17.20.040 Sewer facilities design.
(A) Wastewater disposal facilities shall be installed to serve each lot and be subject to the following standards and approvals:
(1) Public sanitary sewers shall be required. Low-pressure sewer systems are discouraged (justification is required). Gravity sewer system is the preferred method of collecting and conveying wastewater. However, low-pressure sewer systems may be considered for use if a homeowners association is established during the platting process to oversee operation and maintenance of the individual grinder pump stations and odor control. If low-pressure sewer systems are utilized within a subdivision, a hybrid of gravity and low-pressure sewer shall be contemplated with line lengths for low-pressure sewer systems kept to minimum lengths in an attempt to minimize odors.
(B) Public sanitary sewers that are proposed in public utility easements extending through the rear or side yards of lots shall be discouraged. However, topography or excessive cost may dictate the installation of sewers in such public utility easements. All-weather road access shall be provided to each manhole.
(C) Design and construction of any and all facilities relating to the collection and conveyance of wastewater within and outside any subdivision is the responsibility of the developer of the subdivision and must meet with the written approval of the public works director. (Ord. No. 2008-12, §§ 1, 2, 9-16-08. 1976 Code § 12-3-4)