(a) 
Connection to wastewater systems.
All subdivisions and each lot to be developed within the city shall be served by an approved sewage collection and disposal system. No development shall be approved unless adequate assurances are provided that such development will be connected with the city’s wastewater system. No building permits shall be issued until satisfactory evidence of such connection has been provided.
(b) 
Responsibility for installation and extensions.
The developer shall install all wastewater facilities needed to serve the development and shall extend all wastewater mains and appurtenances necessary to connect the development with the city’s wastewater system. All initial costs of installation shall be borne by the developer subject to city participation in oversize costs pursuant to section 12.08.012 and subject to reimbursement from proceeds of pro rata fees pursuant to section 12.08.020. Requests for city extension of wastewater mains shall be as provided for in section 12.08.013.
(c) 
Condition of granting main extension.
Authority to extend wastewater mains to serve a proposed development shall be granted by the city only upon a determination by the city engineer that all facilities necessary to adequately serve the development are in place or will be in place prior to the issuance of building permits for structures developed on such land.
(d) 
Location of facilities.
The location of all wastewater mains necessary to serve a proposed development shall be in accordance with the city’s master plan(s) for wastewater facilities and in accordance with the city’s subdivision regulations and general design standards.
(e) 
Construction standards.
All wastewater facilities required by these regulations shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements and specifications contained in the city’s general design standards.
(f) 
Permanent lift stations.
Should a lift station be required by the city engineer to provide wastewater service to a subdivision or development that by reason of topography cannot be served by a gravity sanitary sewer system to the city’s wastewater treatment plant, the developer shall design and construct a permanent lift station and all appurtenances thereto at the developer’s expense subject to reimbursement of pro rata fees pursuant to division 3. The lift station shall be designed and constructed for the entire drainage area as approved by the city engineer. Once the permanent lift station is constructed and operational and accepted by the city, the city shall take ownership and operation as described in the city subdivision ordinance.
(g) 
Pro rata fees for adjacent mains.
When an existing wastewater main lies in a street, alley or easement in or adjacent to an area or tract of land to be subdivided, the developer shall pay all applicable pro rata fees pursuant to division 3 for the wastewater main prior to release of the engineering plans for the subdivision. When the proposed development is to be served by a lift station required under subsection (f), the developer shall pay all applicable pro rata fees for the station pursuant to division 3 prior to release of the engineering plans.
(Ordinance 2019-06-05 adopted 4/16/19)
Developers shall extend wastewater mains to and through the property that is to be subdivided or developed in accordance with the following procedures and minimum standards:
(1) 
Size of mains.
Wastewater mains shall be sized and designed in accordance with the city’s sanitary sewer master plan.
(2) 
Extensions with property to be developed.
All wastewater mains shall be extended through and/or across the frontage of the property to be developed in streets, alleys, or in easements to the tract or addition in order to provide service to adjacent property where applicable.
(3) 
Acquisition of easements.
The developer must obtain all offsite easements which are necessary for extending wastewater mains to the property being developed. A metes and bounds description of the easements and a drawing of the easements must be submitted to the city engineer along with the proper legal documentation creating the easement. After approval of the metes and bounds description by the city engineer, the document will be returned to the developer for acquisition of the required signatures. The executed document and filing fees will be returned to the city administrator for filing with the county clerk.
(4) 
Agreement required.
Prior to extension of any facility for which there will be a city reimbursement, the developer shall execute an improvement agreement with the city that clearly defines the scope and details of the proposed extension and which contains the developer’s agreement to abide by all regulations of the city and to deliver to the city clear and unencumbered title to all proposed improvements prior to the time of acceptance by the city. The agreement shall provide for security in a form of a payment bond by the developer or his contractor for proposed work and will require a release of liens prior to final acceptance by the city.
(Ordinance 2019-06-05 adopted 4/16/19)
(a) 
City participation policy.
The city may participate in the reasonable construction costs of oversize wastewater mains and appurtenances thereto that exceed eight (8) inches in diameter. The developer initially shall be responsible for the entire cost of the oversize main.
(b) 
No funds available.
In no event will the city be required to participate in the costs of oversize mains pursuant to this section if there are no funds available for such purposes.
(c) 
Participation and reimbursement requests.
A request for city participation authorized by subsection (a) and (b) hereof shall be initiated through the submission of an application for participation by the developer prior to the initiation of construction. The application shall be accompanied by engineering drawings approved by the city engineering division showing the reimbursable items, a copy of estimated costs for construction, final quantities, oversize calculations for all reimbursable items, performance bond and a project location map.
(d) 
City reimbursement.
If the request for city participation is approved by the city council following dedication and acceptance of a facility or appurtenances in which it has agreed to participate, the city shall refund the costs of oversizing such facility in accordance with the following procedures and standards.
(1) 
Oversize cost determination.
The extent of the city’s participation in the costs of oversized mains shall be determined by comparing costs computed by the following two (2) methods:
(A) 
Method 1.
The developer shall take at least three (3) bids on installation of a system using diameter main required for the development and the larger size that will actually be installed. Copies of the bids, tabulations and figures shall be submitted to the city engineer. Calculations shall delineate the total cost for installation of the oversize mains with appurtenances, along with the cost for installing the required diameter mains with appurtenances, with the differences noted as participation by the city.
(B) 
Method 2.
The city engineer shall establish unit prices for similar types of construction done in the previous twelve (12) months. These unit prices shall establish costs based upon estimates obtained on similar projects within the last twelve (12) months or base unit costs used to determine the maximum difference in cost between the required diameter main size and the cost of oversize mains to be installed. The unit prices shall be incorporated into this section as if fully set forth herein and shall be used to determine the city’s participation.
(C) 
City engineer’s option.
The city engineer shall have the option to establish the method in subsection (B) whenever he considers the results of the method in subsection (A) to be unreasonable or whenever the developer fails to submit the proper information as required.
(D) 
Engineering costs.
The city shall pay a maximum of six (6) percent of the city’s cost for engineering fees that includes surveying, construction staking and supervision.
(2) 
Exception to city participation.
The city will not participate in the cost of an oversized main if the development requires a main equal to the line constructed to serve the development.
(Ordinance 2019-06-05 adopted 4/16/19)
(a) 
Extension to serve development.
The city may, but shall not be required to, extend a wastewater main to serve a development in lieu of installation by the developer subject to the following standards and procedures:
(1) 
Request by developer.
The developer may petition the city to extend a wastewater main to serve the development in lieu of the developer constructing the facilities.
(2) 
Criteria.
If the city agrees to extend the wastewater main, the city’s procedures for competitive bidding and award of contract must be followed. The developer shall execute an improvement agreement with the city prior to the initiation of construction.
(3) 
Condition of extension.
As a condition of granting the developer’s request to extend a wastewater main, the developer shall deposit cash in an amount equal to one hundred (100) percent of the projected costs of the extension, less the cost of the city’s oversize participation if applicable, together with easements required by section 12.08.011(3).
(4) 
Reimbursement from pro rata fees.
The developer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the proceeds of pro rata fees established for the main or mains serving the development pursuant to division 3.
(Ordinance 2019-06-05 adopted 4/16/19)
For paramount purposes of health and safety, the city may extend a wastewater main to individual residential lots. In such cases, each individual lot owner shall be responsible for a pro rata share of the cost of such main serving the lot, as determined by the city council.
(Ordinance 2019-06-05 adopted 4/16/19)