Del Mar Municipal Code Ch. 22.12 Extensions of Sewer Mains

Any person who desires to extend the sewer mains to his property and construct house connections shall file an application with the City in which he shall describe the area to be served and the approximate length of the proposed extension.

Upon an application, there may be scheduled a predesign conference with the City Engineer. The design and cost estimate must be prepared by a registered civil engineer and submitted with a deposit to the City for review and approval by the City Engineer. Prior to construction, additional deposits will be required for administration, engineering, and inspection costs.

All sewer main extensions shall be designated and constructed according to City of Del Mar standards and as provided by this Chapter.

The applicant has the option to either:

A. Deposit with City; Refund. Deposit with the City the amount of the estimate approved by the City Engineer plus the estimated cost for City administration, engineering, and inspection, and request the City to proceed with construction of the requested sewer main extension. The City, upon completion of such extension, shall refund to the applicant any money in excess of the total cost of construction of the sewer service connection. If the total cost of construction exceeds the deposit, the applicant shall be liable for any additional costs prior to connection to the extension of the sewer main.

B. Work by Contractor; Inspection by City. The applicant may make or cause such sewer main extension to be made by a competent licensed contractor; but all such work shall be done under the inspection of the City Engineer. The applicant shall also provide such security as required by the City to guarantee the completion of such work and pay such damages that may be caused to public right-of-way as a result of such construction. The applicant shall also pay all costs for City Engineering and inspection.

A. The design, location, materials, and standards of construction of all extensions shall be approved by the City Engineer and shall conform to City standards.

B. The design of an extension shall be based upon considerations of adequate capacity to meet the present and future requirements of the area to be benefited, of distribution system operation and efficiency, of maintenance requirements and of anticipated life of such extension.

C. Under no circumstances shall any structure be placed over or around any sewer main or extension, or within a City utility easement, unless provision is made for ready and easy access to any and all parts or points of such main or extension, and an appropriate encroachment permit has been granted by resolution of the City Council.

D. Materials and standards of construction shall be those which have been adopted and are used by the department for the area and class of service to be provided.

Sewer utility easements shall be obtained for all sewer main extensions, except for sewer mains to be located within a public street; all utility easements shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width, except where, due to exceptional physical limitations, the City Engineer approves the acceptance of a ten-foot wide easement. In no case shall said easement be less than ten feet in width. Applicant shall be required to dedicate to the City all required sewer utility easement where such easements cross property owned by the applicant. Otherwise, the City shall acquire all required easements, and the cost of easement acquisition shall be included as a part of the total cost of the sewer main extension.

Editor's note— The former Sections 22.12.070—22.12.100, which pertained to application for reimbursement, acceptance by city, reimbursement for sewer main extensions, and payment of costs by property owners, respectively, were repealed by Ord. No. 697.