§ 15.34.050. Ownership/maintenance responsibilities.

A.

A department-installed RSSP will remain the property of metro and will require the property owner to grant sufficient access easements to metro for maintenance by the department.

B.

A developer-installed RSSP will be maintained by the department upon compliance with the following criteria:

1.

The developer must deed the RSSP system to metro;

2.

The developer must dedicate a sufficient access easement to metro for maintenance; and

3.

The developer must pay the one-time, nonrefundable maintenance fee.

C.

A homeowner-installed RSSP will normally be solely owned and maintained by the homeowner. However, if requested by a homeowner, the department may, at its discretion, elect to maintain such systems upon compliance with the following criteria:

1.

The homeowner must deed the RSSP system to metro;

2.

The homeowner must dedicate a sufficient access easement to metro for maintenance;

3.

The homeowner must pay the one-time, nonrefundable maintenance fee;

4.

For RSSP's installed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the RSSP must be brought into compliance with all applicable code, regulations or specifications of the department; and

5.

If required by the department, the homeowner must participate in the expense of necessary off-site sewer construction.

D.

For those systems maintained by the department, maintenance will include the entire RSSP system, including the service line connection to the public sewer system and the electrical wiring up to the disconnect box. However, the cost of repair or maintenance performed by the department will be billed to the property owner when the department determines such repair or maintenance is due to damage to the system caused by the property owner. The property owner will be responsible for the electric power costs in operating these systems.

E.

The department will not be responsible for damage to or the replacement of any structures or landscaping which might prevent or impede reasonable access to the system for repair or maintenance.

(Ord. 98-1427 § 1 (part), 1998)