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ORDINANCE NO. 1627
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas, that Ordinance Number 381, "Rules,
Regulations, Policies and Procedures for the City of North Richland
Hills Water and Sewer System" adopted Ì'bvember 8, 1971, and as
heretofore amended, be and the same is hereby amended at Section II,
paragraph J-2, to read as follows:
J-2 The City shall maintain and operate only those sanitary
sewers whose title is vested in the City. Certain sewer
service lines to private property, which are partially located in the
public right-of-way or in a public easerœnt do not belong to the City
because they have not been installed pursuant to City Rules and
Regulations. If a property owner chooses to replace an existing
residential service sewer which is currently not vested to the City and
the replacerœnt service sewer must cross greater than one-half of an
e..xisting curbed street, then the City will participate by providing all
labor and equiµnent necessary to construct that portion of the service
sewer located within the limits of the paved street. The actual cost
for the materials installed by the City, shall be paid by the property
owner to the City prior to connecting to the house sewer. All
remaining costs not specifically designated above, shall be the
responsibility of the property owner. All property owners desiring
City participation as defined above, shall request the same in writing
and shall allow the City 10 days from the date of receipt to perform
the requested work. Such notification shall be addressed to the
Director of Public Works. This Section applies to only service lines
and not to sewer mains or laterals.
PASSED AND APProVED this the 11th day of September ,1989.
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APPRO TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
shall be in an amount not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000.00)
dollars for injuries, to anyone person, and Property Damage Insurance
shall be in an amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars
for one accident.
1. MODIFYING EXISTING WATER OR SEWER FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE
NEW DEVELOPMENT, BUILDINGS OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
1. No building of any kind shall be constructed over an existing sanitary
sewer main or lateral, unless and until said sanitary sewer has been
replaced with either cast iron water pipe or extra heavy cast iron soil
pipe, of a type and class specified by the City, subject to the approval
of the City Engineer. This pipe replacement requirement may be waived
by the Engineer, if in his judgment, its fu1ffi1ment would not serve the
best interests of the City.
2. Whenever it is necessary to relocate or replace an existing water or
sewer facility to accommodate a use of a tract of land or lot of record
contemplated by the owner and/or developer thereof, such relocation or
replacement shall, at the City's discretion, be accomplished by City
forces or under City supervision by an approved contractor.
3. The owner or developer shall, without charge to the City, furnish such
easements or rights-of-way on the property as may be required to
accomplish construction of the relocation or replacement.
4. The cost of such work shall be borne one hundred (100) percent by the
owner or developer of the property, except that should the City elect to
increase the size of the existing water or sewer facility to be replaced or
relocated the City shall pay the difference in the cost of pipe and size
of such existing water or sewer facility and the cost of the pipe of the
size the City desires to have installed in the relocation or replacement
thereof, provided such increase in size is not necessary to provide
capacity at least equivalent to that of the existing water or sewer facility
to be replaced or relocated.
J. OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE.
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Title to all sanitary sewers constructed under this po:Jicy, including
service connections, shall be vested in the City. The City retains the
right to invoke the Contractor's Maintenance Bond in the event of
applicable defect.
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The City shall maintain and operate only those sanitary sewers whose
title is vested in the City.
3. Title to all water Mains constructed" under this po:Jicy, including title to
"Service Connections," shall be vested in the City.
corner of the lot or designated building tract so as to be
available for commencing the separate continuation to the
next adjacent lot or building tract.
Provision for continuation to the next adjacent properties
as set forth above shall always be included unless the
"Distribution Main" involved must necessarily terminate as
a dead end not subject to extension because of topogra-
phy, street pattern, City boundaries or other fixed
barriers.
(2) Sewer - Service shall be considered to be available for a
customer without extension cost to the customer, when a
"Lateral Sewer" or sewer main suitable for connecting the
customer exists along the street, alley or easement abut-
ting or passing through the lot or designated building
tract such that the "Service Sewer" can be installed and
the "Lateral Sewer" or sewer main continued to the oppo-
site side or corner of the lot or designated building tract
so that to be available for commencing the separate con-
tinuation to the next adjacent lot or building tract.
Provision for continuation to the next adjacent properties
as set forth above shall always be included unless the
"Lateral Sewer" or sewer main involved must necessarily
terminate as a dead end, not subject to extension because
of topography, street pattern, City boundaries or other
fixed barriers.
No connection shall be made to any sewer belonging to
the City of North Richland Hills until the proper connect-
ing charges have been paid and the instaIlation must then
be properly inspected by the City's designated Inspector.
-"SERVICE SEWER" is defined as that portion of the
connecting sewer located in the road way, street, alley or
easement between the Sewer Main or Lateral Sewer and a
point approximately six feet (6') from the right-ot-way
. (line or Customer's property line and shall consist of a
service wye or tapping saddle and the required length of
service pipe. Sewer Service Lines shall be installed by
the City or by Contractors under Contract approved by
the City. Construction shall conform to current speci-
fications for labor and material as adopted by the City of
North Richland Hills.
"SEWERAGE SYSTEM" is defined as the entire system of
conduits, life stations, treatmènt facilities and appurte-
nances required in general process of removing sewage.
"SINGLE CUSTOMER" shall apply only to an individually
owned single family dwelling unit or to a single commercial
establishment which is not a part of a contiguous spon-
sored development or subdivision, as determined by the
Director of Utilities.