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ORDINANCE NO. 2955
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION
28.83 THEREOF AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 28.83
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROHIBITING SEWER CONNEC-
TIONS TO THE INTERCEPTOR LINE OR TREATMENT
PLANT FROM STRUCTURES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND ESTABLISH-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, shall be
and is hereby amended by repealing Section 28.83 thereof and adopting a
new section 28.83 as follows:
"Sec. 28.83. MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICE CONNEC-
TIONS OUTSIDE CITY.
(1) No person shall make an initial service connec-
tion to any municipal utility for any building
or property outside the corporate limits of the
city without the express written authorization
of the Ames City Manager.
(2) The city manager shall authorize such connec-
tions only in accordance with the laws of the
State of Iowa and the regulations of the Iowa
Commerce Commission. The city manager may
require any reasonable special condition for
such connection deemed necessary to insure
compliance with the policies, procedures and
development plans of the municipal utilities.
(3) No initital sewer service connections shall be
allowed into the Skunk River Valley Intercep-
tor, trunk sewers or Site 5 treatment plant
from structures located in the flood plain of
the Skunk River south of U.S. Highway 30."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 3rd day of Junexi? 19 6
By B
Nanc Gibb s, City Clerk Paul Goodland, Mayor