Division III. Additional Regulations

Chapter 13.88
UTILITY SERVICES
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS

Sections:

13.88.010    Limitations on new connections.

13.88.010 Limitations on new connections.

A. With respect to the provision of utility services outside the corporate limits, it shall be the policy of the City to hereafter approve requests for water and sewer connections when:

1. The application is for the replacement of an existing water or sewer connection; or

2. The application is to provide water service to property which presently fronts any water main constructed by 1955 or its replacement, and that the applicant pay any amounts required by an existing City-approved recapture contract; or

3. The application concerning property which is the subject of any recapture contract is approved by the City, and the applicant shall pay any amounts required by such recapture contract; or

4. The application is for property within the City’s water service area.

B. If an application is approved under the conditions of subsection (A)(2), (A)(3), or (A)(4) of this section, then the following conditions shall also apply:

1. If the property boundary is contiguous to the corporate limit line of the City, the property shall annex into the City prior to service being granted in the form of a water availability certificate.

2. If the property boundary is not contiguous to the corporate limit line of the City, and is within a potential annexation area of the City, and has had a health hazard declared by the appropriate authority related to their water system, then the applicant shall sign an agreement of no protest as to any proposed annexation of the applicant’s property to the City as a condition of providing water service only for the then existing land use.

3. If the property boundary is not contiguous to the corporate limit line of the City, and is within a potential annexation area of the City, and has not had a health hazard declared by the appropriate authority related to their water system, then service shall be denied until the property is annexed to the City.

4. Service being provided outside the City limits under contracts executed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section are allowed to continue without requiring annexation.

C. All connections and extensions regulated by this chapter shall conform to all City codes governing such connection or extension.

D. The City may reduce the sewer connection assessment imposed by IMC 13.40.060 (B)(4) by up to 75 percent.

E. Applications falling outside the circumstances of any of the above conditions in subsection A of this section, and/or not complying with applicable utility code provisions or other City ordinances will be denied.

F. It shall further be the City’s policy to make no extension of water or sewer, or connection to water or sewer, when such extension or connection overtaxes the City’s water or sewer system. (Ord. 2300 § 1, 2001; Ord. 1589 § 2, 1983; Res. 81-2 § 1, 1981).