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Council authorizes letter to county for temporary holding tank at Wells property, requires sewer hookup when available
Summary
The council authorized the city administrator to tell McLennan County the city will not require a replat so the Wells can install a temporary holding tank; the council recorded that any holding tank must be abandoned and connected to the city sewer when available.
The Bruceville‑Eddy City Council voted Feb. 27 to authorize city staff to send a statement to McLennan County allowing a temporary holding tank at a property where a manufactured home is under conditional use permit, and to confirm the city will not require an immediate replat for that temporary arrangement.
City Administrator Kent Manton told the council the subdivision ordinance generally requires a replat when a structure crosses lot lines and that the subdivision ordinance—enacted in 2016—supports mandatory hookup to the municipal sewer once service is available. McLennan County staff and the property owners asked the city to provide a letter saying the city would not insist on replatting before the county issues permits for temporary holding tanks that would be pumped until sewer is available.
Applicant Doug Wells told council the property owners intend to use a temporary holding tank rather than install a septic system now and will hook up to the city sewer at their own expense when the system becomes operational. Wells said the plan would use a 1,500‑gallon holding tank and that pumping agreements and schedules would be part of the permit conditions.
Councilman Wiggins moved to authorize Kent Manton to send a letter to the county stating the city would not require replatting for the temporary holding tank but that the property would be required to hook up to city sewer when it becomes available; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The council and staff emphasized the arrangement is temporary: the property must connect to the city sewer within the time specified by the city ordinance after sewer service is available and the on‑site sewage facility (OSSF) or holding tank would be abandoned at the owner’s cost.
