Any cost of repairs to the service line from the main to the property line, including the tap, shall be shared equally by the city and the property owner, unless in the judgment of the sewer superintendent, the property owner or tenants or agents has contributed to the failure of the service line or has made improvements that have encroached on the maintenance easement in a manner that increases the cost of repair.

Such costs may include: all materials and labor cost necessary to excavate to the existing piping, materials and labor to repair or replace the piping, the cost of the TV inspection repair or replacement of sod and replacement of asphalt and concrete within the public street. Excluded are costs to move, repair or replace any improvements not part of the public infrastructure that encroach on the right-of-way or maintenance easement. The city, at its sole discretion, may perform such work or allow a third party to perform the work. (Ord. 654 § 1(part), 2004)