Brentwood Municipal Code Art. 6 Application for Connection to Water System

Upon receipt of any application for connection to the city's water system, the director of public works will determine whether a main extension or other water system facilities are necessary to provide the connection. A main extension or other water system facilities will be installed in the manner directed by the director of public works whenever the director of public works determines that such main extension or facilities are necessary to provide water service to property described in the application. Applicants must follow the application procedures, and must pay all applicable charges, including any applicable security deposit, application fee, service connection charge, meter charge, service line charge, existing facilities charge, and any other charges as set forth in the cost allocation plan.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

Prior to approving any application for connection to the city's water system for which no main extension is required, but a new service connection is required, the city will evaluate the impact of the proposed service on the system and the city's ability to provide service. The size of connection and meter is dependent upon the water flow requirements for the premises including fire flow. The number and size of meters required will be determined by the director of public works.

When the city has approved the application for connection to the city's water system, the customer will furnish and install the new service connection from the main to the meter at such location as the city determines and in accordance with the standard plans and specifications. The service connection will be installed from the water distribution main to the curb line or property line of the premises, which may abut on the street, on other thoroughfares, or on the city right-of-way or easement. Charges for meter and box are to be added to the charges for service installation and are held as a separate charge for the convenience of subdividers or contractors where all pipe is installed by the owner.

The applicant may apply for as many service connections as may be reasonably required to serve the premises, provided that the customer has separate facilities and equipment for each service connection that is independent of the others and not interconnected.

Each premises will have at least one service connection, which includes a meter. When two or more buildings are maintained upon a single premises, one service connection may serve both. However, if the premises is divided and the buildings come into separate ownership, new service connections must be installed so that there are separate service connections with meters for each premises in separate ownership.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

Service connections will be installed at nominal right angles to a main in accordance with city standard plans and specifications. The point of connection will not be within a street intersection from curb return to curb return, nor will any portion of the service connection be within the intersection. The meter location will be directly adjacent to the parcel being served within the public right-of-way. In the event street right-of-way is not available, the city may approve installation within an easement or alley adjacent to or on the parcel to be served. In alleys or easements, meters will be located at a point as close as practicable to the property line within which the main is located. All meters will be located outside of driveways and other areas where access by city personnel for operation and maintenance may be restricted. The meter vault will be located outside of travel lanes and driveways and will be protected from vehicular traffic, as determined by the city. If the applicant feels extraordinary conditions exist that would prevent compliance with this requirement, he or she may submit to the city a written request for a waiver of this requirement at the time the water plan is submitted for review.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

Applications for new or revised service connections to supply premises which are wholly or partly outside the corporate limits of the city will not be accepted or approved nor ordered to be installed, unless the city council has approved such application after all applicable fees, including city staff time and any fees charged by the local agency formation commission, have been paid by the applicant. Before granting approval, the city council will conduct an investigation and obtain satisfactory proof that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

A. A severe hardship exists, for example a failure of an existing well or septic system as certified by the county health department;

B. The area is unannexable at present;

C. The property will be annexed on city demand;

D. There will be full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and administrative policy;

E. That the connection will be granted on a temporary basis until annexation is completed with the water system reserving the right to disconnect the applicant or applicant's assigns upon violation of the terms of the agreement covering the granting of such connection; and

F. That the granting of such application will be in the best interest of the city.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

In the event of any application the city determines will require installation of a main extension, or other installation, for example if a service connection required is larger than ordinary, or if a special meter is required, all such installation or connection costs will be borne solely by the applicant. as set forth in Section 14.01.675.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

Any owner of one or more lots or parcels of land will make a written application to the city for a main extension, where, in the opinion of the director of public works, one or more main extensions are required to serve such property. Applications will be made in accordance with this code and will include filing the city's application and providing: the legal description of the property to be served; a written statement from the applicable fire protection authority addressing all requirements for fire protection; the tract number; the plans, profiles and specifications; any additional information required by the city; and 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 meter and service connection charges (for city-installed service connections), the existing facilities charges and any other applicable charges required by this chapter or a development service agreement.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

A person desiring to provide water service to a tract of land, which the person proposes to subdivide or develop, will make a written application to the city for water service to a new subdivision or development and may be required to enter into a development service agreement pursuant to Section 14.01.645. Applications will include: 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 estimated students and location of schools; irrigation requirements; and topographic contours. The subdivision or development application will also include payment of any applicable deposits and rates or charges, including the applicable meter and service connection charges (for city-installed service connections), the existing facilities charge and any other applicable charges or deposits required by this chapter or the development service agreement.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

Prior to approval of the application, the director of public works 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 water service and report findings to the city council. The public works director will develop conditions of approval regarding the feasibility of providing the service; satisfaction of the criteria in this chapter, the city's standard plans and specifications, and any other applicable rules and regulations; and estimated cost of the proposed main extension or other water system facilities.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

The city may require improvements, dedications or facilities to be provided by the applicant for water service to a new subdivision or development. All 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 facilities will be the responsibility of the applicant. All such facilities must meet city's standard plans and specifications. 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.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

When a main extension is required to serve a property including a new development or subdivision, or in other circumstances as determined by the city, prior to approval of an application for water service, the applicant may be required to enter into a development service agreement in a form acceptable to the city and comply with the terms and conditions therein. All fees and costs incurred by city in preparing or reviewing the development service agreement or plans will be paid in full by the applicant prior to commencement of work in accordance with Section 14.01.675. The development service agreement may 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. During any construction, water service will be metered, with separate meters for each premises as determined by the city, and the applicant will be responsible during construction for all costs of water service as set forth in the cost allocation plan.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

All main extensions or other water system facilities covered by a development service agreement will become the property of the city and upon acceptance by the city will be deeded or dedicated to the city by a proper instrument in writing. 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 will be duly recorded in the Contra Costa County recorder's office.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

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 applicable meter and service connection charges, and cover all other actual costs incurred by the city relative to the installation. 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 plans and specifications in effect at the time of the application and any other requirements in the development service agreement.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

The city will review and approve the size, location and configuration of all main extensions, which will be consistent with the city's plans for future development of the water system.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

No dead-end water lines will be permitted, unless approved by the director of public works in extremely limited circumstances, and in his or her sole discretion, if it is the only feasible way to supply water to a location and it will not significantly impact or burden the city with respect to its obligations to flush the water system.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

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 plans and specifications, 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 must 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 development service agreement, the city will have the right to inspect the work. No pipeline will be backfilled or covered without the presence and consent of a city authorized inspector.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

All costs and expenses incurred by the city under this chapter for preparing or reviewing applications or plans, dedication instruments, easements, agreements or any other documents required by the application or project, including, but not limited to, costs for engineering, legal and administrative services, will be paid in full by the applicant prior to commencement of any work, 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 must deposit additional monies in an amount to be determined by the director of public works within five days of a request for such increased deposit.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)

If the installation work is not started within one year of execution of a development service agreement, 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.

(Ord. 918 § 2, 2013)