AS AMENDED ON SECOND READING ON DECEMBER 20, 2004
ORDINANCE No. 1918
AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND TO ESTABLISH A NEW SECTION OF THE CITY CODE WHICH REVISES THE CITY POLICY ON THE EXTENSION OF CITY WATER AND SEWER SERVICES.
WHEREAS the City of Salisbury is experiencing significant growth and development within the corporate limits of the City and surrounding area;
WHEREAS the growth and development will be requiring the construction of a significant amount of major water and sewer infrastructure, which will require a major financial expenditure;
WHEREAS in addition to the growth-driven water and sewer infrastructure, the City is in final preparation to perform a major upgrade and expansion of the City’s wastewater treatment plant requiring a considerable, long-term financial obligation by the City;
WHEREAS if the current water and sewer reimbursement policy for extension of water and sewer infrastructure for new development is continued, the City will reach its debt-ceiling resulting from developer reimbursements and the waste water treatment plant upgrade, which may result in the future potential scenario of not being able to properly maintain the current water and sewer infrastructure;
WHEREAS the Council believes that the new growth should pay for itself and not be borne by the current water and sewer customers; and
WHEREAS the Council desires to maintain financial stability of the City’s water and sewer utility and that the infrastructure is properly maintained to ensure financial and environmental stewardship of the City’s water and sewer system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Salisbury, Maryland, in regular session, that the attached Chapter 13.02 General Provisions-Connection to the City’s Water and Sewer Mains, be established as a new Chapter of Title 13 of the City Code.
AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED AND ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, MARYLAND, the changes set forth in this Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage.
THIS ORDINANCE was introduced and read at a meeting of the Council of the City of Salisbury held on the 13th day of December, 2004, and having been published as required by law, in the meantime, was finally passed at its meeting on the 20th day of December, 2004.
ATTEST:
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Brenda J. Colegrove Michael P. Dunn
City Clerk President of the City Council of the
City of Salisbury
Approved by me this _________
day of ____________, 2004.
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Barrie P. Tilghman
Mayor of the City of Salisbury