All extensions of the sewerage system from the existing city of Richland sewerage system to properties outside the city limits, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall have prior approval of the city council. Extensions within the city limits shall be as approved by the city engineer.
(Ord. 793; Ord. 28-13 § 1.01)
Sewerage system extensions, including but not limited to mains, laterals, sewer lift stations, side sewers, and extensions to adjacent property boundaries shall be made at the expense of the proposing and benefiting property owner(s); provided, that the city of Richland may elect to participate in that portion of a sewerage system extension larger than required to serve the benefiting property in order to provide for future requirements. The costs of the sewerage system extension(s) are in addition to any and all costs provided for otherwise in the Richland Municipal Code.
(Ord. 793; Ord. 28-13 § 1.01)
All installations of sewerage system extensions shall have the approval of the city engineer and shall be in compliance with available standards for sewerage systems, including the most recent version of the city's general sewer plan and the Washington State Department of Ecology Criteria for Sewage Works Design. In addition, extensions shall pass through the benefiting property owners' property to adjacent property boundaries as required by the city engineer to effect the orderly and efficient extension of the city's sewer system. In determining whether to require extension of a sewer pipeline to an adjacent property boundary the city engineer shall consider land topography, availability of public rights-of-way and easements, and the long-term cost of maintenance and operation of the public sewer system.
(Ord. 793; Ord. 07-04; Ord. 28-13 § 1.01)
All sewerage system extensions (except services on private property) shall be installed in dedicated public streets, alleys or right-of-way or in easements which grant to the city rights at least equal to the right it would enjoy in dedicated streets, alleys or right-of-way and shall become the property of the city at the time of its acceptance by the city of Richland.
(Ord. 793)