§ 13.08.020. Rates, use and private construction.

A.

Rates, Rules and Regulations. The rates, rules and regulations of the utility commission shall be those approved by the council and on file.

B.

Use of Sewers. For provisions regulating the use of public and private sewers, the installation and connection of building sewers, and the discharge of wastes into the public sewer system, see other applicable sections of this chapter.

C.

Private Construction of Sanitary Sewers and Water Mains.

1.

Private Construction Restricted. No person shall privately construct sanitary sewers or water mains or attach sewers or water mains to existing sanitary sewers or water mains unless the provisions within this section are met.

2.

Construction. The sanitary sewers and water mains shall be designed and plans caused to be drawn by a registered professional engineer, employed by the private party, who is engaged in the sewer work. The plans shall be submitted to the director of public works for approval subject to confirmation by the common council of the city and then submitted and approved by the State Department of Health or Department of Natural Resources.

Plans and specifications submitted to the director of public works shall conform to established engineering practice, city specifications and long range city planning. The persons or firms who design and cause the plans to be drawn shall be responsible for the field layout and staking of the sewers and mains.

Reproducible as-built drawings of all work done by private persons shall be submitted to the director of public works for his filing within thirty (30) days of completing of said work and subsequent to acceptance by the city.

3.

Inspection. The private persons contracting for the construction of sanitary sewers or water mains or those constructing the sewers or water mains shall pay to the city twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per day for each day or part thereof that construction work is being done. The moneys so collected shall be used by the city to employ a full-time inspector. The inspector shall perform his duties under the direction and supervision of the director of public works. One month's payment of four hundred dollars ($400.00) shall be made in advance and held until the completion of the work and then be credited to the required payment.

4.

Final Acceptance. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section or the sewer or water specifications shall be the basis for the city refusing to connect the sewer or water to existing city facilities. The connection may be made when the private party makes the necessary corrections so as to conform to the provisions of this section and its specifications.

D.

Sewer Laterals and Water Services.

1.

Simultaneous Installation Required. Sanitary sewer laterals and water services shall be installed to service residential property by the city, or by a private party, when sewer mains and water mains are installed in the city street right-of-way. In newly platted subdivisions, the provisions of the city of Juneau's zoning and subdivision ordinances shall control.

2.

Installation. The following provisions shall govern the installation of sewer laterals and water services:

a.

Such underground facilities shall be installed from the main to a point two feet beyond the property line.

b.

Each platted lot shall be required to have a separate sanitary sewer lateral pipe connection to the public facilities owned and operated by the city of Juneau. Each platted lot shall also be required to have a separate water service pipe connection to the public facilities owned and operated by the city of Juneau. The term "separate" as used in this chapter, means a pipe with an exclusive use of serving the subject property without contribution from, or connection to, any service pipe(s) for other platted lots. The provisions of this section can be waived, wholly or in-part, by the Juneau Utility Commission, at its discretion, on a case-by-case basis.

c.

Sanitary sewer laterals and water services shall be installed at a spacing approved by the director of public works.

d.

If the property is not laid out in lots by the property owner, the director of public works shall make a tentative layout subject to approval of the committee to facilitate installation of sewer laterals and water services.

e.

If a private party wishes to install water service before the water main is installed, he shall have the water services end at the edge of the future water main ditch, leaving room for future connection.

3.

Cost. The entire cost of sewer laterals shall be paid by the property owners.

4.

Property owners are required to seal sewer laterals when a building is razed or moved and the lateral will not be connected to a new building.

E.

When water and/or sanitary sewer mains are extended to parcels not previously serviced by the Juneau Utilities, the city/private contractor shall adhere to the following:

1.

The extension shall conform to the Standard Specification and Procedures of Sanitary Sewer and Water Construction in the city of Juneau;

2.

The extension shall be completed through the parcel to, at least, the opposite end from the beginning (i.e., Start on south end of parcel; must extend at least through the north end);

3.

If needed, the extension through the said parcel will be extended beyond the parcel to such point that a fire hydrant (water) or manhole (sanitary sewer) would normally be placed;

4.

If water/sanitary sewer mains are extended to parcels previously not serviced, within one year, all private wells and private sanitary septic systems will be abandoned and the property will be hooked up to city services;

a.

The cost to hook up to city services will be borne by the property owner.

(Ord. 87-2004; Ord. 9-1998; prior code § 5-2-1)