13.08.020 Permit – Application – Issuance Conditions and Enforcement.
A. All applications for sewer connections under this chapter will be made to the city building official. The applicant shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the building Official supporting the proposed land use and a plot plan of the area to be served by the proposed sanitary sewer, and shall meet all the requirements of Chapters 13.04 through 13.12 MMC. The building official may issue the permit, or refer the application to the Director for approval or disapproval. Thereupon the Director shall make an investigation and report, with his recommendation of his approval or disapproval. In the event such an application is rejected by the Director, such application may be appealed to the city council at its next regular meeting. A building permit shall not be issued until all applicable Systems Development Charges (SDC), Frontage Development Fees (FDF), and associated charges have been paid or application for to pay in installments has been approved by the finance department as specified in Ordinance No. 4495 and Ordinance No. 4585. It shall be the duty of the building official to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
B. Sewer connection charges are those charged for any and all of the following:
1. Sewer connections to the city sewer system;
2. Change in the use of an existing connection, including but not limited to, building additions or expansions which include sanitary facilities; and
3. Substantial increase(s) in the flow or alteration of the character of wastewater to an existing connection.
C. It is the responsibility of the building Official to notify the Director in writing whenever a land parcel or a structure falls within the classifications listed in subsection B of this section. The Director shall compute and file with the building Official his findings in regard to this matter. (Ord. 4987, 2015).