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13A.
Urban sewer district. All requests for sewer service connections and extensions within the urban district must be reviewed and approved as outlined below.
Applications for sewer connections shall meet the following requirements: a.
Approval by the director of the department of public works of all engineering and technical matters.
b.
Compliance with the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Jamestown as determined by the zoning enforcement officer.
c.
Assumption of responsibility for cost of all improvements, labor, and equipment necessary to make the connection including necessary road repairs by the applicant.
d.
Payment of $3,000.00 per dwelling unit or per commercial unit to the Town of Jamestown, sewer division.
As a condition of approval for all service connection requests, the applicant shall install or replace existing plumbing fixtures with water efficient fixtures as specified in Rule 15 for new and existing construction and the standards adopted pursuant thereto.
Applications for sewer extensions in the urban district shall meet the following requirements: a.
Approval by the director of the department of public works of all engineering and technical matters.
b.
Compliance with system capacity as determined by the commission.
c.
Consistency with the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Jamestown as determined by the zoning enforcement officer.
d.
Assumption of responsibility for cost of all improvements, labor, and equipment necessary to make the extension and subsequent connections including necessary road repairs by the applicant.
e.
Payment of $3,000.00 per dwelling unit or per commercial unit to the Town of Jamestown, sewer division.
As a condition of approval for all sewer extension requests in the urban district, the applicant shall install or replace existing plumbing fixtures with water efficient fixtures as specified in Rule 15 for new and existing construction and the standards adopted pursuant thereto.
13B.
Rural sewer districts. All requests for sewer service connections and extensions within the rural district must be reviewed and approved as outlined below.
Applications for connections shall require the following: a.
Frontage on the public sewer main in the right of way.
b.
Discharge estimates.
c.
Assumption of responsibility for cost of all improvements, labor, and equipment necessary to make the connection by the applicant.
d.
Payment of $3,000.00 per dwelling unit or per commercial unit to the Town of Jamestown, sewer division.
As a condition of approval for all service connection requests, the applicant shall install or replace existing plumbing fixtures with water efficient fixtures as specified in Rule 15 for new and existing construction and the standards adopted pursuant thereto and satisfy the technical specifications required by the director of public works.
All applications for a sewer extension shall show to the satisfaction of the commission the following: a.
The request is not contrary to the goals and policies of the comprehensive community plan in effect at the time of application. Prior to the approval of any sewer service extension, the commission shall receive an advisory opinion from the planning commission and the public works director relative to the proposal.
b.
Existing conditions pose a risk to public health, safety, or welfare.
c.
The general area proposed for expansion is not suitable for service by individual sewerage disposal systems or other acceptable alternative systems. The applicant shall furnish such information in connection therewith as requested by the commission.
As a condition of approval for all service extension requests, the applicant shall: a.
Install or replace existing plumbing fixtures with water efficient fixtures as specified in Rule 15 for new and existing construction and the standards adopted pursuant thereto.
b.
Satisfy the commission that there is adequate system capacity.
c.
Satisfy the Board that the extension will not have a negative effect on existing private wells in the area.
d.
Assume responsibility for cost of all improvements, labor and equipment necessary for the expansion by the applicant.
e.
Pay an amount sufficient to allow for mitigation of inflow/infiltration equal to or greater than that which will be generated by the proposed extension. This amount shall be determined by the public works director.
14A.
Urban water district. All requests for water extensions and/or service connections shall be made on forms provided by the commission and signed by the owner of the premises to be supplied or his duly authorized representative.
I.
Within the urban water district requests for water connections to single or two-family residential uses shall be granted by the commission subject to the payment of a $3,000.00 connection fee for each unit, or such fee as is established by the commission from time to time, as well as an installation fee which shall be based on the amount of time and material incurred by the water department in performing the installation. The minimum installation fee shall be $1,850.00 for services installed on town roads and $3,300.00 for services installed on state highways. The commission will consider, on a case by case basis, requests to waive the installation fee with respect to connections which will service low or moderate income housing as defined in section 45-53-3 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended from time to time. Said connection fee shall be placed in the capital reserve fund for the purpose of making future improvements to the public water system while the installation fee shall be placed in the operating account to cover the actual installation expenses incurred.
