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§ 23-44 MARTINSVILLE CODE ~-~ (5) The city will be responsible for future maintenance of water and sewer lines con- structed in conformity with this division. (6) In the event of a limited water supply or an overloaded sewer system, the city will give first priority to service within the corporate limits. (7) Water and sewer charges outside the corporate limits will be in accordance with tariffs established for such service by the council. Water and sewer customers will contract directly through the city for service and not through any intermediate group, firm, corporation or other political subdivision. The city will not permit the t resale of water distributed through its public supply system. (Code 1971, App. D, §§ 5, 6) Sec. 23-45. Conditions for extensions into subdivisions recorded after April 12, 1955, or streets dedicated prior to April 12, 1955, but not accepted into state system. (a) Water or sewer extensions into the following areas shall be subject to the require- ments of this section: (1) Subdivisions made a matter of record in the circuit court clerk's office of Henry County after April 12, 1955; and, (2) Streets whose rights-of-way have been dedicated or made public thoroughfares prior to April 12, 1955, but-which streets or rights-of-way have not been accepted into the primary or secondary system of the state department of highways and transportation. (b) The following conditions will be met or agreed to before extensions can be permitted into areas or streets specified in subsection (a) above: (1) Subdivisions referred to in subsection (a)(1) or property abutting streets referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be platted in conformity with the requirements of appropriate provisions of section IV of the subdivision ordinance. The council will refer plats of the property to the planning commission for review and recommendation to the council. Construction of the water and sewer lines will not be allowed, until a final plat which meets the design standards of section VI of the subdivision ordinance has been duly recorded.* (2)' Jointly with a water extension, sanitary sewer lines will be constructed to serve all lots where there can be gravity flow to an existing city public sewer line or to the proposed location of an outfall sewer line as may be planned by the city. The con- struction of sewer lines in anticipation of an outfall shall not constitute an obligation upon the city to construct such an outfall. (3) Rights-of-way of streets will be graded to a minimum width of forty (40) feet, with the centerline gradient profile to be approved by the city engineer. (4) Water and sewer lines will be laid according to city specifications as to size and type of pipe and fittings, fire hydrants, depth, location and grade alignment of pipe and *Cross reference--Subdivision ordinance, App. A. 1372