§ 19-55. Connection to city water and wastewater systems not required after voluntary annexation.

(a)

When property is annexed into the City of Wildwood pursuant to a voluntary annexation agreement and the property is not currently at the time of annexation connected to city water or wastewater, if the owner does not wish to connect to water and sewer within the city, the owner may continue to use a septic tank and/or well as long as the property remains titled with that owner or the use of the property does not change.

(b)

If title is transferred or the use of the property changes, then the property shall be connected to the city water and wastewater systems when water and/or wastewater service is available to the property.

(c)

Water and wastewater shall be deemed available when water and wastewater lines are within 1,000 feet of the property and the city has the capacity to serve the property with water and/or wastewater.

(d)

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section connection to City of Wildwood water and/or wastewater system shall be required:

(1)

If at any time the well or septic system located on any property subject to this section fails so that a new well or septic system is required; and,

(2)

City of Wildwood water and/or wastewater is available to the property as defined by this section.

(e)

If any other government agency requires connection to city water and/or wastewater, then connection shall occur if water and/or wastewater are available to the property.

(Ord. No. 425, §§ 1—5, 2-28-05)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 425, §§ 1—5, adopted Feb. 28, 2005, did not expressly amend this Code; hence, inclusion of its provisions as § 19-55 herein was at the editor's discretion.