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ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL-VOLUME 16
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA James R. Filip,
City Clerk-Treasurer
ORDINANCE NO. 406 A
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WATER
AND SEWER LINES, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CITY OF SEWARD
CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS:
Section 1.
is hereby amended to
for water connection
least once a year."
Section 22-2 of the Seward Code of Ordinances
delete the last sentence which reads "Charges
shall be reviewed by the utility board at
The remainder of Section 22-2 remains the same.
Section 2. Section 22-9 of the Seward Code of Ordinances
is hereby created to read as follows:
Sec. 22-9 Meters Required.
Water meters shall be provided for all commercial and
industrial buildings and uses, and for all state and federal govern-
ment buildings and uses. Water meters shall also be provided for
residential buildings containing five (5) or more units. Single
family residence, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes need not be
metered.
Section 3. Section 22-10 of the Seward Code of Ordinances
is hereby created to read as follows:
Sec. 22-10 Certain Minimum Standards.
(a) All new building construction shall have water and
sewer service lines that are buried a minimum of nine (9) feet be-
low the surface of the ground, measured from the surface of the
ground to the bottom of the pipe. If other conditions prohibit
this burial, then the line must be encased in insulation of a type
and thickness which must be approved by the city engineer. The
city engineer may allow the depth of burial with proper insulation
to be less than nine (9) feet, but under no circumstances may the
depth of burial be allowed to be less than six (6) feet, with the
exception that sewer connections requiring less than six (6)
feet burial for connection to existing sewer mains and laterials
shall have adequate insulation to assure protectio~.
(b) All new water mains and sewer lines shall be buried
a minimum of nine (9) feet below the surface of the ground,
measured from the surface of the ground to the bottom of the
pipe. If other conditions prohibit this burial, then the line
must be encased in insulation of a type and thickness which must
be approved by the city engineer. The city engineer may allow
the depth of burial with proper insulation to be less than
nine (9) feet, but under no circumstances may this depth of
burial be allowed to be less than six (6) feet.
(c) All major building remodeling, renovation, upgrading,
or improvement that constitutes more than twenty-five percent (25%)
of the borough assessed value of the structure must include water
line reconstruction with the new line burial a minimum of nine (9)
feet below the surface of the ground, measured from the surface
of the ground to the bottom of the pipe. If other conditions
prohibit this burial, then the line must be encased in insulation of
a type and thickness which must be approved by the city engineer.
The city engineer may allow the depth of burial with proper insula-
tion to be less than nine (9) feet, but under no circumstances may
this depth of burial be allowed to be less than six (6) feet.
(d) No new connections of floor or roof drains to sanitary
sewer lines shall be permitted, nor shall any interconnections be-
tween storm and sanitary sewer lines be permitted.
(3) Plans for all new water and sewer lines and connections
must be approved by the city engineer, and the completed lines must
be inspected by the city prior to burial.
Section 4. This ordinance takes effect immediately upon
passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, this 23 day of June, 1975.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
By
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Mayor
FIRST READING:
SECOND READING:
ADOPTION:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
6/9/75
6/16/75 ~
6/23/75
Getman, McCloud, Hulm, Dague, Lutz and Neve'.
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ATTEST:
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Approved as to Form:
THORSNESS, LOWE, GANTZ & POWELL
for the City of Seward