§ 91-19. Sewer extensions.

A. 

All extensions to the sanitary sewer system owned and maintained by the Village shall be properly designed in accordance with the Recommended Standards for Sewage Works, as adopted by the Great Lakes — Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary Engineers, and in strict conformance with all requirements of the New York State Department of Health. Plans and specifications for sewer extensions shall be submitted to, and approval obtained from, the Engineer and New York State Department of Health before construction may proceed. The design of sewers must anticipate and allow for flows from all possible future extensions or developments within the immediate drainage area.

B. 

Sewer extensions, including new subdivisions or developments, shall be handled in the following manner:

(1) 

Prior to reaching plant capacity. If the plant capacity has not yet been reached, the developer, after preliminary approval from the Planning Board, shall apply to the Village Board, stating the size and gallons per day required. If the Village Board determines that the project is viable and that there is sufficient plant capacity, it shall require the developer to post cash or negotiable securities in a specific amount to assure that this portion of the plant capacity will actually be utilized. This amount shall be determined by computing the percent of total flow that the developer will utilize and taking that same percentage of the total outstanding sewer capital debt. A security agreement will then be executed between the owner and the Village, with a term of committment no longer than three years.

(2) 

After reaching the plant capacity. The same procedure as above shall be followed, except that the total amount shall be a percentage of existing debt plus the total cost of improvement necessary to increase the plant capacity. If the Village Board elects to increase the plant capacity beyond the needs of the developer to serve future developers, the percentage of the improvement cost shall be determined by a ratio of this developer's needs to design needs.

C. 

A sewer extension, including individual building sewer laterals to the property line, may be constructed by the Village under public contract if, in the opinion of the Village Board, the number of properties to be served by such extension warrants its cost. Under this arrangement, the property owner shall pay for and install the building sewer from the property line to his residence or place of business in accordance with the requirements of §§ 91-9 through 91-18. Thereafter, each property owner served by the extended public sewers will be charged at the full service charge rate as outlined in Article II of this chapter. Property owners may, in accordance with applicable law, propose sewer extensions within the Village by drafting a written petition, signed by a majority of the benefiting property owners, and filing it with the Village Board.

D. 

If the Village does not elect to construct a sewer extension under public contract, the property owner, builder or developer may construct the necessary sewer extension, if this extension is approved by the Village Board in accordance with the requirements of this section. He or they must pay for the entire installation, including all expenses incidental thereto. Each building sewer must be installed and inspected as required by the chapter, and the inspection fees shall be paid. Design of sewers shall be as specified in § 91-20. The installation of the sewer extension must be subject to full-time inspection by the Village Engineer, and the expenses for this inspection shall be paid for by the owner, builder or developer. The Village Engineer's decision shall be final in matters of quality and methods of construction. The sewer, as constructed, must pass the exfiltration test required in § 91-22 before it is to be used. The cost of the sewer extension thus made shall be absorbed by the developers or the property owners, and thereafter the property owners will be subject to a sewer service charge proportional to their use of trunk sewers and the treatment plant and their proportion of operational and maintenance costs as outlined in Article II.

[Amended 11-10-1987 by L.L. No. 2-1987]