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5. Section 28-1. Application for, availability, elevation and location of sewer,- and water and -gas services. • Applications for utility connections shall be made and the availability of sewer; and water and -gas determined at the same time as the application for a building permit. The owner or agent shall immediately designate on the site plan the location where he desires these utilities to enter his property. The city will then proceed with the installation of service line to the property line. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to keep a record of the location and elevation of these services at the property line. The building shall then be set to conform to these elevations. Where connection to a city sewer is made by the owner on private property, the installation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Code relative to sewers, bearing in mind that the owner shall set the elevation of the building to conform thereto. Section 28-3. Policy on water; gas and sewer line extensions. (a) In subdvisions or in dedicated but unaccepted streets within city. All water? gas and sewer lines in subdivisions or dedicated but unaccepted streets shall be installed by the city, after approval by the city council, or by private contractor according to city specifications and the cost thereof divided equally between the property owner and the city. Such division of costs to be determined on the basis of an estimate prepared by •the city engineering department prior to the installation of the utilities, and using pipe of size and quality recommended by the city, up to and including eight inch water; six-#neh-gas; and eight inch sewer. If pipe of greater size than the foregoing are required for future extensions and growth, the extra cost shall be absorbed by the city. In lieu of making the cash deposit as required above, the applicant, at his option, shall be allowed to deposit one-half of the required amount in cash and to post a performance bond, properly executed with corporate surety approved by the city manager, for the remaining one-half of the required amount. The owner of the subdivision or applicant on unaccepted street shall be required to deposit with the city the total cost of the utility lines, exclusive of the extra cost for the larger lines, before any portion of the lines are installed. one-half of the amount deposited shall be returned to the subdivider as soon as he has completed construction of the streets within the subdivision in a manner acceptable to the city council. (b) In dedicated and accepted streets: (1) Water.and-gas.- Each applicant for a residential water er-gas service requiring an extension of the main line in a street heretofore •accepted and maintained by the city shall be allowed a seventy-five foot extension free of charge. Any extension beyond the allowed seventy-five