Chapter 13.35
EXTENSIONS
Sections:
13.35.010 Size of main extensions.
13.35.020 Costs of extensions.
13.35.030 Inspection and acceptance.
13.35.010 Size of main extensions.
No water main shall be installed with less than the minimum pipe size dictated by good engineering practice, and in no case shall any water main be of a size having less than a six-inch diameter. The town shall have the right to increase the required diameter of the main extension, if it deems it advisable, subject however to the condition that the laid cost of the main extension of the larger diameter pipe to the developer will not exceed the laid cost of the same extension if it were six-inch diameter pipe. All water feeder lines (laterals) shall be four-inch lines or of such other sizes or types as shall be approved by the town council or its delegated representative and by the town building inspector. (Prior code § 16-7-1)
13.35.020 Costs of extensions.
The developer causing an extension of water mains shall pay in full for the rights-of-way, the construction and installation of the lines, pipes and mains, and all other features necessary for the extension. (Ord. 01-015 § 13, 2001; prior code § 16-7-2)
13.35.030 Inspection and acceptance.
Upon completion and approval of any extension, the town council, if satisfied that the extension is in the public interest and suitable and comfortable to the existing system in the town, may, by resolution, accept and approve the same and authorize the use thereof; provided, that the extension shall first be conveyed to the town free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances. (Ord. 01-015 § 13, 2001; prior code § 16-7-3)
13.35.040 Reimbursement.
A. The town will contract or negotiate only with an individual, partnership, corporation or other single legal entity in any repayment agreement, and the town shall not be obligated to make any such agreement, respecting any single utility extension program, with more than one party regardless of how many are sharing the cost.
B. After completion of construction and installation of an extension, the developer shall submit a detailed statement of the costs and expenses of such construction and installation to the town clerk. The town shall have the right to reject the developer’s cost breakdown, if there is an appreciable variance with the town’s estimate. No reimbursement shall be made until the developer’s cost breakdown is approved by the town building inspector and accepted by the town council. (Prior code § 16-7-4)
13.35.050 Penalties.
Any person who excavates or causes an excavation to be made for the purpose of laying water lines or pipes in the public streets, alleyways, or upon the property of the town of Huachuca City, without first obtaining the approval of the town council and complying with any applicable provisions hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor plus all costs of repair. (Ord. 01-015 § 13, 2001; prior code § 16-7-5)