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Water Service Agreement - 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Drive - For the purpose of authorizing a water service agreement providing for the extension of City water service to 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Drive located in Anne Arundel County; and generally relating to providing said water service.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 19-22
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Referred to
Finance Committee
Environmental Matters Committee
A RESOLUTION concerning
Water Service Agreement - 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Drive
FOR the purpose of authorizing a water service agreement providing for the extension of City water service to 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Drive located in Anne Arundel County; and matters generally relating to providing said water service outside the City limits.
WHEREAS, the Property Owner is the fee simple owner of an improved parcel of land consisting of approximately 0.9100 acres, more or less, located at 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, also known as 1049 Chesapeake Harbour Drive, and as more accurately described in a deed recorded at Liber 34599 folio 214 among the Land Records of Anne Arundel County (collectively, the “Property”), which is located outside of City limits; and
WHEREAS, the Property Owner currently draws its water supply for the Property from a private, on-site well, which is now failing, and the Property Owner desires to be connected to the City’s water service; and
WHEREAS, the Property Owner submitted an application to the City pursuant to Chapter 16.04 of the City Code, as may be amended, to obtain a permit to connect with the City water utility system to obtain water service for the Property, which Permit is incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City that the City Department of Public Works shall not grant final approval for this connection to the City water utility system until such time as it shall be satisfied that the proposed connection shall not result in or cause an inadequate water flow to the Property or to other properties served by the affected City water utility line and that the proposed connection satisfies other requirements of the Department; and
WHEREAS, the attached Agreement and the Permit do not include a request for sanitary sewer service; and
WHEREAS, the parties believe it to be in the public’s interest to permit the Property Owner to connect to the City water utility system; and
WHEREAS, Section 16.08.050A of the Code of the City of Annapolis requires the passage of a resolution before water service may be extended by written agreement outside of the City limits; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 16.08.050A of the Code of the City of Annapolis the Director of Public Works has issued a determination, and upon same, the City Council hereby finds that existing and/or funded facilities, capacity and infrastructure are sufficient to serve the property in addition to existing and reasonably foreseeable City users.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Water Service Agreement attached hereto be and the same is hereby approved, adopted and authorized.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this Resolution shall take effect from the date of its passage.
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