{"id":1410,"date":"2018-07-06T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbapierce.tacomawebsite.net\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2021-09-22T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T06:13:20","slug":"pierce-county-proposed-sewer-code-title-13-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/pierce-county-proposed-sewer-code-title-13-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierce County Proposed Sewer Code (Title 13) Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sewer Division of Pierce County Planning and Public Works Department is now moving forward on the previously proposed Sewer Code (Title 13) Update.&nbsp; The Sewer Division initiated this update to the Sewer Code in 2016.&nbsp; The proposal has largely remained the same except for a few additional amendments. Those amendments and changes include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>General revisions to definitions to create clarity and consistency with division organization, policies and standards<\/li><li>Added language regarding expiration date of application and ability to apply for extension<\/li><li>Removal of language requiring an insignificant industrial user to apply for a pretreatment review<\/li><li>Added language to allow owners of mobile home parks to perform the connection and\/or disconnection (capping) of a mobile home with the proper permits<\/li><li>Added language to allow the connection of multiple connections to one stub<\/li><li>Added language to revise the timing of payment for latecomer connection charges<\/li><li>Switched the subsections to better address legal authority to collect and lien for connection charge delinquencies<\/li><li>Added language regarding fees and charges for non-compliance cases, including emergency responses and certain sewer code enforcement activities<\/li><li>New law removes County&#8217;s discretion to enter into a latecomers agreement and mandates the County must contract at the desire of the owner<\/li><li>Added language to clarify sewer facilities must be located within the County&#8217;s sewer service area and within the County limits<\/li><li>Added language to clarify timing of proposal for latecomers agreement and to change\/improve general terms for latecomers agreements<\/li><li>Extend the amount of time a developer has to provide construction costs from 30 days to 120 calendar days<\/li><li>Added and defined Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and revised Multi-Family Residential Class to include ADUs<\/li><li>Added language clarifying timing of billing commencement<\/li><li>Added new section and language regarding unrecorded sewerage liens being effective for up to one year after delinquent charges<\/li><li>Added language to clarify reporting a billing error within 90-days<\/li><li>Added the term credit in additional to refund<\/li><li>Added new section and language addressing billing adjustments for water leaks<\/li><li>Added new language to require customers who enter into a sewer service submetering agreement to provide monthly submetered readings<\/li><li>Added new section and language addressing billing customer classification for residential units being used for business activity<\/li><li>Add new section and language addressing the availability of reduced rates for low-income seniors and disabled persons<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you have any questions on these changes, please contact Jessie Gamble at <a href=\"mailto:jgamble@masterbuilderspierce.com\">jgamble@masterbuilderspierce.com<\/a> or at (253) 278-8916.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sewer Division of Pierce County Planning and Public Works Department is now moving forward on the previously proposed Sewer Code (Title 13) Update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1411,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410\/revisions\/1411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}