§ 12.18.030. Methods of identification of sewer laterals.

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who connects a new sewer service lateral to the city's sewer main or replaces an existing sewer service lateral shall identify the exact location of the sewer service lateral per the following requirements:

(a)

Permanently marking the sewer service lateral at the point where it exits the public right-of-way or easement through the installation of a cleanout, per the City Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, that is visible from above the surface of the ground; and

(b)

Providing the city with coordinate points identifying the sewer service lateral connection to the city sewer main and the top of the service lateral cleanout where it exits the public right-of-way or easement by:

(i)

A global positioning device (hereafter may be referred to as "GPS") with an accuracy of no more than one-foot in the horizontal direction. The two coordinate points shall be collected based on North American Datum of 1983.

(2)

A person who owns and occupies a single-family dwelling, as defined in RMC 12.16.010, that replaces an existing sewer service lateral shall identify the exact location of the sewer service lateral per the following requirements:

(a)

Permanently marking the sewer service lateral at the point where it exits the public right-of-way or easement through the installation of a cleanout, per the City Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, that is visible from above the surface of the ground; and

(b)

Providing the city with coordinate points identifying the sewer service lateral connection to the city sewer main and the top of the service lateral cleanout where it exits the public right-of-way or easement by:

(i)

A GPS with an accuracy of no more than one-foot in the horizontal direction. The two coordinate points shall be collected based on North American Datum of 1983; or

(ii)

Request that the city collect the GPS coordinate points upon installation of a new sewer service lateral connection to the city main and cleanout where it exits the public right-of-way or easement. It shall be the responsibility of the person requesting the assistance of the city under this section to coordinate and schedule this activity with the city during a time that the lateral connection is adequately exposed for identification.

(Ord. No. 6125, § 1, 9-23-09)