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Council discusses ordinance to require sewer connection within 300 feet and standby fee
Summary
Beaver City discussed draft ordinance language to require properties within about 300 feet of a city sewer main to connect upon septic system failure and to impose a standby fee for properties delaying connection; council asked staff and the city attorney to prepare formal ordinance language and schedule a public hearing.
Beaver City Council on May 26 reviewed a proposal to require connection to the municipal sewer system for properties within roughly 300 feet of a sewer main when an individual septic system fails, and to charge a standby fee for properties that remain on septic while infrastructure is available.
City Manager Monte Hawkins explained the intent: require connection when septic systems fail while applying a standby fee in the interim to reflect the city having made sewer infrastructure available. Attorney Justin Wayment clarified the standby fee is a charge for availability of service, not an escrow toward connection costs, and noted under the Utah State Construction Code a full remodel that triggers new plumbing could also require connection.
Council generally agreed the approach was fair and asked Attorney Wayment to draft ordinance language. Hawkins said a public hearing will be required before any formal vote on an amended ordinance.
No formal ordinance was adopted at the May 26 meeting; the item remains at the drafting and public-notice stage. Staff indicated the proposed language and the public-hearing date will be returned to Council for consideration.
