The purpose of this item is to seek approval for an interlocal agreement (ILA) between the Town and the City of Farmers Branch regarding the provision of sanitary sewer services.
Specifically, the agreement pertains to the parcel of land located on the south side of Spring Valley Road, just east of the Vitruvian Development, within the city limits of Farmers Branch. Previously occupied by a City fire station, this tract had no access to Farmers Branch sanitary sewer service and had been served by a Town owned 8” sanitary sewer main located under Spring Valley Road since 1990.
Although the sewer service account for the fire station was closed in 2020, Town staff were approached in early 2023 about the possibility of resuming the service to facilitate the construction of a small townhome development on the land. Given the change in land use, it was deemed necessary to have an ILA in place to formalize the conditions of service.
The proposed development will comprise of 19 single-family attached dwelling units (Townhomes), each on an individually platted lot.
Some of the key points covered in the ILA include the following:
• Farmers Branch will meet all of the Town's sanitary sewer discharge requirements.
• Farmers Branch will own and maintain the sanitary sewer line at or beyond the connection to the Town's main.
• Farmers Branch will provide monthly meter readings to the Town for billing purposes.
• Farmers Branch will pay the then-current sewer charges outlined in the Town's rate ordinance.
The Town's sanitary sewer service has sufficient capacity for this development.
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