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WATER CONNECTION ORI NANCE, POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM—DRAFT VERSION 08/13/18 the effective date of this ordinance, the property must abandon the private system and connect to municipal sewer no later than 12-31-2012. (D)All property served by private water and sewer systems must connect to public water and public sewer, if a public services are available to serve the property:1)upon sale or transfer of ownership of a parcel with a principal structure, or 2)upon expanding the structure square footage by 33%or more, or 3)upon issuance of a building permit that increases the value of a home by$10,000 or more. §51.201 TRANSFER OF PROPERTIES. (A) Whenever a conveyance of land occurs, the following requirements shall be met: (1)The seller of the property is responsible for providing a completed City of Centerville point of sale certificate, with any required attachments, to the buyer at or before closing.These documents shall provide the status and location of all known private water or sewer connections and components thereof on the property and, if applicable,the requirements for bringing the dwelling or other structure into compliance with this chapter; (2)The buyer is responsible to file the City of Centerville point of sale certificate, and required attachments, along with the certificate of real estate value at the County Auditor's Office; and (3) If the seller fails to provide a certificate of compliance, sufficient security must be established in the form of an escrow account to assure the installation of connections to the public water and sewer.The security, in the amount set forth in the City of Centerville Fee Schedule, shall be placed in an escrow with the City, a licensed real estate closer, licensed attorney-at-law, or federal or state chartered financial institution. Connecting to public water and sewer must be installed within the time frame established in §§52.199.After connecting to public water and sewer and a certificate of compliance issued, the escrow may be released. [SHOULD WE CREATE AN OPTION TO RELEASE PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS?] (B)The compliance with this chapter is not required if the sale or transfer involves one of the following circumstances: (1) Dwellings or other structures connected to a municipal water supply system and municipal wastewater sewer; (2) Dwellings or other structures where a connection to a municipal water supply system or municipal wastewater sewer is not available; (3)Tract of land is vacant or contains no structures with plumbing fixtures; (4)The existing dwelling or other structure with plumbing has been abandoned per§52.058. (Compliance by filing a certificate of plumbing abandonment with the City.); (5)The transfer does not require the filing of a certificate of real estate value, as described in M.S. § 272.115;1 1 These are generally non-monetary transfers. For example,transferring property from personal ownership into a trust,or gifting your property to certain family members.