The following rules are established:
A. 
Determination. Upon receipt of any application for water service or request for an application form, the public works director shall determine whether, in his or her judgment, a main extension is necessary to provide service. A main extension shall be installed in the manner provided in this title whenever, in the judgment of the public works director, such main extension is necessary to provide regular water service to property described in such application or request.
B. 
Application. Any owner of one or more lots or parcels, or the subdivider of a tract of land where, in the opinion of the public works director, one or more main extensions are required, desiring regular water service to serve such property, shall make a written application therefor to the city, the application to contain the legal description of the property to be served and tract number thereof, any additional information which may be required by the city, and be accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed points of connection to the city water system.
C. 
Investigation. Upon receipt of the application, the public works director shall make an investigation of the proposed extension and submit his or her opinion and the estimated cost thereof to the council.
D. 
Ruling. The council shall thereupon consider such application and report and, after such consideration, reject, amend, or approve the application.
E. 
City Lines. All extensions thus provided for, in accordance with this code, shall be and remain the property of the city.
F. 
Dead-End Lines. No dead-end lines shall be permitted, except as approved by the public works director.
G. 
Extent and Design. All main extensions shall extend to the far property line of the developed property. If additional property is developed on the same lot after installation of a main extension, the main extension shall be extended to the far property line of the additionally developed property. All main exten-sions shall be subject to design approval by the public works director and the council.
(Prior code § 14.35.001; Ord. 94-1 § 1, 1994)
If the application for service is approved, the public works director shall determine the cost to the city of such extension including all engineering, inspection and other expenses attributable to the line.
(Prior code § 14.35.003; Ord. 94-1 §1, 1994)
When the council so determines, the applicant shall advance the amount of such estimate, and the line shall thereupon be installed by the applicant. If the amount of the advance deposit exceeds the actual cost of engineering, legal, inspection and other charges attributable to the extension, the balance shall be refunded to the property owner. If the amount of the deposit is insufficient to pay all costs of engineering, legal, inspection and other charges attributable to the extension, the property owner shall pay all such costs to the city prior to the acceptance of the extension by the city.
(Prior code § 14.35.004; Ord. 94-1 § 1, 1994)
A. 
When in the orderly development of the streets and roads within the city, or in the orderly development of water main facilities of the city, it becomes advisable and expedient for service connections to be installed to individual properties or lots within the city, or main extensions to be made, prior to a request for service from each property or lot owner benefited, the council may direct the extension of water mains and the installation of service lines from the city water mains to the property or lot lines. Unless the council specifically provides otherwise, the expenses of such main extensions or service connections shall be borne directly by the property owners benefited; provided, however, should any property owner directly benefited not pay his or her proportionate share of such expenses at the time such extension or service connection is installed, the council may advance the expenses of the nonparticipating property owner from city funds.
B. 
The cost to the city of any such installations shall be paid by the council from Water Enterprise funds, and records of the cost of each such service installation, and each property owner's share of main ex-tension expenses advanced by the city, shall be kept by the city clerk in city records and accounts.
C. 
When the owner of any property or lot for which applicable share of any such installation or ex-tension has not been paid, shall request water service from the city, such owner shall pay to the city, in addition to other charges provided, his or her share of the cost of installation theretofore made or paid for by the city plus ten percent per annum interest thereon computed from the date of the city's advance of funds on behalf of the owner to the date of the city's reimbursement by the property owner. The sum shall be so paid in full at the time of any such request and prior to the commencement of service to such property or lots.
(Prior code § 14.35.006; Ord. 94-1 § 1, 1994)
A. 
All applications for a permit for connection to the city water system shall be accompanied by complete plans and specifications complying with all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations of the city prepared by a registered civil engineer, showing all details of the proposed work. The application, together with the plans and specifications, shall be examined by the public works director who shall jointly approve them as filed or require them to be modified as they deem necessary and their joint approval of such facilities shall be required prior to such facilities actually being connected to the city water system.
B. 
Upon any new water mains being connected to the city water system, the person making the connection shall furnish to the city an additional set of complete plans and specifications showing such connection as actually constructed. No final approval by the city of such connections shall be given until such final plans and specifications have been provided in compliance herewith.
(Prior code § 14.35.007; Ord. 94-1 § 1, 1994)
A. 
In addition to all other charges specified in other ordinances of the city, there shall be collected the following fees with respect to the plan checking, inspection and related services performed by the city with regard to permit applications for water connections to city's systems:
1. 
Plan Checking. A deposit in the amount determined by resolution of the council shall be submitted at the same time the application, plans and specifications are filed with the city.
2. 
Inspection. A deposit in the amount determined by resolution of the council shall be submitted prior to commencement of construction of the water system.
B. 
No checking of plans or specifications shall be commenced, no inspection undertaken until the respective deposit has been made. Upon completion of the plan checking, or upon completion of the inspection, the fee for such plan checking or such inspection shall be set by the city in the amount necessary to reimburse the city of the engineering fees and other costs incurred plus reimbursement for the time the public works director or designee who are devoted to such checking or inspection. Upon computation of the plan checking or inspection fee on the basis specified in this chapter, such fee shall be charged against the respective deposit required above. If the deposit exceeds the fee, a refund shall be made to the applicant. If the fee exceeds the deposit, the applicant shall pay the balance to the city within ten days after notice of such deficiency.
(Prior code § 14.35.008; Ord. 94-1 § 1, 1994)