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RESOLUTION NO. 97-A 7
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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR
WATER CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. No premises located outside the City of Ashland may be connected to
the city water system except as provided in this resolution.
SECTION 2. Premises outside the city may be connected to the city water system only
as follows:
A. Connections authorized by the council prior to the date of this resolution.
B. Connections authorized by the council for city or other governmental
facilities.
C. Connections authorized by resolution of the council where the council finds:
1. The connection is determined to be in the best interest of the City of
Ashland and to not be detrimental to the City's water facilities or resources.
2. The applicant secures, in writing, a statement from the Environmental
Health Division, Health Department, Jackson County, Oregon, that the existing water
system for the premises has failed.
3. The failed water system cannot feasibly be repaired or improved and
there is no other feasible source of water for the premises.
4. An Ashland water main or line exists within 100 feet of the premises.
5. The connection is to premises within the city's urban growth
boundary.
SECTION 3. Connections authorized under section 2.C of this resolution shall be
made only upon the following conditions:
A. The applicant for water service pays the water connection fee for
connections outside the city and the systems development charges established by the
City.
B. In the event dwellings or buildings connected to the water system are
subsequently replaced for any reason, then the replacement building or dwelling may
continue to be connected to the water system of the City as long as the use of the
water system will not be increased as determined by the Director of Public Works.
C. The applicant furnish to the City a consent to the annexation of the premises
and a deed restriction preventing the partitioning or subdivision of the land prior to
annexation to the City, signed by the owners of record and notarized so that it may be
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recorded by the City and binding on Mure owners of the premises. The cost of
recording the deed restriction shall be paid by the property owner.
D. The property owner shall execute a contract with the City of Ashland which
provides for: payment of all charges connected with the provision of water service to
the property; compliance with all ordinances of the city related to water service and
use; termination of service for failure to comply with such ordinances and that failure
to pay for charges when due shall automatically become a lien upon the property. A
memorandum of the contract shall be recorded in the county deed records with the
cost of recording to be paid by the property owner.
This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland Municipal Code
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duly PASSED and ADOPTED this LL day of
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder 1
SIGNED and APPROVED this / f day of ~
,1997.
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Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
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Paul Nolte, City Attorney
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