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Prior legislation: Ord. 507.
The hookup rate, or the charge for connecting into the city's water system, shall be established by resolution of the city council. Such charges will be assessed per meter size connection and shall include connection fee, system development fee and any applicable charges for parts and labor.
(Ord. 532 § 1, 1981; Ord. 91-6, 1991; Ord. 91-14, 1991; Ord. 99-21, 1999; Ord. 2008-01, 2008; Ord. 2025-01 § 1, 2025)
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If the water service line is not located at the property line, charges as established by resolution of the city council shall apply in addition to the connection fee and system development charge.
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In the event that the city must excavate, repair or install materials and/or equipment which exceed the charges as established by resolution of the city council in order to effectuate the connection for water service, the owner, developer or applicant shall reimburse the city for such materials, services, and equipment. The public works director shall provide the applicant with an estimate of the charges. Nothing in this section shall require the city to provide such services, materials or equipment; provided, that the applicant shall post an indemnity bond in the amount satisfactory to the public works director that its contractor shall do all acts necessary to properly install materials and equipment to effect the connection to the city water system and shall post a bond in an amount satisfactory to the public works director to indemnify the city for any damages or losses that may be occasioned by such installation of materials and equipment.
(Ord. 99-21, 1999; Ord. 2008-01, 2008; Ord. 2025-01 § 2, 2025)
All listed fees for water connection shall be one and one-half times greater for those services located outside of the city limits, except that residents of the service area lying west of the Cowlitz River previously provided by Cowlitz County shall not be subject to the increased rates described in this section until the next billing cycle following June 20, 2011.
(Ord. 2010-15 § 2, 2010)
A person building on unoccupied property or property on which no human habitation has existed must pay water hookup charges, in full, at the time of the building permit issuance. All other applications/deposits for water services must be paid at time of application.
(Ord. 99-21, 1999; Ord. 2006-08, 2006)
It is unlawful for any person to make an opening in any sewer or drain or connect any private sewer or drain thereto without complying with all of the provisions of this chapter, and obtaining therefor permits from the public works director to make such connection or opening. Any public street restoration required due to the construction of a sewer lateral shall be inspected by the city. There is no fee for such inspection.
(Ord. 96-04(A) § 1, 1996; Ord. 2025-01 § 3, 2025)
In order to obtain the permit provided for in CRMC § 13.12.020, the property owner or their designated agent shall file with the city an application therefor stating the name of the owner or occupant of the premises to be connected, the number of buildings therein, and the purposes for which they are to be occupied, together with plans and specifications in duplicate showing the course and depth of the drain from the connection with the public sewer to its terminus within the building and premises. The public works director and/or city engineer shall examine the plans and may change or modify the same and designate the manner and route from which the connecting sewer shall be connected with the building and places where such connection with the public sewer shall be made, and shall specify the material and size of such connecting sewer. A connection permit shall be issued upon the approval of the plans and specifications. It is unlawful for any person to extend any private sewer or drain beyond the limits of the building or property for which a permit has been given.
(Ord. 96-04(A) § 2, 1996; Ord. 2025-01 § 4, 2025)
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If the sewer service lateral is not located at the property line, charges as established by resolution of the city council shall apply in addition to the connection fee and system development charge.
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In the event that the city must excavate, repair or install materials and/or equipment which exceed the charges as established by resolution of the city council in order to effectuate the connection for sewer service, the owner, developer or applicant shall reimburse the city for such materials, services, and equipment. The public works director shall provide the applicant with an estimate of the charges. Nothing in this section shall require the city to provide such services, materials or equipment; provided, that the applicant shall post an indemnity bond in the amount satisfactory to the public works director that its contractor shall do all acts necessary to properly install materials and equipment to effect the connection to the city sewer system and shall post a bond in an amount satisfactory to the public works director to indemnify the city for any damages or losses that may be occasioned by such installation of materials and equipment.
(Ord. 99-21, 1999; Ord. 2008-01, 2008; Ord. 2025-01 § 7, 2025)
A person building on unoccupied property or property on which no human habitation has existed must pay sewer hookup charges, in full, at the time of the building permit issuance. All other applications/deposits for sewer services must be paid at time of application.
(Ord. 99-21, 1999; Ord. 2006-08, 2006)