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ORDINANCE NS-1084 AMENDING SECTION 39-29 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE P~LATING TO CONSTRUCTION WATER FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 39-29 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 39-29. Water for tracts. (a) Construction water for residential subdivisions of five or more lots: Water used for construction purposes within residential subdivisions of five or more lots shall be paid for at the charge as established by and for the purposes described in the resolution adopted by the council for each lot in the entire subdivision. This payment shall cover all water needed for curbs, sidewalks, concrete pavement, pavement, sub-grade compaction, plastering, bricklaying, and other normal construction uses with the exception of sewer ditch flooding, and shall be taken from the service connection or fire hydrants within the tract, using meters at no additional cost for water, or from fire hydrants under the provision of section 39-26. The charge per lot shall provide for water from service connections or hydrants within and adjacent to the tract boundaries for the construction activities specified above and for any other use such as developing lawns and watering plantings on the lot for a period of four months from the time service is installed or a fire hydrant permit is issued, whichever occurs first~ Thereafter, all water use shall be charged for at the regular rates unless the permittee having the fire hydrant permit requests in writing an extension not to exceed sixty (60) days. Such extension may be granted by the Director of Public Works for periods during which no construction was possible due to inclement weather, a strike of construction workers or other good and sufficient reason, uncontrollable by the permittee, which, in the judgment of the Director of Public Works, warrants an extension. (b) Construction water for commercial or industrial subdivisions of five or more lots: Water used for construction purposes within commercial or industrial subdivisions of five (5) or more lots shall be paid for at the charge as established by the council for water from fire hydrants under the provision of section 39-26. (c) Application for water mains: Owners of a new tract or of a subdivision of land, who are required to install water mains and hydrants as provided for in the subdivision ordinance, chapter 34 of this Code, shall make application to have said water mains and fire hydrants laid in said tract or subdivision. Water mains and fire hydrants shall be as determined by the department to properly supply said tract or subdivision, having due regard to the requirements of adjacent lands and growth of the city. The department shall charge and collect in advance for such water mains, fittings and hydrants as it seems necessary at the rate which the city council shall establish by resolution. In cases where the applicant requests and is granted a main larger than deemed necessary by the department, the applicant shall pay the entire cost. SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty days from and after the date of its adoption. -1-