§ 1000-7. Subdivisions.

7-1 The sewer authority will recommend to the planning and zoning commission that a proposed subdivision of property to be connected to the public sanitary sewer system be granted final approval only when the following conditions, are complied with:

7-1.1 The developer shall submit a maintenance bond, issued by a bonding company acceptable to the authority and in the value of five percent of the estimated cost of the proposed sewers, but in no case for less than $5,000 guaranteeing for a term of one year from the date of acceptance or approval by the town, prompt correction of any defects in the sewer system, including leaks in pipes or manholes and house connections, upon receipt of written notice of such defects, sent to the developer's last known address by the superintendent.

7-1.2 The installation of the sanitary sewer pipe and appurtenances shall be made under the supervision of a licensed engineer, who shall submit to the superintendent a certificate indicating that the work has been installed in a proper manner and in accordance with all the requirements of the authority and shall conduct infiltration and/or exfiltration tests at the discretion of the superintendent with certified copies of the results supplied to the sewer authority (limits shall be 100 gallons per inch of sewer diameter per mile of sewer per 24 hours) before such sewer shall be put into service and before the sewer authority may recommend to the building official that certificates of occupancy be issued to new buildings in the subdivision.

7-1.3 A property owner who believes his property may be subdivided in the future and requests an additional sewer lateral from the town as part of a town sewer extension project, will be supplied such a sewer lateral provided that property owner pays for the entire cost of the additional lateral in accordance with the contract costs of the project. Assessment of additional sewer lateral shall be per Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Administrative Regulations, Section 9-7.

(Amd. of 8-2-2005; Amd. of 6-1-2010)