HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-08 13-239 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 13-239
Date: July 28, 2013
Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 252, of the Code of the City of Bangor,
Sewers and Drains §252-8, Sewer Extensions
Responsible Department: Engineering
Commentary:
Under the current Ordinance, authority to authorize extensions of public or private sewer
systems was granted by Council vote. The proposed amendment would replace Council vote
and authorize the City Engineer to grant sewer system extensions.
The proposed revisions would be as follows:
- Allow the City Engineer to authorize extensions, only after receipt of written report
from a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Maine outlining engineering,
feasibility, estimated cost of such extension, assessment of potential properties
benefiting from such action..
- The City Engineer would receive written comments from the Director of Community
and Economic Development as to the compliance of the extension with the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
- The City Engineer would also receive written notice from the Superintendent of the
Wastewater Treatment Plant as to available capacity in the wastewater treatment
system.
The City Council will still retain, at its discretion, the ability to authorize public sewer
extensions in the event of public health concerns.
The Infrastructure Committee has reviewed and approved on June 25, 2013.
Arthur B. Morgan, P.E.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Bid Tabulation
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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13-239
JULY 81, 2013
Assigned to Councilor Gallant
CITY OF BANGOR
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(TITLE;) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 252, of the Code of the City of Bangor, Sewers and Drains, §252-8.
Sewer Extensions
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT,
Chapter 252 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§252-8. Sewer extensions
A. Any extension of the City sewer system, whether for a public or private sewer, will only be allowed by
vete a€the City eer Getmeil. The City Engineer 6euneil will authorize such extensions only atter
receipt of a written report from the Git3Engine eF a Professional Engineer licensed by the State of Maine
outlining the engineering, feasibility and estimated cost of such proposed extension, as well as an
assessment of the potential properties benefiting from such action. The Cites ' eer Eetmeil must also
receive prior written comments from the Director of Community and Economic Development as to the
compliance of such an extension with relevant sections of the City's Comprehensive Plan before issuing
authorization for the extension. The City Engineer must also receive prior written comments from the
Superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant as to the available capacity in the wastewater
treatment system.
B. The Cit +EnnEngineer Eetmeil will base the its decision on any sewer extension request on the request's
consistency with the provisions, and furtherance of the objectives, of the City's Comprehensive Plan and
the specific criteria established in this chapter.
C. Specifically, the City Engineer Getmeil will authorize sewer extensions in consideration of the following
mandatory requirements:
(1) Said sewer extension lies within a defined primary service area and if said area is defined on an adopted
primary service area map as provided for in the Comprehensive Plan; or
(2) Said sewer extension lies within the urban growth boundary and:
(a) The proposed sewer extension does not extend more than 500 feet beyond a primary service area
boundary;
(b) The immediately adjacent primary service area has not been declared service deficient; and
(c) It shall have been determined that it is feasible to provide other critical services to the area to be served,
including water, fire and police protection and adequate traffic capacity on existing or proposed streets.
(3) In either case under Subsection C(1) or ( above, such an extension will not be installed in or through
environmentally sensitive areas, such as wetlands, or in or through areas of extensive shallow depth to
bedrock or other extreme physiographic conditions which would render, in the opinion of the City, the
cost of installation and maintenance of such a sewer prohibitive.
D. Nothing in this section will prohibit the City Council, at its discretion, from extending public sewer
service for public health reasons.
Additions are underlined and deletions are stfu&.
IN CITY COUNCIL
July 8, 2013
Fir Reading
CITY C&RK
IN CITY COUNCIL
July 22, 2013
Motion made and seconded for Passage
Vote: 8-0
Councilors Voting Yes: Baldacci, Blanchette, Civiello,
Gallant, Longo, Nealley, Sprague, Durgin
Councilors Voting No: None.
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CITY CLERK