Required.

Charlotte City Code § 23-212

in effect

Sec. 23-212. - Required. (a) No person shall do any of the following things or carry out any of the following activities concerning a non-CMU water facility a water or sewer facility which is proposed to become a part of CMU water or sewer system or modify any existing portion of CMU water or sewer system unless such person shall have applied for and shall have received from CMU a permit for such extension or modification and shall have complied with such conditions, if any, as are prescribed by such permit: (1) Construct any water or sewer facility; (2) Alter, extend, or change the construction or method of construction of any water or sewer facility; or (3) Enter into a contract for the construction and installation of any water or sewer facility or for the alteration or extension of such a facility. (b) Any person proposing to undertake any thing or activity described in subsection (a) of this section shall make timely and proper application on such forms as may be prescribed by CMU and provide such information as may be required by CMU. CMU shall not undertake any thing or activity set forth in subsection (a) of this section unless CMU first complies with this section. A copy of all applications for permits subject to this section and of all approved permits and plans, including applications and related documents submitted by CMU, shall be provided to the state department of environmental health and natural resources in accordance with applicable law. (c) All water or sewer facilities proposed for inclusion in CMU water and sewer system and all proposed modifications to any existing portion of CMU water or sewer system shall be designed, constructed and installed in conformance with applicable provisions of CMU standards. (d) All non-CMU water facilities, and modifications thereto, shall be designed, constructed and installed in conformance with applicable provisions of non-CMU facility standards. (e) The plans and specifications for facilities and modifications described in subsection (c) or (d) shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of an engineer licensed to practice in the state. CMU shall maintain a copy of the current CMU standards and non-CMU facility standards for public inspection. CMU shall have full authority to modify CMU standards and non-CMU facility standards, except for CMU extension policy which shall require council approval for any change. CMU shall make such changes in CMU standards and non-CMU facility standards, except in CMU extension policy, as may be necessary to maintain certification from appropriate agencies of the state under G.S. 130A-317(d) and G.S. 143-215.1(f) and applicable rules and regulations implementing the provisions thereof and any changes thereto. No modification to CMU standards shall be effective until approved in writing by the state department of environment and natural resources. The acquisition and connection to CMU water or sewer system of all or any portion of a water or sewer system owned or operated by any city, county or water or sewer authority as defined in G.S. ch. 162A or by a public utility under the jurisdiction of the state utilities commission shall not be subject to this section, provided that under no circumstances shall the city be required to acquire or otherwise permit the connection of such a system to CMU water or sewer system except under such terms and conditions as the city may determine to be acceptable in its sole and absolute discretion. (f) The denial of an application for a permit subject to this section shall be made in writing and shall contain each reason for the denial and CMU's estimate of the changes in the applicant's proposed activities or plan which will be required in order that the applicant may obtain a permit. Nothing in such estimate shall preclude or otherwise bar CMU from denying a permit which incorporates such changes, based upon changed circumstance or information not previously known by CMU. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if a permit otherwise required by this article is approved by an appropriate agency of the state, approval by CMU shall not be required. (Code 1985, § 23-121; Ord. No. 5006, §§ 7, 8, 11-26-2012)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH23WASEINWADIRE_ARTVIPEEXMOWASESY_S23-212REFetched: 10/27/2026