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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1985_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1985 AN ORDINANCE CE THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADDING ARTICLES 595 AND 835 TO THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION AND APPROVAL OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUS- TRIAL OMMERCIAL/I DHTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA WITHIN THE CITY C REDLANDS" SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS does hereby ordain a follows: SECTION Articles 595 and 835 are hereby added to the Redlands Ordinance Core as fellows ARTICLE 595 WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS Sec. 59500. GENERAL The intent of this Article is to establish a policy and procedure for application and approval of water service connections for commercial/industrial projects in the unincorporated area within the City of Redlands' Sphere of Influence. Sec. 59501. DEFINITIONS 1. "Water Board" consists of the City Manager, utilities Director, and Utilities Engineer. 2. 'Project" means any commercial or industrial development, existing or proposed. Sec. 59502. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Water Service connections shall be made in accordance with the fol- lowing provisions: 1. a. Applications for water service connections shall be filed with the Municipal Utilities Department. In order to apply for a water service connection, the applicant must be the owner of the property for which the service is requested, or the legal agent of the owner. b. Applications shall expire at the end of the calendar year; new applications must be filed for the new calen- dar year. C* All projects must have received approval from the County prior to application. d. A processing fee shall be charged for processing all applications for water service connections outside the City. The processing fee for water service connections, and the maximum charge shall be established by City Council resolution or Article 144 of the Municipal Code. The processing fee shall not be refundable. Ordinance Na. 1985 Page 2 2. a. The water Board shall determine what facilities are required to provide water connections. b. To assure that expansion of the Redlands Domestic Water System will conform to sound operational policies, and be within the capacity of its facilities, the Water Board may, at its discretion, reject any application that is determined to be detrimental to the City System. 3 . The Water Board shall refer the application to the Planning Department for verification that the existing or proposed development is consistent with the Redlands General Plan. Projects shall be consistent with the Redlands General Plan as interpreted by the City Council. 4 . upon receipt of land use information from the Planning Department and confirmation from the Municipal Utilities Department that the existing or the required facilities are adequate to provide the additional water connections, the water Board shall approve ,or deny the application for a water service connection. 5. Following approval of applications for water service the applicant shall be subject to the following conditions prior to setting a meter and connecting to the Redlands Domestic Water System: a. Applicant shall pay all applicable charges as required by the Redlands Ordinance Code before connections will be approved. Charges shall be those in effect when the meter is ready to be set and the City has received a written request to set a meter. b. Meters will be set only after the applicant installs facilities in accordance with City requirements and specifications. cl The owner of the property to be served shall enter into an agreement and record same as a covenant running with the land requiring the owner to annex the property to the City of Redlands, subject to any outstanding bond obligations of the City of Redlands, within 120 days after the City requests annexation. The owner shall state in the agreement that in the event the property is not annexed to the City of Redlands within the 120 day periodt the water rates and charges to that property shall be twice the normal outside rates until such time as the property is annexed to the City of Redlands. d. Water connections made under the provisions of this Article shall comply with all the rules and regulations established by the City. Ordinance No. 1985 Page 3 e. In the event a water meter is issued and subsequent action by the owner or occupant results in a change of zone or property use that is inconsistent with the General Plan of the City of Redlands, or the owner refuses to annex upon request of the City, the meter will be removed and water service discontinued. ordinance No. 1985 Page 4 ARTICLE 835 SEWER SERVICE CONNECTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL 'INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS Sec. 83500. GENERAL The intent of this Article is to establish a policy and procedure for application and approval of sewer service connections for commercial/industrial projects in the unincorporated area within the City of Redlands' Sphere of Influence. Sec. 83501. DEFINITIONS 1. *Water Board" consists of the City Manager, Utilities Director, and Utilities Engineer. 2. "Project" means any commercial or industrial development, existing or proposed. Sec. 83502. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Sewer service connections shall be made in accordance with the fol- lowing provisions: 1. a. Applications for sewer service connections shall be filed with the Municipal Utilities Department. In order to apply for a sewer service connection, the applicant must be the owner of the property for which the service is requested, or the legal agent of the owner. b. Applications shall expire at the end of the calendar year; new applications must be filed for the new calen- dar year. C. All projects must have received approval from the County prior to application. d. A processing fee shall be charged for processing all applications for sewer service connections outside the City. The processing fee for applications for sewer service, and the maximum charge shall be established by City Council resolution or Article 144 of the municipal Code. The processing fee shall not be refundable. Ordinance No. 1985 Page 5 2. a, Applications for sewer service shall be approved only for those projects receiving domestic water from the City of Redlands Domestic water system. b. The Water Board shall determine what facilities are required to provide the connections. C, To assure that operation of the City sewer system conforms with all requirements of the State Health Department and the Water Quality Control Board, and other sound operational policies, and within the capacity of its facilities, the Water Board may, at its discretion, reject any application that is determined to be detrimental to the City system. 3. The Water Board shall refer the application to the Planning Department for verification that the existing or proposed development is consistent with the Redlands General Plan. Projects shall be consistent with the Redlands General Plan as interpreted by the City Council. 4. Upon receipt of land use information from the Planning Department and confirmation from the Municipal Utilities Department that the existing or the required facilities are adequate to provide the additional sewer connections, the Water Board shall approve or deny the application for a sewer service connection. 5 . Following approval of applications for sewer service, the applicant shall be subject to the following conditions prior to being approved to physically connect to the City sewer system: a. Applicant shall pay all applicable charges as required by the Redlands Ordinance Code before connections will be approved. Charges shall be those in effect when the applicant is physically ready to connect and the City has received a written request to physically connect to a City main. b. A physical connection may be made only after the applicant installs facilities in accordance with City requirements and specifications. C, The owner of the property to be served shall enter into an agreement and record same as a covenant running with the land requiring the owner to annex the property to the City of Redlands, subject to any outstanding bond obligations of the City of Redlands, within 120 days after the City requests annexation. The owner shall state in the agreement that in the event the property is Ordinance No. 1985 Page 6 not annexed to the City of Redlands within the 120 day period, the sewer rates and charges to that property shall be twice the normal outside rates until such time as the property is annexed to the City of Redlands. d.< Sewer connections made under the provisions of this Article shall comply with all the rules and regulations established by the City. e. In the event a sewer connection is approved and subsequent action by the owner or occupant results in a change of zone or property use that is inconsistent with the General Plan of the City of Redlands, or the owner refuses to annex upon request of the City, the connec- tion will be removed and sewer service discontinued. Ordinance No. 1985 Page 7 SECTIO M.- SEVERABILITY If any portion of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid, the City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this Article regardless of the absence of any such invalid part. ECTICN "& REPEALER All ordinances, Redlands Ordinance Code sections, all resolutions, all City Council motions, and all actions of City boards and commissions in conflict with Ordinance 1985 are hereby repealed. 9ECTIQ EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect as provided by law. SECTION V CERTIFICATION The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation and published in this City. Mayor of the City of Redlands ATTEST, , City Cl e k I. Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof held on the lith day of June , 1987, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Larsen,,, De irjyn, Johnson, Wormser; Mayor Beswick NOES: None ABSENT: None City Cle k Ordinance No. 1985 Page 8