of the building drain to which the future
house connection would be made.
C.
The developer shall cap all open ends of the sewer
system and shall, along with completed as-built plans of the sewer
system, provide exact ties and elevations so that the capped ends
can be readily located.
D.
The Town shall provide elevations at each point where
the sewers are capped, and the developer shall design and build the
sewer system to these elevations. The Town shall provide design capacities
for the sewers.
E.
Where topography prevents installation of the sewer
within the street, the developer shall install the sewer within rights-of-way
that shall be deeded to the Town and of adequate width as determined
by the Town.
F.
If a pumping station is deemed necessary by the Authority
to serve the subdivision, the Authority shall require either that
the developer install said pumping station and appurtenant equipment
therefor or that the developer deposit with the Authority a sum sufficient
to defray the cost of constructing, equipping and installing said
pumping station. The amount of this deposit shall be based on engineers'
estimates approved by the Authority. It may be in the form of cash
or a savings account assignment to be deposited with the Town Treasurer,
and it shall be used only for the construction, equipping and installation
of the pumping station at such time as the sewer system becomes active.
G.
The developer shall not be required to include as
part of the capped sewer system construction any pipes, pumping stations
or other appurtenances which would be required for or would serve
areas outside of the subdivision in question, unless provision is
made for giving the developer a credit for the cost of such items
in excess of the cost of the system required for the subdivision in
question.
No subdivision within an area for which the Authority has a sewer plan and for which a permit agreement has been waived under § 156-14 hereof shall be approved by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission until the Authority has approved a design of the sewer system serving said subdivision or has waived the requirement therefor pursuant to § 156-14 below. Said design shall be prepared by the developer at his expense, shall conform to accepted engineering practices and existing installation requirements and shall provide for an economical and effective future installation of the sewer system. Any rights-of-way called for by such design as approved by the Authority shall be deeded to the Town of Farmington.
A.
The Authority may grant relief from any of the requirements imposed by §§ 156-11, 156-12 and 156-13 above if it determines that the need for the construction or design of sewers is impractical or remote, taking into consideration the date upon which the sewers might be connected to the Town sewer system, the estimated cost of construction and the anticipated need for sewers within the subdivision; provided, however, that the construction of sewers shall not be required within an area to which connection to the Town sewer system is not anticipated for more than 10 years.
B.
Such need shall be determined after consideration
of all available information, including the report or opinion of the
Town Sanitarian, any reports or environmental impact studies of such
proposed subdivision performed or submitted by the Conservation Commission
and any report or evidence submitted by the developer of such proposed
subdivision.
C.
The Authority may establish and publish guidelines
and procedures to be used in determining such need and may amend the
same from time to time as necessary.
[Amended 5-11-2010]
A.
A connection
charge may be established as a provision of the permit agreement calling
for the installation of the sewer system, except that the amount of
such charge shall not be stated nor shall it become due until the
sewer system in the development is connected to the public sewer system.
The Authority shall, within 30 days from the date of its approval
of the permit agreement, cause a caveat warning of said charge to
be prepared and recorded on all lots contained within said development.
B.
At such
time as a sewer system constructed by a developer pursuant to a permit
agreement is connected to the public sewer system, the developer shall
pay a fee consisting of the sum of $1,000 for each approved residential
dwelling to be serviced by the sewer system constructed by the developer.
Said fee is intended to represent the costs associated with the preliminary
sewer plan review and the preliminary engineering review of such sewer
system. The developer shall pay such sum to the Collector of Revenue
of the Town of Farmington, the collecting agent for the Water Pollution
Control Authority and the Town of Farmington, and the sum collected
shall be turned over by said Collector of Revenue to the Treasurer
of the Town of Farmington and deposited in the sewer fund, which shall
be separate from other funds of the Town of Farmington.
In lieu of private sewage disposal systems,
the developer may, subject to the approval of local and state authorities,
build and install a mechanically operated sewage treatment unit which,
subject to appropriate guaranties, shall be accepted, operated and
maintained by the Town and to which the sewer system shall be connected.
Said unit shall revert to the developer at such time as it is discontinued.
The developer may, subject to the approval of state and local authorities,
install a community septic tank and disposal system.
If a developer subdivides lots fronting on an
existing Town road, the Authority may waive the requirement of installation
of a sewer system serving such lots if it finds such installation
to be impracticable, provided that any easements necessary for future
sewer installation are dedicated to the Town. The Authority may, by
agreement with the developer, provide for immediate or future construction
of the sewer system, either by the developer as provided herein with
provision for reimbursement if other properties connect, by the Authority
with the developer defraying his share and assessments against other
properties deferred or by the Authority with the developer depositing
with the Town in the form of cash or a savings account assignment
of his share of the estimated cost, to be held by the Town for construction
at some future date, or by some other reasonable and equitable method.
