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Council approves amendment allowing joint building sewer connections in some commercial projects
Summary
Council adopted an amendment to municipal sewer rules to allow the city and Board of Public Works to approve joint building sewer connections for multiple buildings on the same parcel under common ownership, citing examples where separate taps were infeasible; staff said safeguards will require separation if properties later split.
The City Council on Sept. 4 approved a change to the city's joint building sewer rules to give staff and the Holland Board of Public Works discretion to allow multiple buildings on the same parcel to share a single sewer lateral under specified conditions.
Trisha Dreyer, assistant director in community and neighborhood services, described two practical examples: Shoreline Flats (where some buildings…
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