Hemet Municipal Code Art. II Sewer Service

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Cross reference— Health and sanitation, ch. 34; running wastewater on street, § 66-3.

The city council may, by resolution, adopt reasonable rules and regulations relating to sewer construction, use, maintenance, discharges, and deposit or disposal of all wastewater, both directly and indirectly, within the city. Such resolution may adopt rules and regulations by reference. The building official for the city is hereby authorized to enforce such rules and regulations when adopted.

(Ord. No. 884; Code 1984, § 14000)

All connections to the sewer system of the city shall be made in accordance with the provisions thereto appertaining in the plumbing and building codes and engineering department specifications of the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14001)

(a) The person making sewer connections shall be responsible for the procuring of all necessary permits, lighting and barricading of excavations, notification of the city for inspection of completed connections, backfill, compaction, and cleanup of the job. Compaction, backfill and repairing of pavement shall be performed to the specifications of the city engineer.

(b) If such compaction, backfill and repaving does not meet the specifications of the city engineer, and is not corrected within ten days of service of notice by the city of such defects on the person making such connection by registered mail to his last known address, the city shall thereupon proceed to do any work necessary to bring such repair to city specifications, and the person responsible therefor shall reimburse the city for any and all expense incurred therein. Failure to correct any such deficiencies upon receipt of such notice shall be grounds for the revocation of the business license issued by the city to any general or plumbing contractor responsible therefor.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14002)

Any property owner desiring sewer service shall pay the actual cost per lineal foot for the installation, including engineering, of new sewer main extensions necessary to connect and service property to the nearest available sewer. Such sewer extensions shall be extended to the far property line of the property served so that any subsequent extension shall commence at unsewered property.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14003)

All sewer extensions shall be constructed in public streets, alleys or easements, and, when completed and approved, shall become the property of the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14004)

If, in the opinion of the city council, any of the provisions of this article shall create undue hardship or be unreasonable under certain circumstances, nothing contained in this article shall prevent the city council from authorizing the city to enter into an agreement, when the council determines that the health, welfare and safety of the city or its inhabitants will be served thereby, with any owner or developer for the city participation in the cost and expense of the extension of sewer mains and sewer system of the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14005)

(a) On existing streets, the city may, but shall not be required to, enter into an agreement for repayment of not more than one-half the actual total cost of installation, including engineering, per lineal frontage foot of property served for the sewer main extension provided by the owner or developer which fronts the property being developed, and, in addition, a pro rata share of other works necessary for the operation of such main, and for not more than the actual cost of installation, including engineering, for the remaining sewer main extension.

(b) Pursuant to any agreement described in this section where the sewer main extension has been paid for by an owner or developer, a charge of one-half of the actual cost of installation, including engineering, per front foot shall be made against the property owner or developer connecting to such main on a front footage basis, and shall be paid to the city prior to the connection being made to the sewer system. This one-half actual cost of installation per front foot shall be reimbursed to the original provider of such extension on demand, but in no case shall the payment be made to the original provider after a period of ten years from the acceptance date of the main by the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14006)

No interest payments or other charges shall enter into any of the negotiations authorized in section 82-37.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14007)

All engineering for sewer extensions shall be provided by the city, at the cost of the developer.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14008)

(a) Prior to approval of the city for the construction of a sewer main extension under any of the provisions of this article, the owner or developer shall deposit with the city a sum of money in an amount to be not less than the city engineer's estimate of the cost of installing such sewer main extension and engineering costs, or, in lieu thereof, a good and sufficient bond, with surety approved by the city attorney, conditioned on the full and faithful performance of such work, in a sum not less than the city engineer's estimate for the cost of such work and engineering.

(b) In the event of failure of the owner or developer to complete such installation, the deposit or bond provided for in the section shall be forfeited to the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14009)

There shall be paid to the city fees for connection to the city sewer system prior to any connection being made to the city sewer system. The amount of such fees shall be set from time to time by the council, and a schedule of such fees is on file in the city clerk's office.

(Ord. No. 1094; Code 1984, § 14010)

All sewer connection fees referred to in section 82-41 shall be maintained in a special fund to be known as the sewer improvement fund, and shall be used only for the purpose of improving, enlarging, maintaining or financing the sewer system of the city.

(Ord. No. 404; Code 1984, § 14011)