24.02.120 Permits – Approvals.
A. General. The utility shall administratively develop submittal requirements for the various utility permits/approvals.
B. Application for Water Service.
1. Any approval of an application for water service is required to initiate a new or upgraded connection to the public water system or a meter set that is two inches in diameter or smaller; and
2. If required, a water service application shall be made submitted and attested to by the property owner or their licensed and bonded contractor.
C. Utility Developer Extension Agreement.
1. The property owner and the utility shall enter into a utility developer extension agreement whenever any of the water facilities that must be installed to serve the property are greater than two inches in diameter, or require multiple water services two inches in diameter or smaller. The utility developer extension agreement shall provide for the property owner to build all the water facilities needed to serve the property. These facilities may include meters and water services of any size, fire hydrant assemblies, fire protection systems, water main extensions and/or other system components.
2. The utility shall approve constructed facilities as complete once the facilities have been built according to the approved plans and specifications, as confirmed by utility inspectors; as-built drawings have been completed as specified in the engineering standards; and all applicable fees and charges have been paid.
3. The property owner shall be required to provide surety devices, in a form approved by the city: for water system extensions in city right-of-way; for connections to the water main during construction and for a one-year warranty period following acceptance by the city.
4. When a utility developer extension agreement is required to serve a proposed commercial or multifamily building, the utility will not approve the building permit until the system extension agreement has been initiated. When a utility developer extension agreement is required to relocate a water main from under a proposed building, the utility will not approve the building permit until the developer extension has been completed and has been accepted by the utility, unless the building permit is conditioned to require relocation prior to site construction.
D. Fire Hydrant Use Permit. A fire hydrant use permit is required to use water provided through fire hydrants. Each fire hydrant use permit expires at the end of the calendar year and must be renewed annually. A fire hydrant use permit will be issued only if the applicant demonstrates need and agrees in writing to the following conditions:
1. Water may be drawn from the fire hydrant only through hydrant meters or adapters owned by the utility, except the customer may supply his/her own hydrant adapter for tank lot sales. Appropriate backflow protection shall be provided by the customer as necessary and as determined by the utility.
2. Truck or tank backflow assemblies for tank lot sales are subject to utility approval. The customer must pass a utility cross-connection inspection prior to permit issuance.
3. Persons issued fire hydrant use permits shall:
a. Return utility-owned equipment in good condition by the date specified and compensate the utility for any loss or damage; and
b. For tank lot sales, the customer shall report the quantity of water purchased.
4. Tank trucks may only draw water from fire hydrants designated by the utility for this purpose.
5. The utility may suspend fire hydrant use permits during water emergencies or if the customer violates any of the conditions listed under this subsection D.
E. Approvals for Landscape Water Budgets and Irrigation System Design. When required by BCC 24.02.200 and/or 24.02.205, the owner’s landscape and/or irrigation designer shall submit calculations and certification statements for utility review and approval.
F. Other Permits. It is the property owner’s responsibility to identify and obtain all permits/approvals required for any proposed work.
G. Temporary Water Service Agreement. Any single-family residential property owner may request temporary water service if permanent facilities, that is, facilities that meet all code requirements (such as for system gridding), are not available. The utility may provide temporary single-family residential water service through a temporary water service agreement, which shall:
1. Calculate and collect the property owner’s “fair share” costs for installing permanent water facilities. When the property is not fully developed and therefore is subject to redevelopment, the city shall collect only the developed portion’s fair share cost at that time. When the property redevelops, the property owner must build the permanent water facilities or, if they are already built, must pay the remaining fair share costs. If a private property owner builds the permanent facilities, he/she will be paid the fair share costs that were collected under the temporary water service agreement plus accrued interest. Interest will be at a rate set by the director or his designee, based on appropriate standard cost indices. Total interest may not exceed the principal amount of the charge;
2. Establish a time limit for connecting to the permanent service once it is available;
3. Indicate that the temporary water service agreement does not guarantee the availability of water for fire protection;
4. Specify that the agreement is a covenant which runs with the land and is binding on the owners and their successors; and
5. Be recorded with King County against the real property on which the facilities are located. (Ord. 5963 § 1, 2010.)