A. Unless otherwise provided by this code or expressly authorized by the director, all capacity improvements and extensions of the city utility systems, including but not limited to mains, facilities, and appurtenances, shall be constructed and installed at the expense of the person requesting such improvement or extension and shall be subject to conveyance to the city at no cost.

B. A main extension is required whenever property within the utility service area desires to connect to the city utility system and that property does not fully abut a main, or when existing abutting or other relevant mains do not have adequate capacity, provided, the director may waive this requirement administratively when: (1) the property is the last developable lot that can be served within the applicable service area, or (2) the existing main is too shallow to provide adequate cover for the extension.

C. The person causing the need for a capacity improvement or extension shall petition the director requesting permission to improve or extend city’s utility system.

D. The director shall review the request for consistency with the provisions of this code, the city’s adopted utility service plans, and the terms and conditions of any regulatory permit or other development approval, as applicable, and shall issue a written determination approving or denying the request. If the director approves the request, the public works department shall provide the requester with the applicable design requirements for the capacity improvement or extension. The director’s determination under this subsection shall not be administratively appealable.

E. Upon receipt of the design requirements from the public works department, the requester shall, at the requester’s sole expense, cause the plans and specifications for the capacity improvement or extension to be prepared. All design and construction drawings and specifications shall be in accordance with the city of Monroe public works design and construction standards. The completed design and specifications, having a valid professional engineer’s seal and endorsement, shall be submitted to the public works department for review and approval.

F. The construction project for the approved capacity improvement or extension will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of a contract entered into between the city and the requester setting forth the terms, conditions and time frames applicable to the project. Appropriate security shall be required covering construction performance and guaranteeing the construction after completion for a period of one year.

G. After approval by the public works department of the design and construction details, a permit for construction of the capacity improvement or extension will be issued after the required inspection fees have been paid. The amount of the inspection fees shall be established by resolution of the city council.

H. The construction and installation of the approved capacity improvement or extension improvement or extension shall be performed by a contractor licensed to perform the construction and installation.

I. The public works department shall inspect the capacity improvement or extension to ensure compliance with the specifications. The city reserves the right to reject any installation not inspected and approved by the public works department.

J. Individual water, sewer and storm services shall be installed to serve each proposed building site. These services shall be installed in accordance with all applicable city standards. All applicable connection fees and charges shall be paid prior to connection.

K. Upon physical completion of the capacity improvement or extension project, the requester shall provide the public works department record drawings meeting the specifications contained in the Monroe public works design, construction, and operations standards that accurately indicate the project as actually installed, in plan and profile.

L. No capacity improvement or extension will be accepted until satisfactory record construction drawings are provided to and approved by the director.

M. Unless otherwise provided by this code or expressly authorized by the director, ownership of all capacity improvements and extensions of the city utility systems shall be conveyed to the city upon inspection and approval by the public works department. Such conveyance shall be effectuated through an instrument approved by the city attorney.

N. Unless otherwise provided by this code or expressly authorized by the director, the person requesting any capacity improvement or extension of the city utility systems shall be solely responsible, at no cost to the city, for acquiring and conveying to the city all easements and/or other real property interests necessary to accommodate such improvement or extension. Such conveyance shall be effectuated through an instrument approved by the city attorney. (Ord. 016/2021 § 2)