3.1.G. SR 02-21-1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

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e ORDINANCE 92 - CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1300.02(4) OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING A PROCEDURE TO EXTEND THE TIME TO CONNECT TO A PUBLIC SEWER The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. That Section 1300.02(~) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances entitled nUse of Public Sewers" be amended to read as follows: 1300.02 - USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS g. (a. ) e ~. (b) e The owner of any building or property which is located within the City and from which wastewater is discharged shall be required to connect to a public sewer at his expense within two (2) years from the date said public sewer is operational, provided that said public sewer is within three hund~ed (300) feet of the structure generating wastewater and said pUblic sewer is located in a public right-of-way or easement for sewer purposes adjacent to the property. All future buildings constructed on property adjacent to the public sewer shall be required to immediately connect to the public sewer. If sewer connections are not being made pursuant to the paragraph, the City shall serve written notice on the affected property owner stating that if said connection is not made within ninety (90) days after the date of such notice, the connection will be made by the City at the expense of the owner and that if unpaid, the charge for such work will be made a special assessment against the property concerned. Such assessment, when interest at the legal rate for local improvements and shall be certified to the County Auditor and collected and remitted to the City in the same manner as assessments for local improvements. che rights of the City under this paragraph shall be in addition to other remedial or enforcement rights provided under this ordinance The requirement to connect to a public sewer within two (2) years from the date said sewer is operational may be extended by the City Council pursuant to the following procedures: