It shall be the duty of the city before making service connections to a new customer to ascertain the condition of the meter and service facilities and for the customer, in order that prior fraudulent use of the facilities, if any, will not be attributed to the new customer, to be present at the inspection. The city shall not be required to render service to the customer until all defects in the customer-owned portion of the service, if any, shall have been corrected.
(Ord. 86-6, passed 4-30-86)