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Council waives immediate sewer tie-in for Lindley parcel unless a city line comes within 300 feet
Summary
After a resident asked about annexing 4381 West 6800 South, the Wellsville City Council agreed to waive the city's sewer-connection requirement for now, with the condition that the parcel must connect if a sewer line later becomes feasible and reaches within 300 feet of the house.
The Wellsville City Council on May 21 agreed to waive the city's usual sewer tie-in requirement for a family seeking annexation of property at 4381 West 6800 South (Tax ID 10-048-0007), but only temporarily.
Rick Lindley, whose family is pursuing annexation and subdivision to allow a new home, told the council they were "just getting a feel for if we even wanna annex in" and were concerned about the cost of running sewer about 528 feet to reach the parcel. Lindley said they would prefer to install a septic tank if the sewer connection is not feasible.
Discussion centered on the city's 300-foot threshold for mandatory sewer connections. Committee member (unnamed) moved that the council "waive the sewer requirement at this time until circumstances" change and that "if the sewer line is feasible, comes within 300 feet of the home and it's feasible to hook up, then that sewer line would be required". A second was made and the council approved the motion by voice vote.
City staff and the council also reviewed the boundaries in the proposed annexation, noting the Stukie subdivision's planned sewer alignment and that an intervening lot owned by John, Pam and Doug Krieger could affect the distance to the city sewer. Council members urged the Lindleys to work with staff and to confirm how much acreage and which parcels would actually be included for fee calculations.
The council discussed state annexation rules in general terms: staff noted that state statute permits certain annexation configurations when an annexed area contains less than a statutory share of the larger parcel, but said the city prefers voluntary agreement with neighboring property owners rather than forced inclusion.
The council directed staff to follow up with the Krieger family and to proceed with the Lindleys' annexation process with the stated waiver condition. If a city sewer line later becomes feasible and comes within 300 feet of the new house, the property will be required to hook up to the city system.