Within the urban water district requests for water extensions to single or two-family residential uses will be allowed under the following conditions:
a.
That the owner, at his expense, shall extend a municipal water main in a street in accordance with the specifications approved by the public works director. All cost associated with the extension including but not limited to engineering, materials and labor shall be the responsibility of the owner.
b.
That the above described extension of water shall be designed and constructed consistent with the improvement of the municipal system and in accordance with generally accepted water and sewer distribution practices and approved by the public works director, and shall be required for the purpose of insuring that the distribution and quality of water delivered to existing customers shall not be impaired.
c.
All pipe and materials shall conform to AWWA specifications. The size of the pipe shall be a minimum of eight inches or as outlined in the Fay, Spofford and Thorndike report of fire flows, whichever is greater. No recycled pipe or materials are to be used.
d.
Extensions shall be looped and not allow for dead ends if feasible. If no public way is available to loop a line, the line shall be extended to the midpoint of the property requesting the extension.
e.
That a performance bond with surety in an amount satisfactory to the commission shall be required to insure the proper construction and completion of the extension.
f.
That any service connection is subject to the payment to the commission of $3,000.00 connection fee or such connection fee as is established by the commission from time to time, per a dwelling unit or per commercial unit.
g.
Applicant shall install or replace existing plumbing fixtures with water efficient fixtures as specified in Rule 15 for new and existing construction and the standards adopted pursuant thereto.
h.
Prior to service, all lines shall be chlorinated, flushed, pressure tested and water quality tested.
i.
The Jamestown Fire Chief must be consulted as to the necessity of fire hydrants. A hydrant must be placed at the end of any dead-end street.
j.
Consistency with system capacity as determined by the commission.
k.
That any service connection is subject to the payment of an installation fee which shall be based on the amount of time and material incurred by the water department in performing the installation. The minimum installation fee shall be $1,850.00 for services installed on town roads and a $3,300.00 installation fee for services installed on state highways. The commission will consider, on a case by case basis, requests to waive the installation fee with respect to connections which will service low or moderate income housing as defined in section 45-53-3 of the Rhode Island General Laws as amended from time to time. Said fee shall be placed in the operating account to cover the actual installation expenses incurred.
II.
All requests for water extensions and/or service connections to uses other than one or two family dwelling units will be subject to the following conditions:
a.
The applicant shall be subject to the requirements listed in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j) above.
b.
The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the commission that the proposed extension or service connection:
1.
Is consistent with the Comprehensive Community Guide Plan adopted December 23, 1991, as amended;
2.
Will not result in an increase in annual consumption of water that would otherwise result if:
(i)
The applicant dedicated the use of the premises to a use as allowed by the zoning ordinance as a matter of right and not the result of any variances.
3.
Will not reduce the level of fire protection of the community.
III.
Any requests for continued service connections where the applicant proposes an expansion of use or a change in use will be subject to the following conditions:
a.
The applicant shall be subject to the requirements listed in subparagraph (g) and (j) of this section 14A I, and
b.
The applicant shall be subject to the requirements of subparagraph (b)(1), (2) and (3) of this section, 14A II; and
14B.
Rural water districts. All service connections in the rural water district shall be subject to the following conditions:
a.
The applicants shall be subject to the requirements described for connections in the urban district for one- or two-family residential uses.
b.
The applicants shall show to the satisfaction of the commission that the proposed service connection requested:
1.
Is Consistent with the Comprehensive Community Guide Plan adopted December 23, 1991, as amended;
2.
Will not impair the available resources of the urban water district;
3.
Will not reduce the level of fire protection of the community; the property shall not be part of a major subdivision.
4.
Extensions to and within the rural district shall be prohibited.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit or prevent the board of water and sewer commissioners from making such improvements, including extensions, which shall, in the opinion of the Board, improve the quality or quantity of water furnished to existing water uses.