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The
District requires that all public or private sewerage and drainage works proposed
to be constructed, altered or reconstructed by any person or corporation, public
or private, within the District's boundaries, be submitted to the District for
review and approval. This includes any altering of any storm drainage channel,
site drainage or flood plain within those boundaries. Property boundary changes
may affect the public-private balance of existing sewers and therefore must be
submitted as part of the development or redevelopment process.
The applicant should contact the District's Engineering Department (314-768-6272)
with any general questions regarding the submittal of a project. If the applicant
has questions about a specific project or design criteria, please contact the
following individuals:
- General: Engineer of the day, as above - Projects already submitted: Reviewing engineer, as previously assigned - Other: South and West Area
Michael Buechter, P.E. (314 -768-2772) mtbuec@stlmsd.com North and East Area John Grimm, P.E. (314-768-2743) jcgrim@stlmsd.com
The District's design requirements are detailed in the "Rules and Regulations
and Engineering Design Requirements for Sanitary Sewage and Stormwater Drainage
Facilities" which was adopted by a resolution of the MSD Board of Trustees in
February 2006. The document may be purchased in the Engineering Department for
$20.00 or downloaded from our website (see hotlink, lower left side of homepage). Letters of request for the document, along with a payment of $15.00
(to cover postage and handling) may be sent to the:
Metropolitan Sewer District
Attn. Engineering Department 2350 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103-2555 MSD
requires the submittal of a minimum of three sets of plans (prepared and sealed
by an engineer registered in the State of Missouri), a completed Submittal Sheet and Submittal Checklist (see Development Review and Permitting link on homepage) and a fee of $450. The Engineering
Department should be contacted if there is any question about the required fee.
The District does not charge a fee for projects funded by governmental agencies (municipalities & fire districts only) that have a reciprocity agreement with the District.
The
applicant must pay a Fee of $450 at the time the plans are submitted for review.
Payment of a review fee will also be required. This fee is based on the acreage
of the site for site development, or the footage of sewer, for projects only
involving a sewer extension. The District's current fees are $150.34/acre or $0.57/lineal
footage of sewer extension.
The applicant will also be required to pay a connection fee if the project involves connection to the public sanitary sewer system. The connection fee is based on the domestic water tap size for the building or number of apartment units within. There are also impact areas within the District's boundary. Projects within these areas may be subject to additional fees. The need for and amount of the payment of any impact fee will depend on the project's location and property size. The current impact areas within the Districts boundaries for which additional fees may be assessed are:
In addition, the applicant will be required to pay a refundable construction deposit (10% of construction cost) and as-built plan deposit ($1000 plus $100 for each structure) if the project involves the construction of sewers that are to be dedicated to the District (Pumpstations and BMPs are at 100%. Conditional approvals start at additional $10,000.). Payments must be in the form of a cashier's check or cash for the construction deposit and cash or personal check for the as-built deposit. These payments may be made after plan approval, but must be paid prior to the issuance of construction permits. The applicant is also responsible for paying all document recording fees such as detention basin maintenance agreements and easements. Upon
receipt of the plans, information sheet, and submittal fee, the project is given
a "P-#" and assigned to a review engineer. The project owner and engineer are
notified of the assigned project number and review engineer within a week of
receipt of the plans. The initial review will be completed within two to three
weeks. The review engineer will return one set of plans to the project engineer
with comments and corrections. The review engineer will also notify both the
owner and project engineer of any other requirements the District may have such
as easements, fees, etc.
Once the plans have been corrected to address all of the District's requirements, and all other documents and fees have been paid, the District will process the plan approval and notify the owner, the project engineer and the appropriate municipal agencies of the approval. The owner will also be notified as to whether or not permits, construction deposit and as-built deposit are required. After the construction and as-built deposits have been paid, the owner's licensed drainlayer must take out permits from the District for the work, prior to beginning construction. In addition, the MSD Construction Section (314-768-6379) must be notified a minimum of 24 hours before start of construction. Failure to take out the permits and notify the MSD Construction Section may result in the District withholding construction approval of the project and the denial of the District to issue any future permits to either the owner or the drainlayer.
Failure to get the proper approvals from the District could result in the withholding
of release of occupancy permits as well as legal action by the District.
MSD has a working relationship with the St. Louis County Public Works Department
for the release of building permits. For non-residential developments permitted
through the Permit Application Center (PAC), footing and foundation or full
building permits may be released prior to MSD Plan Approval. In order for MSD
to notify St. Louis County that we have no objection to a footing and foundation
or full building permit release, the project owner or engineer must provide
MSD with the PAC Number of the project.
