(1) 
Except as may be otherwise provided by Title 4, all extensions to existing City utility systems shall be authorized as set forth in this Chapter. Extensions are included as an integral part of any proposed subdivision or large-scale development, which is approved pursuant to this Title.
(2) 
This Chapter shall apply only to extension of main or trunk utility lines and related appurtenances and shall not apply to any service extension or lateral.
Any person desiring to extend any utility system may make application to the City Council. Such applications shall be considered by the City Council on a case-by-case basis, and the Council may approve such applications upon such terms and conditions as it may deem to be in the best interest of the City.
The application shall contain a description of the proposed extension accompanied by a map showing the location thereof. Detailed engineering drawings showing the location and size of all lines, mains, service laterals, and any other appurtenant facilities shall be included.
Before any such application is approved, the City Council shall refer the same to the superintendent of the applicable utility department for his review and comment. The application may also be referred to the Planning Commission and the City Engineer for similar review and recommendation.
Before any construction to extend any City utility as provided in this Chapter is done by the City or by any person making such extension, the City and the person making the extension shall sign a written utility extension agreement. Such agreement shall identify the work to be done and materials to be furnished by each party, the standards and specifications for the work to be done and materials to be furnished, the responsible party for payment for work and materials together with a payment schedule, and the reimbursement to which any person may be entitled as provided in this Chapter. Unless the utility extension agreement specified otherwise, a person or persons making an extension to a utility system shall be entitled to reimbursement as provided in Sections 14-5-307 and 14-5-308 through 14-5-310. Sections 14-5-307 and 14-5-308 through 14-5-310 shall not be construed so as to require the City Council to enter into any particular reimbursement arrangement with any person. No reimbursement by the City to any party shall be required unless the same is specified in a utility extension agreement.
The design, location, materials, and methods and standards of construction of any utility extension shall be in accordance with City standards and specifications as approved by the City Council.
(1) 
All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
(2) 
New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and to discharge from the system into flood waters.
(3) 
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
(1) 
The City Council may require the construction of over-size facilities as a condition of the approval of any application governed by this Chapter. For purposes of this Chapter, an over-size facility shall be any portion of the work which is increased in size or capacity to provide utility service, present or future, to any land other than land owned by or under the control of the person or persons making the utility extension.
(2) 
If the City Council requires an over-size facility, the City shall to the extent specified in the utility extension agreement pay the amount by which the cost of construction of the over-size facility exceeds the cost of construction of the facility had the over-sizing requirement not been imposed. Payment for such over size will be on the terms and conditions specified in the utility extension agreement. Unless otherwise specified in the utility extension agreement, the amount which the City will pay pursuant to this Section shall be the amount by which the cost of pipe, fittings, valves, manholes, and similar appurtenances for the over-size facility exceeds the cost of the same items had the over-size requirement not been imposed and shall not include any other cost of installing the over-size facility.
(3) 
Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter to the contrary, an extension of a water main shall not be deemed to be over sized if the City Council requires the same to be constructed with eight inch (8") diameter pipe and fittings in a residential zone or with ten inch (10") pipe and fittings in any other zone. Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter to the contrary, an extension of a sewer main shall not be deemed to be over sized if the City Council requires the same to be constructed with ten inch (10") diameter pipe and fittings in a residential zone or with fourteen inch (14") diameter pipe and fittings in any other zone.
Any person who installs an extension to the City culinary water system governed by this Chapter at his own expense in a street or easement which is adjacent to or upon the property of another may receive reimbursement of part of that expense under the following conditions:
(1) 
The person has entered into a utility system extension agreement as required by Section 14-5-305.
(2) 
If, within ten (10) years from the date of the utility extension agreement, a party connects to a water line described above, the person who installed the water line shall at the time of such additional connection receive a reimbursement from the City in the amount specified by subsection (3) below, which amount the connecting party shall be required to pay to the City. Any amount paid by the connecting party pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any payment of fees for connection to the water system as determined pursuant to Section 4-2-105.
(3) 
The reimbursement amount shall be at the rate determined by the City as the actual reasonable cost per foot of installing the water line to which the connection is made, excluding any of the cost attributable to over size as required by Section 14-5-307, per foot of frontage along the water line or one-half of that amount per foot of frontage on each side of the street or easement in which the water line is located. If the water line is located in a street or easement where connections will be made to only one side, the property on that side shall bear the entire reimbursement amount per front foot of frontage.
(4) 
This Section shall apply to water lines which were constructed prior to the effective date hereof as well as to those water lines which are constructed hereafter.
