Scotts Valley Municipal Code Art. VIII Connections and Owner Responsibility

The owner of the property or properties being served by the city's sanitary sewer system shall be responsible for all fees and costs as set forth in this chapter. All notices to the owner made pursuant to this chapter shall be sent to the owner by mail to the address shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county assessor.

(Ord. 79.18 § II.A (part), 1993)

It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property desiring to hook up to the city's sanitary sewer system to construct and install at his/her own cost and expense, all lines, drains, pump stations and/or other facilities necessary for his/her property to be served by said sanitary sewer system. The construction and installation shall be done pursuant to the requirements of the city engineer with a complete set of engineered drawings and specifications, showing among other things, the exact site, capacity and location of lines, drains, pump stations, and/or other facilities and appurtenances.

(Ord. 79.18 § II.A (part), 1993)

When a sanitary sewer main is to be constructed across private property to serve more than one parcel an easement shall be granted to the city and the easement line, size and installation shall be approved by the city. No person shall discharge any sewage into a sanitary sewer main until said main has been accepted by the city.

(Ord. 79.18 § II.A (part), 1993)

A. Whenever in the opinion of the city engineer it is necessary to install oversized drains, lines, pump stations, and/or other facilities which may be used for the benefit, immediate or future, of property other than the property in question, then the owner shall be required to pay for the installation of such oversized lines, drains, pump stations, and/or facilities.

B. Whenever the owner installs oversized drains, lines, pump stations, or other facilities and whenever an owner extends their line to his/her property which line bypasses other property not presently being serviced by the city's sanitary sewer system, then in such case, at the owner's request, the city will enter into a reimbursement agreement with the owner whereby future developers of property abutting the line extension and/or other facilities will be required to pay a pro rata share of the costs of the lines and/or facilities which benefit property. The establishment of the pro rata share will be solely within the discretion of the city. The form of the agreement to be executed between the owner and the city shall be approved by the city attorney.

C. Subsequent to the installation of oversized facilities, all properties abutting and capable of using the oversized facility ("abutting property") shall be obligated to share in the pro rata cost of the oversizing as established by the public works department. No building permit shall be issued for any abutting property unless and until the owner of the abutting property has paid its pro rata share.

(Ord. 79.18 § II.A (part), 1993; Ord. 79.21 § 1, 1996)

Sewer laterals shall belong to the property owner. The city shall maintain all city sanitary sewer mains and appurtenances within public easements or on public property. The property owner shall maintain all sewer laterals and appurtenances for his/her premises, and be responsible for any blockages therein.

(Ord. 79.18 § II.A (part), 1993)