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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Code and ordinances must be followed. The city shall not solicit bids for construction until the owner or developer has entered into a contract approved by the city council under subsection (b) and received the developer guarantee under subsection(d). (d) Developer guarantee. As a condition of granting the developer's request to extend a water or wastewater line, the developer shall deposit cash or execute a payment bond or letter of credit in such form as acceptable to the city, in its sole discretion, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the projected costs of the extension, less the added cost resulting from oversizing requested by the city, if applicable. Sec. 86.0065. Health and safety extensions to serve individual lots. For paramount public purposes of health and safety, the city council may authorize the city, at its expense,to extend a water or wastewater line to individual residential areas, subdivisions or lots. Sec. 86.0046. Other public purpose extensions by the city. For other lawful public purposes,the city council may authorize the city, at its expense, to extend water or wastewater lines to an approved location. Sec. 86.0087. Water wells to be abandoned. cg) No owner or developer of property having one or more water wells may connect from such property to a city water or wastewater line unless such owner or developer first abandons the water well or wells on the property under applicable water well abandonment laws and regulations. The requirements of this section may only be waived by the city council. (b) Within the city limits. The provision of water supply to a new development served by individual wells within the city limits is prohibited. ( Within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETI). Individual wells within the ETishall be subject to approval by the county health official, and this approval shall be documented by the health official's signature on the water system statement on the plat. The developer shall submit with the plat application, a certificate from a professional engineer registered in this state or a geoscientist licensed to practice in this state verifying the adequacy of the proposed source of well supply prior to plat approval. (d) Compliance with other regulations. Installation, operations and maintenance of individual wells shall comply with city standards,regulations of the TCEQ, and any other applicable regulations of groundwater conservation districts. In the event of conflict among these regulations, whichever is the most stringent shall apply.