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• AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTIONS 29-38 AND 29-87 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATED TO INSTALLATION COSTS OF WATER AND SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS IN SUBDIVISIONS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that Sections 29-38 and 29-87 of Article II of Chapter 29 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 29. SUBDIVISIONS ARTICLE II. DESIGN STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENTS. Section 29-38. City not obligated to pay for improvements. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating an obligation upon the city to pay for grading or paving of streets, or for sidewalks, sewers or drainage facilities, curb and gutter improvements, utility lines or construction of any other facilities, except for the obligation to pay one-half the estimated cost of water and sewer lines in certain subdivisions approved . prior to March 4 1991, as set forth in Section 29-87. Section 29-87. Cost of improvements. (a) All public and private improvements, amenities and features required to be installed within a subdivision under this chapter shall be made at the applicant's or developer's sole cost and expense, and at no cost to the city, with the following exceptions: (1) The city shall bear one-half the cost estimated by the director of public works of installing extensions of city water and sewer mains in anv suhdivicinn r; begun before March 4 1993 a. Where the developer has contracted with the city for such installation he shall advance to the city the total amount, in cash, of such estimated cost at the time of signing such contract. Upon completion of such installation and acceptance of streets in the subdivision for city maintenance, if • a developer is entitled to a refund of.a portion of the costs. the developer may apply to the director of public works for a such refund ef-t9*te-<_-i-t-pLs