Chapter 13.08
Chapter 13.08

RELOCATION OF WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES IN PUBLIC WAYS

Sections:
13.08.010 Projects coordination.
13.08.020 Future alteration minimization.
13.08.030 City's cost liabilities.
13.08.040 Service provider's cost liabilities.
13.08.050 Permit application review.
13.08.060 Work resulting from permit noncompliance-Costs liability.
13.08.070 Permit grant or denial.

13.08.010 Projects coordination.
The providers of water and sewer services and the city shall, as far in advance as possible when working in public streets and drainageways, coordinate through the Jefferson County Utilities Coordinating Committee all projects, each with the other, to minimize current and future anticipated conflicts between public street and drainageway improvements and water and sewer facilities. (Ord. O-94-39 § 10, 1994; Res. 75-138 § 1, 1975).

13.08.020 Future alteration minimization.
Project planning and engineering conducted by the city and the various providers of water and sewer services shall consider present and future plans in order to avoid or minimize future alterations in such improvements and facility locations. In cooperation with the provider of water or sewer service, the City Engineer may indicate general location restrictions which would avoid future conflicts but shall not direct locations which are incompatible with the general engineering requirements of the water or sewer system. (Ord. O-94-39 § 11, 1994; Res. 75-138 § 2, 1975).

13.08.030 City's cost liabilities.
When facilities of the provider of water or sewer services require relocation due to improvement, changes, or alteration of streets or drainageways, all costs associated with water or sewer facilities relocation and restoration to the equivalent of their preimprovement condition will be included and considered as part of the total street or drainageway improvement cost and paid by the city, unless prior installation of the water or sewer service facilities was performed contrary to a proper location restriction. (Ord. O-94-39 § 12, 1994; Res. 75-138 § 3, 1975).

13.08.040 Service provider's cost liabilities.
Costs of adjusting manholes and valve boxes when such work is necessitated by pavement repair or street resurfacing will be borne by the providers of water and sewer service. Unless the provider of such services notifies the city in advance that it will perform the work or desires the manholes to be covered, adjustments will be performed by the city in accordance with standards of the providers of water and sewer service and the city will provide a list specifying locations of work performed together with the bill for such work. (Res. 75-138 § 4, 1975).

13.08.050 Permit application review.
To the extent that work in the public way is regulated by city ordinance which requires that such work be done under a permit from the city, the city shall have the prerogative to review such permit applications for work in the public way for the purpose of (1) location of the proposed facility in the street or drainageway, and (2) compliance with construction standards of the city for streets or drainageways. Locations in observance of the permit requirements will be deemed proper. (Res. 75-138 § 5, 1975).

13.08.060 Work resulting from permit noncompliance-Costs liability.
Should a provider of water or sewer service elect to perform work without coordinating the project or perform the work without observing proper permit conditions, the cost of any future relocations which would not have been required if the coordination or permit conditions had been observed will be paid by the provider of water or sewer services. (Ord. O-94-39 § 13, 1994; Res. 75-138 § 6, 1975).

13.08.070 Permit grant or denial.
If the provider of water or sewer services has coordinated its plans at least thirty days prior to the proposed work, the city shall respond to permit applications within three working days, approving the application as submitted or conditioned upon specific location requirements. Failure to approve the application or specify location requirements will be deemed consent to work in the proposed location. Should the provider of water or sewer service fail to so coordinate the plans, the city will respond to permit applications in accordance with Chapter 12.04 of this code. (Ord. O-94-39 § 14, 1994; Res. 75-138 § 7, 1975).