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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1627 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 easerÅ“nt 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 replacerÅ“nt 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. .d_<\o"",~"../ ~-_.~ Mayor A'ITEST: Cl/ß1"í L/ft/ ¿,<~~ ìjÍy Secretary I 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. .[ 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. . 2. 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.