Lodi Municipal Code Art. V Extensions

The city council is desirous of adopting a sewer service and extension policy that is fair and equitable to all developing properties and that provides that the cost of extension shall be distributed among subsequently developing properties connecting thereto. For purposes of this article, storm drains shall be considered as sewers except as specifically stated otherwise.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009)

Whenever a property owner is desirous of obtaining sewer service, an application shall be made to the public works director for sewer service. The public works director shall determine the closest adequate sewer and, if an extension is necessary, indicate the size of the main to be extended and the limits of the extension.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009)

Whenever the public works director determines that a sewer extension is necessary, the applicant will be required to install, at the applicant's own expense, the sewer extension in accordance with engineering plans furnished by applicant and approved by the public works director. The plans shall be prepared in accordance with the city design standards.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009)

In every case where a sewer is to be tapped to serve a parcel, the same shall be extended the full frontage of the parcel unless the public works director determines that the sewer will not need to be extended to serve any other properties.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009)

The minimum size sewer main shall have a nominal inside diameter of six inches. The minimum size storm drain shall have a nominal inside diameter of twelve inches. Larger size mains may be required as determined by the public works director in accordance with the city public improvement design standards or the city master sewer and storm drain plans.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009)

Wherever the city requires that a sewer main larger than ten inches in diameter or a storm drain larger than eighteen inches in diameter be installed in order to serve additional property or to conform to the applicable master plan, the applicant may apply for reimbursement from the additional properties that are served by the oversized pipe. The reimbursement shall be based on the difference in cost between the actual pipe to be installed and a ten-inch sewer or eighteen-inch storm drain as applicable. The difference in cost shall be determined by the public works director. The reimbursement shall be made in accordance with Chapter 16.40 of this code.

(Ord. No. 1819, 2-18-2009; Ord. No. 1870, § 5, 2-20-2013)