Hollister Municipal Code Ch. 13.12 Water, Gas and Sewer Laterals Required

Whenever the city council adopts a resolution ordering any street to be graded or paved along which there is laid either a water, gas or sewer main, it shall be the duty of the public works director to notify in writing the owners of all property fronting or abutting along the line of the proposed grading or paving of the fact that such street is to be graded or paved and that such owners shall within ten days from the date of such notice cause laterals to be laid from any such water, gas or sewer mains to their property lines. Such notice shall be served personally upon the owner of such property if known to the public works director. If the property owner is not known to the public works director, then the public works director shall cause such notice to be conspicuously posted on such property.

(Prior code § 17-18)

Whenever the city council adopts a resolution ordering any street in the city to be graded or paved, it shall be the duty of the public works director to notify all persons having rights, privileges or franchises to lay water or gas pipes or conduits in such streets that they must commence to lay such pipes or conduits immediately. Upon receipt of such notice, such persons shall immediately commence to lay their pipes or conduits, as the case may be, together with the laterals to property lines and prosecute the same with all reasonable speed.

(Prior code § 17-19)

A. Within ten days from the date of the notice so served or posted, as required by Section 13.12.010, it shall be the duty of the owner of any property fronting or abutting on such street proposed to be graded or paved to cause laterals to be laid from such water, gas or sewer mains to the owner's property line.

B. Whenever a sewer is laid in any street in the city, it shall be the duty of the owners of all property fronting or abutting along such sewer to lay laterals from the sewer main to their property lines. Such laterals shall be laid within 30 days from the time the sewer is finally accepted by the city.

(Prior code §§ 17-20, 17-21)

In case the owner of any property fronting or abutting on any street shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with Section 13.12.030, within the time specified in such section, then the city council may proceed to lay such laterals at once at the expense of the owner of such property. Such laterals shall be laid under the supervision of the public works director and subject to the inspection and approval of the health officer of the city.

(Prior code § 17-22)

The public works director shall keep a record of notices issued under the provisions of this chapter and of each lateral laid by the city under Section 13.12.040 and the cost of the same.

(Prior code § 17-23)

As soon as work done under the authority of Section 13.12.040 is completed by the city, the public works director shall render a statement showing the cost thereof and deliver the same to the city assessor, who shall note the amount thereof on the assessment roll against the party or property charged, and thereafter such amount shall be a lien against the property, and shall be collected together with the interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum, at the same time and in the same manner as other city taxes.

(Prior code § 17-24)