The purpose of this Section is to provide a method for individual
property owners and developers to recover reasonable costs when the
installation of a water or sewer main extension is required, and to
establish a methodology for calculating and collecting fees from the
developer[s] who wish to connect to the main extension.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. The property
to which the utility main extends must be platted and the developer
must follow all development guidelines and building codes as well
as construction standards and specifications of the City.
B. All easements,
dedications, and public right-of-ways necessary to construct the main
extension must be acquired by the developer at the developer’s
expense and filed in the county deed records by the City.
C. No reimbursement
shall be allowed for on-site utility lines unless said lines are required
to be oversized.
D. No reimbursement
shall be allowed for off-site main extensions of less than two hundred
(200) feet. If the site extension from an existing utility main to
the developer’s property line is greater than two hundred (200)
feet, this Section may be utilized.
E. No reimbursement
shall be allowed for any utility main extension that is shown on the
water or wastewater capital improvements plan.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. Utility mains
shall be extended through a development as determined by the City
Engineer to allow for utility main extensions to other future developments.
B. The engineering
design shall be performed by a registered Professional Engineer licensed
in the State of Texas at the expense of the developer. All engineering
and construction standards must be approved by the City and must meet
the City’s construction standards and specifications for public
works.
C. The developer
must extend at his expense any on-site water or sewer lines for the
proposed development to an existing main.
D. The developer
will construct at least six-inch (6") mains or the portion of the
utility main extension that meets the capacity needs of the development,
whichever is greater.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)
A. A request
for pro rata reimbursement must be included in the Developer Agreement
executed in connection with the development of the subdivision.
B. The developer
shall provide the City itemized reports of the costs incurred in constructing
the utility main extensions. The City Secretary shall maintain records
of expenditures for each utility main extension project. Fees for
inspection and management of the program shall be recovered by the
City.
C. The developer
shall be entitled to reimbursement from pro rata costs charged to
other developers who connect to the utility mains for a period not
to exceed seven (7) years from the date of acceptance of the utility
main extensions by the City.
D. The reimbursement
amount shall be assessed on a linear foot frontage basis. State or
federal government properties which are not subject to development
shall not be included in the acreage calculation.
E. In the event
that both a transmission and a distribution main are located along
the frontage of the developer’s property, the fee will be based
upon the distribution main only.
F. Reimbursements
will be made to the original developer signing the Developer Agreement
with the City, which is nontransferable, unless otherwise stated within
the agreement. Reimbursements shall be made at the time a new developer
connects to the main extension beginning at the acceptance of the
utility main extension, and upon written request from the original
developer. The total amount reimbursed shall not exceed one hundred
percent of the actual construction costs. Reimbursement funds shall
be paid to the City who shall in turn make payment to the original
developer.
G. Extension
Fees shall be determined by the following calculation:
1. Extension
Fees = length of property along which the line(s) is/are located,
multiplied by the cost of utility main installation per linear foot
as specified in the itemized report submitted by the developer.
2. With approval
of the City, costs for the procurement of easements, dedications and
public right-of-ways shall be totaled and divided by the linear foot
length of the utility main extension. The per foot cost shall be added
to the actual utility main extension cost.
H. Fees will
be collected from property owners or developers who will be served
by the main extension prior to the approval of their final plat or
site plan, or issuance of their building permit, whichever is first.
The original developer shall request payment from the City of any
money which has been collected pertaining to the project.
(Ordinance O-2003-02 adopted 2/4/03)