13.10.030 Eligibility for Latecomers Agreements.
A. To be eligible to enter into a Latecomers Agreement with the County under this Chapter, an applicant must:
1. Have submitted a complete sewer line extension permit application to the Department for a proposal to construct public sewer facilities which provide sewer line capacity in excess of that required for the applicant's development proposal (the Development), and which have adequate size, depth, and accessibility to serve the Development and all other properties (the Tributary Properties) within a County-approved sewer sub-basin (the Tributary Service Area); and
2. Either own the real property referred to as the "Property" herein, or be a designee of the owner(s) of the Property, or be a municipality constructing public sewer facilities. If the applicant is a designee of the owner(s) of the Property, the applicant must provide notarized authorization to the Department from the owner(s) of the Property indicating approval of the application and forfeiting all rights of eligibility as an applicant to enter into a Latecomers Agreement for development of the Property in accordance with this Chapter. The Department will not consider the application as fully completed until and unless such notarized authorization is provided.
B. Public sewer facilities eligible for reimbursement must be located within the County's Sewer Service Area and within Pierce County. Such facilities may include collector or interceptor lines, pump stations, force mains, and all necessary appurtenances thereto. Such facilities must be constructed in accordance with the USP, the Capital Facilities Plan, any approved Sewer Facility Plan, and Pierce County Sewer Standards and must be considered permanent by the Department. Costs associated with construction of temporary sewer facilities shall not be eligible for reimbursement except as noted in PCC 13.10.050.
C. All Latecomers Agreements must be executed by the applicant and the County prior to the issuance of sewer line extension permit(s) for construction of the Improvements. No Latecomers Agreements shall be considered or entered into after the associated sewer line extension permit(s) have/has been issued by the Department.
D. The Director is authorized to negotiate, on behalf of the County, with eligible Applicants to formulate Latecomers Agreements.