1. Water and Sewer. The subdivider, at the subdivider’s own expense and prior to final plat approval, in accordance with the approved preliminary plat, shall construct, per borough specifications, all water and sewer utilities to service each lot individually within the subdivision to be created. The subdivider may elect to provide performance and payment bonding as allowed in HBC 18.100.125 in order to have authorization to proceed to a final plat procedure.

2. When, in the opinion of borough staff, no public sanitary sewer and/or water service is available within 200 feet of any exterior property line of a new subdivision in which all lots are one acre or larger in area, the developer may request an exemption from the requirements to connect to public utilities. All regulations of the State Department of Environmental Conservation pertaining to water extraction and wastewater disposal, as well as the requirements of HBC 13.04.080(G) pertaining to on-site wastewater disposal, shall apply. If exempted from the requirement to connect to public utilities, a plat note must be placed on the plat stating that public water and/or sewer are not available to the subdivision and that all future property owners in the subdivision must provide plans drawn by an engineer licensed in the state of Alaska or a state certified septic system installer prior to a land use permit being issued. Upon installation and before closure, the wastewater disposal system must be inspected and approved by an engineer licensed in the state of Alaska or a state certified septic system installer.

When public sanitary sewer and/or water service becomes available, property owners will be required to connect to the public utility within six months.