Legal Documents of Jefferson City
Code of Jefferson City
Title 18 Water and Sewers
Chapter 1 Water
18-107 : Utilities extension policy.
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The City of Jefferson City may extend water lines to developed areas, new subdivisions, and planned unit developments. Requested extensions over five hundred feet (500') or more that are not in developed areas, new subdivisions, planned unit developments and outside the corporate limits may be approved by city council.
Developed and undeveloped areas.
- For extensions of five hundred feet (500') or less, as feasibly determined by the city manager, and provided that budgeted funds are available.
- For extension of over five hundred feet (500') as feasibly determined by the city council, and provided that budgeted funds are available.
New subdivisions and planned unit developments.
When requested, and if funds are available, the city may extend a water line along an accepted street or right-of-way to the property line of an owner of land, within the corporate limits, on which there is a new subdivision or planned unit development which has been given preliminary approval by the Jefferson City Planning Commission. The city council shall determine the feasibility of extending a water line over five hundred feet (500') for new subdivisions and planned unit developments and shall not be obligated to approve the extension unless it determines that the extension is in the best interest of the city. Such extensions will not be made at the expense of the city after a one (1) year period beyond the date of final plat approval of the new subdivision or planned unit development.
Extensions for developments that are not in developed areas, subdivisions, planned unit developments or are outside the corporate limits.
Extensions exceeding five hundred feet (500') that are requested for developments that are not in developed areas, subdivisions, planned unit developments or are outside the corporate limits may be approved by city council, which shall determine the feasibility of such extensions, and may negotiate with the developer for payment of cost of the extensions.
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- Developer's responsibility. The developer shall be responsible for and pay the cost of all water improvements on property that the developer owns or is developing. Prior to construction of utilities in the development, the developer shall deposit with the city recorder a bond or letter of credit in favor of the city, as required by the city's subdivision regulations.
- All plans, specifications, and contract documents shall be submitted to the public works director and to the Jefferson City Regional Planning Commission and must comply with all of the commission's rules and regulations as they apply to plat and plan approval.
- Bond or letter of credit. Prior to the construction of a utility extension by the city, the developer shall post a bond or letter of credit with the city recorder in an amount equal to the city's professional engineer or public works director's estimate of cost for the extension, in favor of the city. Such bond or letter of credit is to remain in force until the extension project is completed.
- Acceptance by the city. The utility construction project undertaken by developers shall be deemed completed when the public works director certifies in writing that the work has been inspected by him or his representative and that the work has been completed satisfactorily. The developer shall provide the city with as built drawings.
- Easements. All utility extensions shall be constructed within a public right-of-way or in an easement which has been dedicated to the city. Utility construction by developers shall be constructed within a public right-of-way or in an easement which has been dedicated to the city. Easements shall be a minimum of ten feet (10') in width, and the city requires additional easement widths where unusual maintenance problems exist. Easements within a subdivision or planned unit development shall be shown and identified on the dedication plat. All other easements shall be shown on the contract drawings. A legal description shall be furnished and recorded by the developer prior to acceptance by the city.
- Engineering. All utility extensions shall be designed by a registered professional engineer, except those specifically exempted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, or other state agency regulating utilities, and the plans, when required, shall meet approval of the state agency regulating utilities. Such plans shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval in conjunction with the other plans that are required. Final plans shall be engineering design drawings on standard plan-profile sheets to a scale of not less than one inch equals one hundred feet (1" = 100') in plan and one inch equals ten feet (1" = 10') in profile. Contract documents and specifications shall be furnished in a form suitable for execution by the city.
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Inspection. The city's public works director, or his representative, shall inspect all construction. All water mains shall be pressure tested to their design capacity.
The public works director, or his representative, shall be permitted to visit the project, at any time, during construction to insure that work is being completed in accordance with plans and specifications set forth in contract documents.
After the project has passed the required testing and all work is completed, the engineer shall certify in writing to the public works director that all work is completed and ready for acceptance by the city's public works director.
- As built drawings. The developer shall provide the public works director one (1) set of as built drawings upon completion of the project.
- Service lines. The developer shall extend the service lines to the property line. The location shall be shown on the as built drawings. For a single-family dwelling lot, the minimum water service line shall be three fourths inch (3/4") in diameter. The size of larger service lines will be determined on the basis of need. Service lines will remain the property of the city and will be maintained by the city.
- Fire hydrants. The developer shall install fire hydrants at locations determined by the fire chief. In no instance will fire hydrants be located more than one thousand feet (1,000') apart. (1996 Code, § 13-107, as amended by Ord. #2013-08, June 2013)