Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
14.28.010 Water Main Extension - Standard
Size.
14.28.020 Application for Extension - Report
and Recommendation - Approval.
14.28.030 To be Within Certain Boundaries.
14.28.040 Authorization of Construction.
14.28.050 Cost Distribution.
14.28.060 Statement of Final Cost - Basic
Deposit Refund Procedure - Cost
Contributions.
14.28.070 City Contribution for Oversize
Mains.
14.28.080 Filing of Final Cost Sheet -
Disposition of Deposit.
14.28.010 Water Main Extension - Standard Size.
Chapter 14.28
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS
14.28.090 Connections for Non-Contributors
to Cost Prohibited.
14.28.100 Contributors to Cost by Owners of
Existing Private Lines.
14.28.110 Extension Charges Governed by
Previous Ordinances.
14.28.120 Extension Charges to be Levied for
Connection to Existing Water
Mains.
14.28.130 Water Main Extension Recovery
Trust Account.
14.28.140 Refunds Generally.
14.28.150 Limitations on Refund Claims.
Water mains extended pursuant to this chapter shall be a standard pipe size of not less than eight inches (8") in
diameter when further future extension of such mains is practical and feasible. (Ord. 3933 §2, 1977; Ord. 2931,
1963; prior Code §44.61.)
14.28.020 Application for Extension - Report and Recommendation - Approval.
Owners of real property within and without the City desiring to have the City water system extended in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall make written application therefor to the Director stating the
location and limits of the requested water main extension together with a description of their property. The Director
shall investigate each application and report to the City Administrator: (1) The feasibility and the practicality of the
requested extension, (2) The estimated cost thereof including easement acquisition, fire hydrants and all other
incidental expense, and (3) The proposed City contribution to the extension cost, if any; in determining the City's
contribution, factors which may be taken into consideration are: zoning, land use, nature of terrain, nature of business
and development of abutting property. The estimated extension cost shall be based upon the average cost of
extending and laying water mains of the same size and type in the three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the
request as determined from cost records maintained by the City for said fiscal years. The petitioners may within ten
(10) days from the date of receipt of the estimate from the Director, petition the City Council for reconsideration of
the cost distribution. The City Council shall determine if the distribution of costs was made in accordance with the
facts; shall review any additional facts presented by the petitioner; and shall, by appropriate motion confirm or reject
the cost distribution. (Ord. 2931 §2(part), 1963; prior Code §44.62.)
14.28.030 To be Within Certain Boundaries.
All water main extensions as are mentioned in Section 14.28.020 shall be within the boundary lines of a public
street or a recorded easement to the City. (Ord. 2931 §2(part), 1963; prior Code §44.63.)
14.28.040 Authorization of Construction.
After the application of the property owner requesting a water main extension together with the report from the
Director as set forth in Section 14.28.020 has been received, the City Administrator may authorize the construction of
the water main extension by public contract, by City forces or by private contract by the applicant subject to the
approval of the applicant's plans and specifications and inspection by the Santa Barbara Public Works Department or
subject to a deposit of the applicant's cost if constructed by public contract or City forces. Provided, however, the
City Administrator shall not authorize the construction of any water main extension when the City's contribution to
the project cost shall exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total project cost, unless such cost in excess of twentyfive
percent (25%) is directly attributable to system improvement over and above that necessary to serve the abutting
property directly benefited by the water main extension. Should the City's contribution exceed twenty-five percent
(25%) of the project cost for which there is no system betterment other than that to the property directly benefited,
approval for construction shall be authorized by the City Council. (Ord. 2931 §2(part), 1963; prior Code §44.64.)
291 rev. 9/30/95