Chapter 15.28
ANNEXATIONS
Sections:
15.28.010 New territory to connect to public sewers – Fee.
15.28.020 Line to applicant’s property.
15.28.010 New territory to connect to public sewers – Fee.
Whenever any territory is annexed to the city and, by reason thereof, is required by the ordinances of the city to connect to any existing public sewer, such connection shall be made upon payment of the amounts and in the manner required by LMC 15.16.040, Delayed benefit charges, and LMC 15.24.020, Connections to sanitary trunk sewer – Deposit of applicant. (Ord. 1794 § 5, 1976; Ord. 1540 § 1, 1971; Ord. 1292 § 2, 1966; Ord. 1042 § 2, 1960).
15.28.020 Line to applicant’s property.
After such sum is paid, the city engineer shall, at the expense of the city, lay a sanitary sewer line from a connection with the public sewer to the property line of the applicant at such point on the applicant’s property line as the city engineer shall deem to be most practical, provided such point is not in excess of 50 feet from such public sewer line. If such point be in excess of 50 feet, the applicant must bear all costs, including installation of any such excess. (Ord. 1042 § 2, 1960).
15.28.030 New connections in areas served by sewer lines constructed under local improvement districts.
Whenever sanitary sewer lines have been installed by reason of a local improvement district, and thereafter an owner of property within the local improvement district desires an additional connection or connections to the sanitary sewer line, installation thereof shall be made at the request of the property owner upon payment to the city, in advance, of an amount per connection which is equal to and computed upon the same basis as was assessed against the abutting property owners at the time of the construction and installation of the sanitary sewer line and the connections thereof under the local improvement district. All such amounts shall be deposited into the cumulative reserve fund for the extension, expansion, replacement, addition and betterment of the sanitary sewer system and facilities of the city, under LMC 3.44.230. (Ord. 1292 § 3, 1966).