Chico Municipal Code Art. VII Sewer Main Extensions and Sewer Laterals

A. Residential or Nonresidential Premises Initially Connecting to the Sewer System. Where residential or nonresidential premises initially connecting to the sewer system do not have an existing sewer main located in a street or easement adjacent to the lot or parcel on which such premises are located, the owner of the premises shall install a sewer main extension from a point within a street or easement adjacent to such lot or parcel which is approved by the director to a point on the existing sewer main also as approved by the director. In addition, where such premises are being initially connected to the sewer system incident to the construction or alteration of a building or other structure on the premises which requires the issuance of a building permit pursuant to the provisions of this code, the owner of the premises shall install a sewer main extension throughout the length of any street improvements required to be made in the public rights-of-way adjoining the premises as a condition of the issuance of such building permit.

All such sewer main extensions shall be installed in accordance with the design criteria and improvement standards for sanitary sewer mains now or hereafter adopted by or pursuant to this code, and shall be located within a public street or public easement except where the director determines that the location of the sewer main within a public street or public easement is impracticable and except for that part of a sewer main extension located within the boundaries of a subdivision in which all or substantially all of the streets are privately owned and maintained. Where a sewer main extension is installed incident to the construction or alteration of a building or structure or a change in use of premises which requires a certificate of occupancy pursuant to the provisions of this code, the sewer main extension shall be completed prior to the issuance of such certificate of occupancy.

B. Residential or Nonresidential Premises for Which a Tentative Subdivision Map has Been Approved by the City. Where a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city for residential or nonresidential premises, the owner of such premises shall install a sewer main extension throughout the area of the subdivision to be served by the sewer system. In addition, where a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city for residential or nonresidential premises which do not have an existing sewer main in a street or easement adjacent to the boundaries of the subdivision, the owner of such premises shall install a sewer main extension from a point within a street or easement adjacent to the subdivision boundaries which is approved by the director to a point on an existing sewer main also as approved by the director. Moreover, where, as a condition of approval of a tentative map for residential or nonresidential premises, street improvements are required to be made in the public rights-of-way adjoining such premises, the owner of the premises shall, at the owner's sole cost and expense, also install a sewer main extension throughout the length of any such street improvements.

All such sewer main extensions shall be installed in accordance with the design criteria and improvement standards for sanitary sewer mains now or hereafter adopted by or pursuant to this code, shall be located within a public street or public easement except where the director determines that the location of the sewer main in a public street or public easement is impracticable and except for that part of the sewer main extension located within the boundaries of a subdivision in which all or substantially all of the streets are privately owned and maintained, and shall be completed prior to the filing of a final map for the subdivision or in the manner and within the time provided for in a subdivision improvement agreement executed pursuant to the provisions of this code at the time of filing a final map for the subdivision.

(Ord. 1735 §l, Ord. 2364 §272)

All sewer main extensions installed within a public street, public utility easement, public service easement, or public sewer easement as hereinbefore provided by this article shall be maintained by the city; provided that, the city shall have the right to discontinue the maintenance of or remove such sewer main extensions when premises adjacent thereto are no longer being served by the sewer system. All sewer main extensions installed within a private street or private sewer easement shall be maintained by the owner of the premises served by the sewer main extension.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part))

The owner of premises who is required to install a sewer main extension within a public street, public utility easement, public service easement, or public sewer easement as provided by this article shall be entitled to reimbursement for part of the cost incurred in installing the sewer main extension. Such reimbursement shall be made from sewer main installation charges assessed and levied upon the owner of premises connecting to such sewer main; except that the owner of premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city shall not be entitled to any reimbursement from the owners of lots or parcels within such subdivision that are subsequently connected to the sewer system. All sewer main reimbursements shall be made in accordance with a written reimbursement agreement executed between the city and the owner of the premises installing the sewer main extension which shall provide that the owner of such premises shall be reimbursed for the cost incurred in installing the sewer main extension on the basis of the sewer main installation rates established by this chapter and the front footage of the lot or parcel on which premises subsequently connecting to the sewer system are located. The total amount reimbursed shall not exceed the total cost of the sewer main extension, less the sewer main installation fee which the owner of the premises installing the sewer main extension would have had to pay, as provided by this chapter, if a sewer main had not been adjacent to the particular lot, parcel, or subdivision on or within which such premises are located. Such reimbursement shall be made over a stipulated period between 15 and 30 years in duration, beginning the date the sewer main extension is completed and accepted by the city, all as determined by the director.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2158 §6, Ord. 2364 §273)

The owner of premises connecting to the sewer system shall be required to install sewer laterals between the waste disposal system on the premises being connected to the sewer system and the sewer main adjacent to the lot or parcel on which such premises are located. Such sewer laterals shall be installed in accordance with the design criteria and improvement standards for sewer laterals as well as any applicable plumbing standards now or hereafter adopted by or pursuant to this code, and where installed incident to the construction or alteration of a building or structure or change in use of premises requiring a certificate of occupancy pursuant to the provisions of this code, shall be completed prior to the issuance of such certificate of occupancy. Where the premises connecting to sewer system are located on separate lots or parcels having the same owner, such premises shall be connected to the sewer system by separate laterals notwithstanding such common ownership.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part))

The owner of premises connected to the sewer system shall be responsible for maintaining the sewer lateral between the waste disposal system on such premises and the sewer main adjacent to the lot or parcel on which such premises are located in good order and condition and at owner’s sole cost and expense.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2268)

The owner of premises who is required to install a sewer lateral within a public street, public utility easement, public service easement, or public sewer easement as provided by this article shall be entitled to reimbursement for part of the cost incurred in installing the sewer lateral. Such reimbursement shall be made from sewer lateral charges assessed and levied upon the owner of premises connecting to such sewer lateral; except that the owner of premises for which a tentative subdivision map has been approved by the city shall not be entitled to any reimbursement from the owners of lots or parcels within such subdivision that are subsequently connected to the sewer system. All sewer lateral reimbursements shall be made in accordance with a written reimbursement agreement executed between the city and the owner of the premises installing the sewer lateral which shall provide that the owner of such premises shall be reimbursed for the cost incurred in installing the sewer lateral on the basis of the sewer lateral installation rates established by this chapter and the actual length of the lateral serving the property. The total amount reimbursed shall not exceed the total cost of the sewer lateral. Such reimbursement shall be made over a stipulated period between 15 and 30 years in duration, beginning the date the sewer lateral is completed and accepted by the city, all as determined by the director.

(Ord. 2510 §1)