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 Palestine
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 40. DEVELOPMENT
 Article VIII. PUBLIC UTILITY STANDARDS

  § 40-208. General criteria.  

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  • (a)

    Construction to city standards. The developer shall design and construct all water and sanitary sewer lines according to city standards. Except where connection is not technically feasible, the developer shall connect all water and sanitary sewer facilities to the city's system. In the event that the water and/or sanitary sewerage system cannot be connected to the city system, the developer shall connect to a public system which is suitable for future connection to the city's system.

    (b)

    Provision for future extensions. The developer shall extend public water and sanitary sewer lines where necessary, to the borders of the development for future extensions of the distribution or collection system. In the case of sanitary sewer lines, the developer shall design all such facilities to serve both the subject property and the full service area tributary to the sewer system.

    (c)

    Public easements required. All publicly owned water and/or sanitary sewer lines shall be placed in public easements as described in article VI of this chapter.

    (d)

    Dedication of public utility easements. If the city approves an alternative to publicly owned water or sewer facilities installation, the developer shall dedicate utility easements for the future installation of publicly owned utility improvements. Such easements shall comply with the criteria of article VI of this chapter.

    (e)

    Metallized location tape. The developer shall install a metallized tape in the trench above all new nonmetallic public utility lines and service connections. This tape shall be for the purpose of future main line location via a metal detection device.

    (f)

    Individual service connections. The developer shall install service connections (taps) for each structure in the development. If individual utility connections for multifamily housing are desired, the developer shall install service connections for each dwelling unit at the time of construction. Service connections shall be the appropriate size to serve the intended use of the property, as approved by the city, and shall extend from the public utility line to the lot property line or utility easement line, as the case may be. All corporation stops, service piping, curb stops, meter boxes, vaults, cleanouts and any other material required for the connection shall be included in the service connection installation.

(Ord. No. O-42-07, § I, 9-24-2007)