HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-2692 - Ordinance - 02/12/2004ORDINANCE NO. 2692
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPIER I1, "UTILITIES", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART I:
That Chapter 1 I. "UTILITIES". SECTION 3. "WATER AND SEWER MAIN
EXTENSION POLICIES". of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station, Texas. be amended as set out m Exhibit "A". altaehed hereto and made a
part of thru ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That if any pmv~sions of any section of th,s ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way ¢ff~t the vahdi .ty of the remaimng
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain ,n full force and
effect.
PART 3
That any person. Finn. or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a rmsdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars I$25 00} nor
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00}. Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense Said
Ordinance. being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days al~er its date
of passage by the City Council. as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the
City of College Station.
PASSED. ADOPTED and APPROVED this 12th dayof February .2004.
APPROVED'
ATTEST.
Connie Hooks. City Secretary
APPROVED'
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT
That Chapter I I, "UTILITIES", SECTION 3: "WATER AND SEWER MAIN EXTENSION
POLICIES", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Stahon, Texas, ,s hereby
amended, by amending paragraph A to read as follows:
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION / REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THE EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER MAINS
( 1 ) Standards for Construction
All extensions of water and sewer mares shall be constructed m accordance with
the Br)'an/College Station Untried Design Guidelines and the Bo,an/College
Station Unified Technical Specifications and all applicable state and federal
requirements Where there is a conflict of standards, the more stringent standard
as determined by the Oty Manager, or his designee, shall apply The City shall
accept for public use only water and sewer mare extensions that comply with
these standards for construction.
(2) Process for Acce tance
la)
The owner of a lot or tract of land who constructs a water and/or sewer
main extension to extend service to their property (hereinafter referred to
as the "Developing Owner") shall retmn a hcensed engineer lo design and
observe construction of the water and/or sewer mare extension in
accordance with the Bryan/College Statton Untried Design Guidelines and
the Bo~n/College SJation Untried Techmcal Specifications and all
apphcable state and federal reqmrements.
(b)
The Developing Owner's Engineer shall identify lots or tracts that front on
the water and/or sewer mare extension and that can physically be served
by the extension. Each lot or tract identified shall include the legal
description, street address and name of the current owner and the total
acreage of each tract Said informatmn shall be submitted to the City
Identification and smtabdity of service of lots or tracts shall be subject to
final approval by the City Manager, or his designee
(c)
Design and constmchon documents must be reviewed and approved by
the Office of the City Manager, or his designee, prior to the begmntng of
construction
rd)
The waler and/or sewer mare extension must be respected and approved
by the City's inspector bolh dunng and upon completion ofconstruchon
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The water and/or sewer main extension may not be made available for
pubhc use until the extcnsion ~s accepted by the City as provided herein.
(3) Application for Reimbursement
A Developing Owner who dedicates a water and/or sewer main extension to the
City for public use as provided above may be reimbursed for the extension cost
from other hne users who connect to such extension provided:
(a)
The Developing Owner shall file a complete application for
reimbursement for costs expended for the design and construction of the
water and/or sewer roam extension on or before the commencement of
conslructlon of such extension with the City.
i)
The application for rennbursement may be obtained at the
Development Services Division;
The application shall not be considered complete unless all
reformation requested on the application has been provided by the
applicant. All incomplete applications shall be returned to the
applicant
lb)
The water and/or sewer main extension must be constructed and accepled
as described in this secllon
lc)
The Developing Owner mus! provide an affidavit of bills paid for design
and construction costs to the City"
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