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4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36, SECTION 36-154, CODE
5 OF ORDINANCES (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
6 REGARDING WASTEWATER SYSTEM CONNECTION; AND
7 PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
8 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
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10 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
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13 That Chapter 36, Section 36-154, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of
14 Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
15 Sec. 36-154. - Wastewater systern.
16 (a) Sewer service to each lot inside City Limits; connection with wastewater system required.
17 (1) Connection with a TCF=Q approved to the City's wastewater system shall be required except
18 where the Director of Utilities determines that such connection would require
19 unreasonable expenditure of funds when compared with alternate methods of sewage disposal.
20 Where alternative sewage disposal is permitted, the plans for such system must meet the
21 requirements of the TCEQ and be approved by the county health department, prior to approval
22 of the final plat by the planning and zoning commission.
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(2) The developer shall install all wastewater mains and lines necessary to serve each lot. The
developer shall install necessary on-site and off-site wastewater mains and shall extend service
to all lots, terminating each service with a cap. For the orderly extension of wastewater lines as
established in the water and wastewater master plan, the developer shall install wastewater
mains to the boundaries of his final plat for future connection by the development of the abutting
land. For multifamily and nonresidential plats, services to the lots shall connect at manholes.
(b) Sewer service to property in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction; connection to approved
wastewater system required.
(1) Connection to either the City's wastewater system or a TCEQ approved wastewater system
shall be required If the City's wastewater system is not utilized, the alternative sewage disposal
sVstem must meet the requirements of the TCEQ and be approved by the county health
department prior to approval of the final plat by the planning and zoning commission.
(bc) Developer to submit certificate. The developer's engineer shall include a statement with the
wastewater system plans that the wastewater system meets the requirements of this section and
complies with the rules and regulations established by the TCEQ.
38 1 (ed) Design and construction criteria. All wastewater systems shall be designed and constructed in
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40 the Texas Administrative Code, as amended.
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3 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
4 expressly repealed.
s B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
6 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
7 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
8 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
9 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
10 which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
11 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
12 Government Code, as amended.
13 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
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15 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the 2a!—day of
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Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Number: EA
Title: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 36, Section 36-154, Code of
Ordinances (2010 Edition), regarding wastewater system connection.
(Second Reading)
Type: Ordinance
Governing Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 6/27/2013
Dept Director: Michael Thane, Director of Utilities and Environmental Services
Cost: $0.00
Indexes:
Attachments: Ordinance
Text of Legislative File 13-406
This ordinance amends Chapter 36, Section 36-154 in the 2010 Edition of the Code of
Ordinances regarding wastewater system connections. This amendment describes the
wastewater connection requirements for sewer service provided in the City Limits as well as
within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
When connecting to the City's wastewater system, the sewage system must meet the
requirements of the City of Round Rock and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ). If not connecting to the City's wastewater system, the alternative sewage
disposal system must meet the requirements of the TCEQ and must also be approved by
the County health department before an approval can be made by the planning and zoning
commission.
Staff recommends approval of the second reading and adoption .
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