This chapter applies to private extensions of water and sewer utilities, including lines that carry water, wastewater and stormwater. This chapter does not apply to any development or subdivision in which the developer recovers the costs of such extensions in the price of lots sold by the developer.
(S.G.C. 15.12.010; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)
A. 
Any application for extension of utility by water, wastewater or stormwater utility shall be executed in writing and delivered to the public works director. Such application shall be executed by the owner of the property or by a lessor or renter of the property who provides with the application a notarized statement of consent from the property owner. An application shall also include:
1. 
Proof that officially placed survey markers exist on the property sufficient to locate the proposed new facilities, submitted with an acknowledgment of the public works director and power to require such additional surveying to locate adequately the proposed new facilities;
2. 
A site plan and engineered drawings that adequately depict the proposed new facilities; and
3. 
Identification of the person, entity, or contractor who will perform the work under the permit.
B. 
An application for any work proposed to be performed in a municipal right-of-way shall be designed to municipal standards by an engineer registered in the state of Alaska.
(S.G.C. 15.12.020; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)
A. 
No construction of an extension or connection of water, wastewater or stormwater utility shall commence without approval of an application for a permit as described in this chapter. No construction of an extension or connection of water, wastewater or stormwater utility shall commence without the approval of the state of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation as evidenced by the issuance of a permit to construct.
B. 
If performance of the work allowed by the permit or the construction of the utility extension or connection poses a hazard to life or safety, is in violation of the law, or interferes with the city and borough’s access to the city and borough’s facilities, the city and borough shall notify the permit holder of the deficiency. If the permit holder does not take prompt action to correct the identified deficiency, the city and borough may take the necessary action to correct the deficiency at the permit holder’s expense.
C. 
The construction and the materials used in the construction shall meet the standards set out in the permit.
D. 
The city and borough shall have the right to reject any contractor the city and borough does not believe qualified to perform the work. Any rejection of a contractor shall be accompanied by a written explanation. A contractor must be licensed and bonded in the state of Alaska before the city and borough shall issue any approval or rejection.
E. 
The city and borough shall have the right to conduct inspections of the work on utility extensions or connections, to charge inspection fees for such work, and to assure that the facilities as constructed meet the city and borough’s standards.
F. 
The permit holder shall provide to the city and borough a certified as-built survey of the installed facilities performed by a registered land surveyor.
(S.G.C. 15.12.030; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)
A. 
If all other requirements set out in this chapter are met, the city and borough will assume responsibility for further maintenance of utility extensions and also assume title to such facilities if:
1. 
The permit holder has provided the city and borough with a certified as-built survey of the installed facilities performed by a registered land surveyor;
2. 
The permit holder has provided a performance guarantee equal to 100 percent of the construct cost adequate to assure that the facilities will perform satisfactorily for one year after completion of construction; and
3. 
The permit holder has provided the city and borough with a recorded plat or other legal document satisfactory to the city and borough that dedicates to the city and borough any easements necessary for the city and borough’s maintenance of such facilities.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city and borough shall not accept maintenance responsibilities for any private utility extension or connection that is constructed on, over, or under any body of water or tideland.
(S.G.C. 15.12.040; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)
A. 
The total project cost of each utility extension or connection shall be fully amortized over 10 years beginning on the date of assumption of title and future maintenance responsibilities by the city and borough. The city and borough shall calculate amortization by reducing the total project cost by 10 percent each year for 10 years. The total project cost shall include only the sum of the cost of borrowing money; the cost of easement acquisition; the costs of surveying, design and construction; and an allowance for indirect costs of 15 percent of the total of the sum of costs for surveying, design and construction.
B. 
The city and borough shall collect and refund to the permit holder fees for connections made by others for a period of 10 years after that date the city and borough assumes the title and future maintenance responsibilities. The city and borough shall deduct an administrative fee of five percent of the total project cost to cover the costs of such collections and refund. The total amount of fees collected by a utility extension or connection funded by a private permit holder shall not exceed the total project cost.
C. 
Fees for connections to the facilities that are constructed during the amortization period of 10 years shall be based upon the total number of connections to the utility extension in existence at the time of connection to the property most recently connected. Each lot shall be considered one property benefiting from the extension.
D. 
If the primary extension to the subdivision, residence or commercial property connects to a previously constructed and privately funded extension no later than 10 years after the date the earlier extension or connection was completed and there are still unfunded advances for construction of the earlier extension or connection, the responsibility for repayment of such advances shall be recalculated to include the property owner whose property has been more recently connected.
E. 
Subject to the approval of the city and borough, an agreement for extending utility may be assumed by another person providing the person assuming the agreement is the owner of the property being connected to utility.
F. 
The city and borough shall not hold a permit holder responsible for the cost of upgrading a utility system’s capacity if the permit holder’s utility requirements are comparable to those users in the area being served by the facilities requiring upgrading.
(S.G.C. 15.12.050; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)
A. 
The city and borough shall make a reasonable effort to obtain from property owners easements necessary for construction of a utility extension. The city and borough shall not purchase property or easements for this purpose.
B. 
A permit holder may enter into private agreements with property owners to purchase easements for a utility extension, but the city and borough shall not be a party to such agreements. However, the permit holder must dedicate all easements to the city and borough when the city and borough takes over ownership.
(S.G.C. 15.12.060; Ord. 00-1595 § 4, 2000)