Travis County Commissioners Court
April 15, 2008
Item 13
13. Consider and take appropriate action on a variance request to install the supply and return line to the treatment units closer than five feet to public utility easement and house foundation at 306 bulian lane. I had a simple question as I read that. It seemed that the request of the recommended action made all of the sense in the world, but I wondered if there is a problem with this in the future, what potential legal liability does Travis County have because we are placing these lines much closer to -- to the utility easement and foundation and pool than we normally would, right?
>> let me revise the staff recommendation. We -- we recommend granting this variance on the condition that the -- that the homeowners indemnify and lease the county -- release the county any liability from having those return lines closer to the public utility easement
>> [indiscernible] than the required setback.
>> well, that certainly addresses the county judge's concerns.
>> so we're just going to get them to sign an indem indication agreement.
>> yeah. Here's where the rules are kind of silly because you can put a drip emitter line right up to the public utility easement but you can't put a solid supply line within five foot. So it's kind of a silly thing, but -- but we will ask the owners to -- before we grant the permit to indemnify and release the county.
>> that would be fair to me because I -- as I visualize this project, I cringed a little bit. But -- but got to cover me.
>> move approval.
>> the owner really doesn't have a whole lot of choice I take it.
>> it's an existing home.
>> any more discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Thank you all very much.
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