HomeMy WebLinkAbout2767 Connect to Sewer ORDINANCE NO. '7
STANDARDS FOR CONNECTING TO SEWER OUTSIDE THE
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14.08.030 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
14.08.030 Connection - Outside City, Inside Urban Growth Boundary. An
occupied dwelling or building located outside the City of Ashland and inside the
urban growth boundary may be connected to the sewer system when such
connection is determined by the Ashland City Council to be in the best interest
of the City of Ashland and to not be detrimental to the City's sewage facilities.
Such connection shall be made only upon the following conditions:
A. The applicant for sewer service pays the sewer connection fee and the
systems development charges established by the City Council. (Ord. 1954 S3,
1978; Ord. 2019 S3, 1979; Ord. 2092 S3, 1980; Ord. 2147 S1, S2, 1981; Ord.
2263 S3, 1983; Ord. 2316 S3, 1984; Ord. 2322 S1, 1984; Ord. 2449 S3, 1988)
B. In the event a dwelling or building connected to the sewer system is
subsequently replaced for any reason, then the replacement dwelling or building
may continue to be connected to the sewer system of the City as long as the
use of the sewer system will not be increased as determined by the Director of
Public Works.
C. There is an existing Ashland sewer main or line within 300 feet of the
existing dwelling or building to be connected. The applicant shall be responsible
for the full cost of extending the City of Ashland sewer main or line to the
property for which sewer service is being requested.
D. The applicant shall secure, in writing, statements from Jackson County that
the existing sewage system has failed and that the provision of sewer by the
City of Ashland does not conflict with the Jackson County Comprehensive Plan,
support documents, rules or regulations.
E. The applicant furnish to the City a consent to the annexation of the land,
signed by the owners of record and notarized so that it may be recorded by the
City and binding on future owners of the land.
F. The applicant shall provide for the payment to the City by the owners, at the
time of annexation, an amount equal to the current assessment for liabilities and
indebtedness previously contracted by a public service district, such as Jackson
County Fire District No. 5, multiplied by the number of years remaining on such
indebtedness, so that the land may be withdrawn from such public service
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districts in accord with ORS 222.520 and at no present or future expense to the
City. (Ord. 1820, 1974; Ord. 2147 S2, 1981; Ord. 2314 S2, 1984; Ord. 2322 S1,
1984)
G. The owner shall execute a deed restriction preventing the partitioning or
subdivision of the land prior to annexation to the City.
Ord. 2704, 1993)
That the land is within the Urban Growth Boundary. (Ord. 2322 S2, 1984;
The foregoing ordinance was first READ on the //~'
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this ~' day of
dayof ,~%'-~¢~f, 1995,
..--
~~ , 1995.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this
day of
,1995.
Approved as to form:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
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