An encroachment is any permanent structure (buildings, swimming pools, retaining
walls, garages, sheds, decks, etc.) built within the easement limits (including
aerial).
The
property owner should contact the MSD Engineering Department at 314-768-6272
and ask to speak to someone regarding a possible encroachment.
MSD
only requires the property owner to pay the city or county Recorder of Deeds fee schedule recording costs for the encroachment
agreement. This cost is only a nominal amount. The property owner however
is also responsible for the cost of all design drawings and/or exhibits prepared for MSD review
and approval. Preparation of these drawings may involve contracting the services
of a professional engineer or surveyor (An exhibit "A" Encroachment Plat is normally required, as a minimum, for approval and recording).
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There are several factors MSD must consider before a decision is made as to
whether or not an encroachment will be allowed. Some of those factors include: the size and
type (storm, sanitary or combined) of sewer; the location and depth of the sewer relative
to the proposed encroachment; the type of encroachment; the condition of the
sewer; and the proposed foundation design. Building encroachments are generally not allowed. Sewer relocation
by the property owner may be required by MSD, rather than an encroachment being created or perpetuated
The property owner should contact MSD prior to having design drawings prepared
for the proposed encroachment to determine if there is a sewer within the easement
and what is needed to determine whether or not MSD would allow the encroachment.
Also, to determine what foundation requirements or modifications may be required, at the property owner's expense.
If,
upon inspection, the sewer is found to be in poor condition, MSD may require
that the sewer be rehabilitated before the encroachment is allowed. The property
owner will usually be responsible for all or part of the cost of this rehabilitation.
If
there is no sewer within the easement, the District, if requested, may consider vacating its
rights to the easement (There is a fee required for that process, if it is not part of an active Development Review project.).
If the MSD staff determines that vacating is in the best interest of the District, then the staff will recommend to the MSD Board
of Trustees that all or a portion of the easement be vacated. The property owner
may also be required to grant a replacement easement.
An MSD easement vacation can only be done by Board approval of an ordinance vacating the easement. The property owner would be required to provide a suitable easement vacation plat (prepared by a surveyor) and pay the $400 review fee and recording fee for the ordinance. The only exception to the above is for low railroad tiewalls and interlocking stonewalls. MSD could grant permission for these structures in easements without sewers by a letter of authorization. This decision is made by MSD on a case-by-case basis, and is usually for walls not more than four (4) feet in height.
If an inspection of the existing sewer by MSD is required, it may take 4 to
6 weeks to schedule this inspection and make a determination. If no sewer inspection
is required generally takes about three weeks for the initial determination. The time
will vary depending on the amount of information submitted with the request.
If existing sewer information is included it will go faster.
After the determination is made, the time required to complete the encroachment paperwork depends on the submittal of foundation drawings and site plans which meet MSD requirements. The property owner should anticipate about 4 weeks review and approval time, to allow for any required changes to the foundation design or site plan. Once the foundation design is approved and the encroachment papers executed, MSD can notify the location building authority of our approval while the papers are being recorded.
The property owner may, at his/her own expense, hire a private sewer inspection
firm to inspect the sewer and submit the inspection report to MSD for review.
If the encroachment interferes with MSD's use of the easement, the property
owner could be required to remove the structure or, if feasible, grant MSD an
additional easement and pay for the relocation of MSD's sewer.
It is possible that when the property is to be sold or change ownership, the
title company, lender and/or prospective buyer may require that the issue of the unapproved encroachment be resolved.
Resolution of this issue could delay the sale or change in ownership of the
property.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to construct, install, relocate, connect
or reconnect any sanitary, combined, or stormwater sewer or drainage facility,
whether public or private, within the boundaries of the District shall cause
plans and specifications to be prepared by a registered professional engineer,
licensed in the State of Missouri, and shall cause the same to be submitted
to the District for examination, revision, and approval according to the design
standards of the District. Such approval shall be a condition precedent to the
issuance of a permit for the construction of such facilities, and no such facilities
shall be constructed without a permit therefore from the District. All such plans
and specifications shall be prepared in such form and manner as may be prescribed
by the District.
All applications for permits for construction of sewer and drainage facilities,
for connection to such facilities and for repair of a connection to such facilities
shall be made by a master drainlayer.
The
charges for Connection and Construction permits and inspection fees are as follows:
The District requires a 24 hour notice prior to starting construction.
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