(5) 
If the City installs a water line at its expense, the City shall be entitled to reimbursement from connecting parties pursuant to this Section as if it were a private party and the agreement required by subsection (1) above shall not be required.
(6) 
This Section shall apply only to water line extensions benefiting property not previously serviced. It shall not apply in cases of water line replacement where water service has been previously provided.
Any person who installs an extension to the City sanitary sewer system governed by this Chapter at his own expense in a street or easement which is adjacent to or upon the property of another may receive reimbursement of part of that expense under the following conditions:
(1) 
The person has entered into a utility system extension agreement as required by Section 14-5-305.
(2) 
If, within ten (10) years from the date of the utility extension agreement, a party connects to a sewer line described above, the person who installed the sewer line shall at the time of such additional connection receive a reimbursement from the City in the amount specified by subsection (3) below, which amount the connecting party shall be required to pay to the City. Any amount paid by the connecting party pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any payment of fees for connection to the sewer system as determined pursuant to Section 4-2-105.
(3) 
The reimbursement amount shall be at the rate determined by the City as the actual reasonable cost per foot of installing the sewer line to which the connection is made, excluding any of the cost attributable to over size as required by Section 14-5-307, per foot of frontage along the sewer line or one-half of that amount per foot of frontage on each side of the street or easement in which the sewer line is located. If the sewer line is located in a street or easement where connections will be made to only one side, the property on that side shall bear the entire reimbursement amount per front foot of frontage.
(4) 
This Section shall apply to sewer lines which were constructed prior to the effective date hereof as well as to those sewer lines which are constructed hereafter.
(5) 
If the City installs a sewer line at its expense, the City shall be entitled to reimbursement from connecting parties pursuant to this Section as if it were a private party and the agreement required by subsection (1) above shall not be required.
(6) 
This Section shall apply only to sewer line extensions benefiting property not previously serviced. It shall not apply in cases of sewer line replacement where sewer service has been previously provided.
Any person who installs an extension to the City electric power system governed by this Chapter at his own expense may receive reimbursement of part or all of that expense under the following conditions:
(1) 
The person has entered into a utility system extension agreement required by Section 14-5-305.
(2) 
If, within ten (10) years from the date of the utility extension agreement, the City delivers electric power or energy through the extension which was paid for by the person to any other party, the City shall pay to the person who paid for the extension an amount equal to one-third of all revenue received by the City for electric power and energy delivered through the extension to parties other than the person who paid for the extension.
(3) 
The amount of reimbursement provided by subsection (2) above shall not be based on any fees received by the City for connection to the electric power system, but only on revenue received for electric power and energy delivered.
(4) 
The reimbursement provided by this Section shall cease on the earlier of (a) 10 years from the date of the utility extension agreement, or (b) when the person who paid for the extension has been paid ninety percent (90%) of the amount specified in the utility extension agreement as the amount which that person paid for installation of the extension, without interest.
Any person who installs an extension to the City storm sewer system governed by this Chapter at his own expense may receive reimbursement of part or all of that expense under the following conditions:
(1) 
The person has entered into a utility system extension agreement required by Section 14-5-305.
(2) 
If, within ten (10) years from the date of the utility extension agreement, a party connects to the storm sewer line described above, the person who installed the storm sewer line shall at the time of such additional connection receive a reimbursement from the City in the amount specified by subsection (3) below, which amount the connecting party shall be required to pay to the City. Any amount paid by the connecting party pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any payment of fees for connection to the storm sewer system as determined pursuant to Section 14-12-106 and the City's Storm Drainage Impact Fee Ordinance.
(3) 
The reimbursement amount shall be at the rate determined by the City as the actual reasonable cost per foot of installing the storm sewer line to which the connection is made per foot of frontage along the storm sewer line or one-half that amount per foot of frontage on each side of the street or easement in which the storm sewer line is located. The cost per foot shall be reduced by any amount for over-sizing costs paid by the City in accordance with Section 14-5-307. If the storm sewer line is located in a street or easement where connections will be made to only one side, the property on that side shall bear the entire reimbursement amount per front foot of frontage.
(4) 
This Section shall apply to storm sewer lines that were constructed prior to the effective date hereof as well as those storm sewer lines that are constructed hereafter.
(5) 
If the City installs a storm sewer line at its own expense, the City shall be entitled to reimbursement from connecting parties pursuant to this Section as if it were a private party and the agreement required by subsection (1) above shall not be required.
(6) 
This Section shall apply only to storm sewer line extensions benefiting property not previously serviced. It shall not apply in cases of storm sewer line replacement where storm sewer service has been previously provided.
(Ord. No. 25-2007, 06/19/2007)