Section 134-22.3 SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS; FURNISHING AND REPAIR

A.  Upon appropriate payment of the connection charge as provided in Section 134-22, the Town shall, at its option, may provide, furnish and install the following services, material, labor and equipment. Incurred costs for said services, material, labor and equipment shall be borne and paid for by the property owner.

 

1.  The actual connection into the existing sanitary sewer line and connection with the customer's lateral sewer line.

 

      2.  All connection fittings, valves and sleeves.

 

      3.  The stub to the customer's property line for the customer's connection.

 

4.  Necessary repairs to any existing sidewalk, pavement, landscaping or lawn caused by the town's sanitary sewer line connection measures.

 

B. The customer shall be responsible for all costs of the materials and installation of the equipment described in this Section. Upon the request of a customer for service, the Town shall prepare an estimate of the cost of all materials and installation of the meters and connections and all apurtenances to be installed and shall collect the amount from the customer prior to installation. In the event the final charge exceeds or is less than the estimate and payment, an additional billing or refund, respectively, shall be made by the Town. Failure of the customer to pay the additional charge within thirty (30) days may result in disconnection of the service until paid in full, including any reconnection and administrative fee.

 

C.  The Town shall be responsible for the cost of maintenance, repair and/or replacement to the above-stated sanitary sewer line connection, materials and equipment. The Town shall not be responsible for the cost of repair, maintenance and/or replacement of any sewer lines, material or equipment located on the customer's property.

 

D.  The customer shall have the option to provide, furnish and install the sanitary sewer connection at his cost and only upon prior written approval by the Town.

 

E.  Subsection A shall not apply in the case of subdividers or developers required to install like improvements under the Town's Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 148, Subdivision and Land Development).  In such cases the town shall have no repair responsibility under Subsection B until and unless said improvements have been dedicated to and accepted by the Town.

 

(Ord. No. 3-94 Added Entire Section (A-C) 1-10-94)

(Ord. No. 22-05 Amended Entire Section (A-E) 9-26-05-Effective Upon Passage)