§ 98-377. Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to provide for the orderly, safe and healthy development of the area both within the city and within its extraterritorial jurisdiction and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the community. It is also the purpose of this article to establish responsibilities for the extension of water and sanitary sewer mains and other public utility improvements into the various drainage basins located within the city limits of the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, to provide a procedure for acquiring necessary easements and rights-of-way, and to establish responsibilities for paying for the cost of constructing the water and sanitary sewer improvements, preparing the engineering and survey work necessary to design and install the water and sanitary sewer improvements and the cost of inspecting any and all construction undertaken pursuant to this article. This article is designed to be used in conjunction with the subdivision ordinance to ensure an orderly development plan for the growth of the community, and to ensure the creation and effective operation of a utility infrastructure appropriate in size and character to support reasonable levels of development with the community.

(Ord. No. O-98-004-11, § 1(21-171), 1-26-98)