Upon receipt of any application for regular water service, the public works director will determine whether a main extension or other water system facilities are necessary to provide service to the subject premises. A main extension or other water system facilities will be installed in the manner provided in this article whenever the public works director determines it is in the best interest of the city that such main extension or facilities are necessary to provide regular water service to the premises described in the application.
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Any applicant that owns one or more lots or parcels of land may be required by the public works director to make a written application to the city for one or more main extensions to serve the property. Applications will be made in accordance with Article VI and include completing the city's application and providing (A) the legal description of the property to be served; (B) a written statement from the applicable fire protection authority addressing all requirements for fire protection; (C) the tract number; (D) the plans, profiles and specifications; (E) any additional information required by the city; and (F) a map showing the desired location of the proposed service connections. The main extension application will also include payment of any applicable deposits and fees or charges, including the applicable service connection charges, capital facilities charges, and any other required fees.
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A person who proposes to subdivide or develop a tract of land will make a written application to the city for regular water service to serve the new subdivision or development. Applications will be made in accordance with Article VI and include completing the city's application and providing the following information: the tract number; the name of the subdivision or development (if applicable); its location; the plans, profiles and specifications for the street work, sanitary and storm work and water distribution system; and a written statement from the applicable fire protection authority addressing all requirements for fire protection. The application should also include a copy of the tentative map showing property lines, streets and other dedicated rights-of-way; number and location of single-family residences to be constructed; number of units and location of apartments; number of students and location of schools; irrigation requirements; and topographic contours. The subdivision or development application will also include payment of any applicable deposits and fees or charges, including the service connection charges, capital facilities charges, and any other applicable charges or deposits set forth in Attachment A, the City Schedule of Rates and Fees, attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter or, if applicable, the development agreement, as described in MMC § 8.05.0940.
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Prior to approval of the application, the public works director will investigate the proposed main line extension, service connections or other water system facilities, review the plans and specifications, and evaluate the impact of the proposed facilities on the city's ability to provide regular water service. The public works director or designee will develop conditions of approval regarding the feasibility of providing the service; satisfaction of the criteria in this chapter, the city's standard specifications and details, and any other applicable rules and regulations; and estimated cost of the proposed main extension or other water system facilities.
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The city may require in-tract or off-tract improvements, dedications or facilities to be provided by the applicant for water service to a new subdivision or development. All in-tract and off-tract facilities, including easements and tank sites, must be dedicated to the city, prior to acceptance of the improvements or facilities for water service. The cost of such in-tract and off-tract facilities will be the responsibility of the applicant. All such facilities must meet city's standard specifications and details. Examples of such facilities include but are not limited to all distribution mains, including connections to existing mains, even if outside the tract; treatment facilities; transmission facilities; service pipe lines; fittings; valves and fire hydrants; tank sites; easements; rights-of-way; storage tanks; and all things necessary and appurtenant to any of these facilities. If additional subdivision facilities, permanent or temporary, are required to provide pressure or storage for the subdivision, such facilities will be required and paid for by the applicant.
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Prior to approval of the application, the applicant may enter into a development agreement in a form acceptable to the city and approved by the city council. The development agreement may also include provisions to ensure adequate water service for the development, which may include the design for a sufficient number of independent well systems (or other production facilities), pumping equipment and/or storage facilities; contribution to the modification of other city production and/or storage facilities; and/or participation in the construction cost of other new city production and/or storage projects or other water system facilities as described in MMC § 8.05.0930.
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All main extensions or other water system facilities required by MMC § 8.05.0890 through § 8.05.0940 will become the property of the city and upon acceptance by the city, the applicant will deed or dedicate to the city by a proper written instrument the real property and ownership rights to such facilities. The applicant will provide the city with "as-built" drawings for all dedicated facilities. The map, grant deed or other proper instrument will contain sufficient legal description of the right-of-way or easement within which any water line or system facility is installed and such written instruments will be duly recorded in the San Mateo County recorder's office.
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The city, in its discretion, may install any of the proposed main extensions, service connections or water system facilities with its own employees at the applicant's cost. If the city installs the service connections, the applicant will be required to pay the service connection charges, and cover all costs incurred by the city relative to the installation as set forth in Attachment A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter. If the applicant is required to install the main extension, service connections or other water system facilities, it will be at the applicant's cost, in accordance with the city's standard specifications and details in effect at the time of the application and any other requirements specifically identified by the city.
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No dead-end water lines will be permitted, except as approved by the public works director in extremely limited circumstances and in his/her sole discretion, if it is determined to be the only feasible way to supply water to a location and the dead-end lines will not significantly impact or burden the city with respect to its obligations to flush the water system.
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Upon city's approval of the application, the applicant will contract with a contractor duly licensed in the state of California to do the proposed main extension installation work. All work and materials will comply with the city's standard specifications and details, inspection requirements and all applicable laws and regulations. Payment and performance bonds from a California-admitted surety insurer, each in the amount of one hundred percent of the estimated construction cost, along with the required insurance coverage shall be provided by the applicant or the contractor. A maintenance bond in the amount of ten percent of the costs of the work to remain in effect two years after acceptance by the city will also be required. Pursuant to the terms of the approved applicant or development agreement, the city will have the right to inspect the work. No pipeline will be backfilled or covered without the approval of an authorized city representative.
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All costs and expenses incurred by the city under this article for review of applications or plans, dedication instruments, easements, agreements or any other documents required by the application or project, will be based on actual costs, including but not limited to costs for engineering, legal and administrative services, and will be paid by the applicant in advance to the city, by depositing an amount estimated by the city to cover all such charges and costs. The applicant will be responsible for any costs in excess of the estimated deposit and will be refunded the amount by which the estimated deposit exceeds the actual costs. In the event the applicant's original deposit is not sufficient to cover the city's costs, the applicant shall deposit additional monies in an amount to be determined by the public works director in his/her sole discretion within five days of a request for such increased deposit.
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If the installation work is not started within one year of the city's approval of the application, as may be extended by the city council, the balance of deposited funds remaining after deducting all city costs, as determined in the city's sole discretion, will be credited or refunded to the applicant.
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