Ord 2018-004/amending various sections of the San Marcos City Code for consistency with, or to complement concurrent adoption of the new San Marcos Development Code (“CodeSMTX”);

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(d) Any necessary boring for line extensions will be at the applicant's expense. (e) Ownership of line extensions, appurtenances and facilities will be transferred to the city upon final acceptance of the improvements by the city. Operation and maintenance of the improvements will become the responsibility of the city upon final acceptance, with the exception of any warranty items. Sec. 86.0043. Extensions and connections to city water or wastewater system outside the city limits. (a) Applications for service connections to existing city water or wastewater lines to serve a property located outside the city limits will be granted only with the approval of the city manager. Each such application must be accompanied by a written request for annexation of the applicant's property. (b) Applications for extension of city water or wastewater lines to serve a property located outside the city limits will be granted only with the approval of the city council. An application for approval of such an extension must be accompanied by a written request for annexation of the applicant's property. If the property is not contiguous to the city limits, the application must be accompanied by a written request for annexation of an area at least 15 feet in width from each property owner or, for public right-of-way, the entity having jurisdiction over the right-of-way, along the intended route of the line extension. (c) Annexation requests must be submitted on forms approved by the city. Sec. 86.0054. Extension of lines by city at owner or developer's expense. (a) Request to city. In connection with an application for extension of a water or wastewater line,the owner or developer of property may submit a request to pay the city to construct a water or wastewater line to serve development on the property in lieu of construction by the owner or developer. (b) City approval of request. The city may, but shall not be required to, construct a water or wastewater line with funds provided by the owner or developer to serve a development in lieu of construction by the owner or developer subject to any requirements of this section and any terms and conditions imposed by the city council. Before the city may construct facilities under this section, the owner or developer shall execute an agreement approved by the city council setting forth the terms and conditions under which the city will perform such service. (c) Bidding and contract. If the city agrees to extend the water or wastewater line, the city's procedures for competitive bidding and the award of contracts established by applicable provisions of the Texas Local Government