13.10.050 Development proposals – Water connection required.
All development proposals including but not limited to multifamily and single-family development proposals, commercial site plans, subdivisions and short subdivisions within the City shall be served by the appropriate water district unless service cannot be provided in a timely and reasonable manner as provided in RCW 43.20.260 and 70.116.060 and the local water district’s adopted policies and codes. Alternative water service should be permitted on an interim basis only, as follows:
(1) For development proposals on existing individual lots, the designated City official may authorize interim water service from an existing Group B water system or the development of an individual well given the following findings:
(a) The applicant has submitted a certificate of water availability from the appropriate Group A water system that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the designated City official that the requirement to receive water service from the appropriate Group A water system cannot be provided in a timely and reasonable manner in accordance with RCW 43.20.260 and 70.116.060(3)(b) and the local water district’s adopted policies and codes; and
(b) The applicant has provided a certificate of future connection from the appropriate Group A water system that certifies an irrevocable agreement has been entered into with the appropriate existing Group A water system providing that the property shall be connected to the water system upon availability of such water service and that the property owner shall pay all costs of connection. This certificate shall state the applicant and his grantees agree to participate in and not protest the formation of a utility local improvement district or local improvement district or water district project that is designed to provide public water services to the property. This certificate shall be recorded in the real property records of King County and shall be a permanent condition on the property running with the land until such time as the connection is made to the public water system. The applicant cannot receive any development permits for the site until said agreement is executed, unless otherwise determined by the appropriate Group A water system and designated City official; and
(c) The applicant has provided documentation that a Group B water system is approved for use by PHSKC or the Washington State Department of Health and the property is included in the recorded water use agreement.
(2) For subdivisions and short subdivisions, interim water service from a new or existing Group B water system may be approved as follows:
(a) The applicant has received approval from PHSKC or the Washington State Department of Health for the creation of a new Group B water system in accordance with the coordinated water system plan, or the property is included in the recorded water use agreement; and
(b) The designated City official makes the following findings:
(i) The applicant has provided a certificate of future connection from the appropriate Group A water system that certifies an irrevocable agreement has been entered into with the district providing that the property shall be connected to the Group A water system upon availability of such water service and that the property owner shall pay all costs of connection. This certificate shall state the applicant and his/her grantees agree to participate in and not protest the formation of a utility local improvement district or local improvement district or water district project that is designed to provide public water service to the property. This certificate shall be recorded in the real property records of King County and shall be a permanent condition on the property running with the land until such time as the costs for connection are fully paid to the district; and
(ii) A new Group B water system formed in the planning area of an existing water district as identified in a coordinated water system plan shall be operated through satellite system management; and
(iii) Any new Group B water system shall be built to the design standards of the appropriate Group A water system to which it will eventually be connected.
(3) Either existing wells or Group B water systems, or both, may serve the lots that the systems are ultimately designed to serve and shall be managed in compliance with applicable codes.
(4) Exemptions from Connecting to a Public Water System. The following are exempt from providing a certificate of water availability and connecting to a public water system. An exemption does not eliminate the requirement for the applicant to obtain approval from other agencies with jurisdiction.
(a) Any expansion and remodeling of an existing structure that does not involve the drilling of a new well; provided, that the expansion or remodeling project does not place a higher demand on the appropriate Group A water system. A change in use or a change in the service line that increases demand on the Group A water system will need to be approved through the issuance of a certificate of water availability, pursuant to all applicable State and local laws and regulations and the local water district’s adopted policies and codes.
(b) The development proposal does not require potable water service for its operations in accordance with Chapter 15.05 CMC, International Codes Adoption, and as determined by PHSKC.
(5) If the applicant fails to obtain approval from the PHSKC for the use of an alternative water service, then the applicant shall coordinate with the appropriate water district to obtain an appropriate connection. (Ord. 12-17 § 3)