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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: City Administrator March 25, 1987
FROM: City Engineer

SUBJECT: Sewer Service to 1248 Pitt River Road - Pubtic Works
Committee March 24, 1987

Recommendation:

That the owner be permitted to service the property with a
Sanitary sewer force main connected to a private pump on the
property subject to a restrictive covenant being registered
against the property informing subsequent purchasers that a
pumping station will be required.

Background and Comments:

This property is isolated from the sanitary sewer system in
the south Pitt River Road area and Is the oniy property
remaining on Pitt River Road which will not be serviced by one
or the other of the sewers being installed by developers. It
was originally intended to service this lot by extending the
sewer which Is on Guest Street. However, the intervening
property is not being subdivided and refuses to allow a right-~-
of-way for sewer across the property.

The owner (Ss anxious to sell the property as a serviced lot
but cannot do so without sanitary sewer. The owner has
proposed to use a private sewer pump and force main to the
nearest sewer on Pitt River Road. The force main could be
constructed now as part of the construction taking place by
others but the pump itself would be better left until the
building permit is issued as the location of the pump is likely
to be the basement of the house.

The danger with this solution {is that a future purchaser
may not be aware that he has a pump and force main to maintain.
This should therefore be spelled out In a restrictive covenant
placed on the title of the property. it Is suggested that the
entire force main be considered part of the private service
connection and the responsibility of the owner for maintenance.

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F.E. Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer

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