Authorization for Construction of Sewers by the City.
Philadelphia Code § 13-402
in effect§ 13-402. Authorization for Construction of Sewers by the City.
(1) The Procurement Department shall, upon request of the Water Department, enter into a contract for construction of sewers in any street if:
(a) a street is to be paved or repaved and there is no sewer in the street or;
(b) it has been authorized by a special ordinance; 32 or
(c) the owner of the entire frontage on any street requests the construction of a sewer therein and files a bond with the City conditioned upon payment of the entire cost.
(2) The Procurement Department shall, upon request of the Water Department, enter into a contract for the laying of necessary lateral house connections from the sewer to the curb line on each side of the street if:
(a) a sewer is to be constructed in any street; or
(b) a street is to be paved or repaved. 33
(3) The property owner shall pay fifteen dollars ($15) to the City for each lateral house connection at the time he connects it to his property.
Notes
32 | Source: 1891 Ordinances, pp. 50 and 300.
33 | Source: 1893 Ordinances, p. 156.
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