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Title 13
Chapter 13.08
Section 13.08.020
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.08 Private Utility Cost Recovery

Section 13.08.020 Application

  1. Any property owner who uses private funds to construct domestic water and/or sewer systems in the City or within ten miles from the city limits to connect to existing public City water or sewerage systems for the purpose of serving the area in which the real property of such owner is located may apply to the City to establish a latecomer agreement in order to recover a pro rata share of the costs from subsequent users of the system.
     
  2. The application must be on forms prescribed by the city engineer and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee determined by the city engineer.
     
  3. The city engineer establishes policies and procedures for processing applications and initially determining eligibility of a system for a latecomer agreement.
     
  4. The applicant is required to submit to the city engineer a certified statement by a State of Washington licensed professional engineer containing an itemization of the total projected cost of the system which may include the design plans.

Date Passed: Monday, October 15, 2007

Effective Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Recodification ORD C34122 Section 1