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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1803 ORDINANCE NO. 1803~ An Ordinance amending "An Ordinance relating to connection with the City Sewer System from property beyond the City Limits of the City of Bremerton author- izing such connection in certain cases, fixing charges to be paid to the City of Bremerton for such connection, prescribing penalties for failure to pay such charges, and decl. aring an emergency", dated June ll, 1941. THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1398, entitled "An ordinance relating to connection with the City sewer system from property beyond the City Limits of the City of Bremerton authorizing such connection in certain cases, fixing charges to be paid to the City of Bremerton for such connection, pre- scribing penalties for failure to pay such charges, and declaring an emergency, dated June ll, 1941, be and the same is hereby amended to read as followa: "Sec. 3. In the event application shall be made as hereinafter provided, the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, after receiving the recommendation of the City Engineer, may grant~::any property owner residing outside the City Limits of the City of Bremerton, the right to connect his property with the City Sewer System, provided however, that a charge of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars shall be paid to the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton at the time of fil- ing such application in lieu of~i'~ost of construction, plus a charge of Twenty- five ($25.00) Dollars as a tapping fee, which sums shall be retained by the City of Bremerton in the event such application is approved for the purpose of deferring expense to the City occasioned by such connection, but shall not cov- er the actual charge of laying any sewer pipe and connecting with the City sew- er, all of which shall be done at the expense of the property owner and pursu- ant to City Ordinance. Section 2. That Section 5 of said Ordinance No. 1398, dated June ll, 1941 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation owning property beyond the City Limits of the City of Brem~o~ and desiring to make connectionw with the City Sewer System, shall sign an ap- plication in the form of an agreement, which when accepted by the City of Brem- erton, ~ill bind such property owner to full compliance with provisions of this Ordinance and make compliance herewith a covenant running with the land and binding upon the owner or ore, ers of such property, and hM or their heirs, ex- ecutors, administrators and assigns. Such application shall contain a full and correct legal description of the property to be served, shall be signed by each and every person~ firm or corporation owning or having any right, title or int- erest in and to~'~said real property; such signature must be acknowledged before a Notary Public, and such application shall be filed with the City Clerk at the time of the payment of One Hundred Twenty-Five ($1B5.00) Dollars deposit for connection fee, to the City Treasurer. Such application shall be referred by the City Clerk to the City Engineer, who shall investigate the application and shall recommend the approval or rejection of the application to the City Com- mission. Section 3. That Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1398, dated June ll, 1941, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6. The City Com- mission may direct the MaY0r.snd the City Clerk to approve such application and sign such agreement' by motion at any regular or special meeting of the City Com- mission. The City~.Eugineer may Cause the City Building Inspector and the City Plumbing Inspector to inspect the premises desired to be connected with the City Sewer System, and the application shall be rejected in the event such plumbing on said premises is found to be unsanitary or dangerous to human health. In the event such application be rejected One Hundred Twenty ($120.00) Dollars of the One Hundred Twenty-five ($125.00) Dollars deposited for the connection charge, shall be refunded to the applicant and the balance shall be retained to cover the expense of investigation. Section 4. That Section V of Ordinance 1398, date~ June ll, 1941, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 7. The City Co~mmission, on the recommendation of the City Engineer, shall have the right to require own- ers of property located outside the City Limits now connected with the City Sew- er System to pay a One Hundred Twenty-five ($125.00) Dollar connection charge where such a charge is warranted by past dealings, or the lack of past dealings, with the City Commission regarding such connection, and to require such property owner to sign an agreement similar to the agreement provided for herein to be signed by property owners desiring to connect with the City sewer system from outside the City Limits. APPROVED on first reading this 25th day of August, 1948. PASSED on final reading by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, sign- ed by the Mayor and attested by the City ~lerk in authentication of such pass- age, this 1st day of September, 1948. ~'~]~s.s'