No subdivision located within an area in which the extension
of existing public sewers is feasible shall be approved by the Town
Planning and Zoning Commission until the developer has submitted to
the Planning and Zoning Commission an appropriate subdivision plan
as provided in this chapter.
No subdivision within an area in which the extension of existing
public sewers is feasible shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning
Commission until the Town Engineer and the State Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection have approved a design of sewer system
serving the subdivision. The design shall be prepared by a registered
professional engineer, shall conform to accepted engineering practices
and existing installation requirements, and shall provide for an economical
and effective future extension of the public sewer system. All costs
for the design shall be borne by the developer. Any rights-of-way
called for by such design shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and deeded to the Town.
[Amended 10-12-1999]
A.
The developer or installer shall install not only the public sewer
but also the building sewers from the public sewer to the property
line. During said construction, the Town Engineer's office shall be
provided with adequate access to the site to permit visual and television
inspection of such entire installation, including manhole construction
and backfilling. After such installation, the developer shall air
test the aforementioned public sewer together with building sewers
as required by and under the direction of the Town Engineer. Any part
or portion of such sewer system found defective by such air test shall
be repaired to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer. In the case
of new streets, the developer shall complete all of the above work
before he commences surfacing of the street. Application for final
approval of the completed sewer system or installation shall be:
(1)
In writing;
(2)
Accompanied by an as-built Mylar drawing of the sewer line and its
appurtenances, showing horizontal and vertical locations thereof,
prepared by a licensed land surveyor. In the case of sewer construction
as part of a new subdivision, such sewer as-built Mylar may be incorporated
into or filed with the as-built Mylars of the highways therein; and
(3)
Accompanied by an indexed videotape of the entire sewer facilities
included in the application.
B.
Final approval of the sewer system shall be granted in writing by
the Town Engineer.
The developer shall install, at his expense, a bulkhead at the
last downstream manhole of the new system. Any water, grit, sand,
concrete, sticks, rocks, lumber or refuse which accumulates in this
manhole due to construction, cleaning and other related activities
shall be removed therefrom and properly disposed of by the developer.
In no instance shall the above-mentioned refuse be allowed to enter
an existing public sewer.
The developer shall cap all building sewers and open ends of
the public sewer system and shall provide the Town Engineering Department
one set of reproducible as-built plans and three copies thereof, showing
exact ties and elevations so as to facilitate future location.
Where topography prevents installation of public sewers within
the street, the developer shall install the sewer within rights-of-way
that shall be of adequate width, as determined by the Town, and duly
filed in the Town land records.
If a pumping station is deemed necessary by the Town Engineer,
the Planning and Zoning Commission shall require the developer to
install the pumping station and any appurtenant equipment thereto.
Such installation shall adhere to all regulations adopted by municipal,
state or federal agencies established to oversee such installations.
The developer shall not be required to include as part of the
sewer system construction of any pipes, pumping stations or other
appurtenances which would be required for or would serve areas outside
the subdivision in question unless provision is made in accordance
with the Sewer Equity Act for reimbursing the developer for any cost
in excess of the system required for the subdivision.
Any disagreements or discrepancies arising between the Town
and any developer concerning the design, installation or approval
of sewers shall be referred to the Town Council and its decision shall
be binding.
