Sec. 37-33. Extensions in subdivisions, single lot, and sublot developments and all other developments.
A. Except for a single residence on a single lot, in all developments where the City is to provide water service, the owner or developer must plan, construct, and furnish to the City all water mains, service connections, valves, fittings and appurtenances within the boundary of the development, as well as within the streets bounding the entire development, pursuant to all of the following:
1. All plans must be approved by the Director.
2. The developer must pay all fees specified by the City Code.
3. The developer must plan, construct and furnish to the City all off-site water mains necessary to complete a looped connection to existing City mains as determined by the Director. All water lines must be constructed to conform with the City’s water distribution master grid system and must be constructed as a general area improvement regardless of whether the water lines will directly serve the property being developed.
4. Except as provided in subsection (A)(5) of this section, minimum water main size is 12-inch mains on section line streets or grid arterials, eight-inch mains on mid-section line streets or mid-grid feeders, and six-inch mains on all other streets, unless peak demands and fire flow require a larger main, as determined by the Director.
5. For developments in the downtown core area, the minimum water main size is 12-inch mains unless an existing eight-inch main meets the needs of the development, including fire flow requirements, as determined by the Director. For the purposes of this section, downtown core area has the meaning prescribed in the City design standards.
6. For all developments, the developer must install fire hydrants, valves, pipes, and fittings required for the hydrant installation pursuant to the City design standards.
B. Existing lines larger than 12 inches in diameter are part of the transmission system and are not part of the water distribution master grid system. The Director will require the developer to construct distribution mains of the required size in parallel to such existing transmission system mains. If existing distribution system mains within a development, or the streets bounding a development, do not meet the size specifications of this chapter, or are inadequate for the demands, including fire flows, of the development, as determined by the Director, the Director will require the developer to replace or parallel existing mains with mains of the required size.
C. If no water main exists along the frontage of a single, existing, residential lot zoned for single-family use (R1-6 through RE-43), and the developer of the single lot requests City water service, the developer must construct and extend the existing main to the point of the requested service connection plus an additional ten feet. If the Director determines that a repayment agreement is practicable, and the applicant agrees to enter into a repayment agreement, the developer will construct the new water main beyond the connection point and across the entire lot frontage.
D. The developer must guarantee all water mains, service connections, valves, fittings and appurtenances installed by the developer against all defects for a period of two years after acceptance of the facilities by the Department.
E. Only authorized Department representatives may install, remove or reinstall water meters. If a developer removes, changes, or relocates water meters, the developer must pay the City for the cost of restoring meters to the authorized and designated locations. (Ord. No. G-6741, § 2 (Exh. A), 2020)