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The Superintendent of Utilities shall prescribe such rules and regulations for the operation of the Municipal waterworks system as may be required in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter. No person shall violate or fail to comply with any such rule or regulation.
(Ord. 352. Passed 4-17-53; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
(a) All water tap connections shall be made by the Department of Utilities of the City. (Ord. 51-84. Passed 7-9-84.)
(b) (1) The owner of real property upon which there is made a water tap connection with the Municipal waterworks system shall pay a fee according to the following schedule:
Tap Size (in.) | Nonrefundable Fee |
Tap Size (in.) | Nonrefundable Fee |
3/4 | $3,776.77+* |
1 | $3,776.77+* |
1-1/2 | $10,754.22+* |
2 | $10,754.22+* |
3 | $11,645.04 |
4 | $11,645.04 |
6 | $13,973.52 |
8 | $16,516.50 |
10 | $22,237.60 |
12 + | $33,360.25 |
+Rate effective July, 2022
*Check with Department of Utilities for current year’s rate.
(2) Annual adjustment of fees. The water tap-in fees referred to in this section for 3/4, 1, 1-1/2 and 2-inch taps shall be adjusted by the Finance Director yearly, beginning in 2015 by multiplying them by the first Cleveland Construction Cost Index figure published in July and every year thereafter and divided by $11,203.59 which is the current Engineering News Record construction cost of Cleveland. All other tap-in fees are subject to annual adjustments based on a yearly review conducted by the Finance Director and the Superintendent of Utilities.
(3) Sewer deduct and/or second meters. The owner of real property upon which there is made a connection for a sewer deduct and/or second and/or subsequent water shall pay a connection fee as follows:
Connection/Tap fee $250.00
Plus current cost of correct meter size
(4) Temporary hydrant taps (exclusively by the city)
Size (in.) | Nonrefundable fee per hydrant connection |
2 | $500.00 plus water use charged |
1 | 100.00 plus water use charged |
1 or 2 | 100.00 plus water use charged if the meter is used less than eight hours in any one twenty-four hour period effective January 1, 2023 |
The above tap charges shall be supplemented by additional charges to cover the costs to the City incurred in connection with the installation of the tap. Further, the Superintendent of Utilities may authorize variations regarding temporary hydrant taps under extreme circumstances.
The additional increase for tap-in fees shall be deposited into a Water Department Capital Improvement Fund. These funds shall be reserved for permanent improvement of the water system only.
(Ord. 47-88. Passed 7-11-88; Ord. 108-02. Passed 8-12-02; Ord. 28-14. Passed 3-10-14; Ord. 42-14. Passed 4-14-14; Ord. 65-15. Passed 6-8-15.)
(c) All residential taps shall have the meter inside the dwelling, with a readout box outside the dwelling.
(d) Pit meters shall be allowed only when there is no building. The Superintendent of Utilities may authorize a variation from this policy only if the residence or building to be serviced is in excess of 200 feet from the road right-of-way.
(e) A meter must be installed before an occupancy permit is issued on residential property. (Ord. 51-84. Passed 7-9-84.)
(f) If, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Utilities, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water system, the Superintendent will give notice to the water consumer to install such an approved device immediately. The water consumer shall, at his or her own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner approved by the Superintendent and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices as required by the Superintendent.
(g) No person shall establish or maintain, or permit to be established or maintained, any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply, other than the regular public water supply of the City, may enter the supply or distributing system of the City, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply have been approved by the Superintendent of Utilities and by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(h) The Superintendent of Utilities shall cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply where actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated as often as the Superintendent deems necessary.
(i) The Superintendent of Utilities or his or her duly authorized representative may enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the City for the purpose of inspecting the piping system thereof. On demand, the owner, the lessee or occupant of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent any information which he or she may request regarding the piping system or water use on such property. The refusal to furnish such information when demanded shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this section.
(j) The Superintendent of Utilities is hereby authorized to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations as to the installation and maintenance of backflow prevention control devices. Such regulations shall at all times be on file in the office of the Utilities Department of the City and shall be available for inspection during regular business hours. All backflow prevention control devices required by this section shall be installed in accordance with such regulations.
(k) The Superintendent of Utilities is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such condition(s) shall have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 117-89. Passed 12-26-89; Ord. 58-17. Passed 7-3-17; Ord. 45-20. Passed 5-11-20; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
(a) A connection between the Municipal waterworks system and the Sheffield water system is hereby authorized and approved for the purpose of providing an additional source of water for use during periods of emergency. A physical connection between the two systems at State Route 611 and the Sheffield-Avon City limit and a physical connection between the two systems at State Route 254 and the Sheffield-Avon City limit are approved.
(Ord. 32-81. Passed 3-23-81.)
(b) The City hereby agrees to provide water, through the connection authorized by subsection (a) hereof, to the Village of Sheffield in periods of emergency insofar as such water is available. The Village of Sheffield, for any water used, shall pay the rates established for City users plus a surcharge of ten percent of such rates, such water used to be measured by meters placed at such connection sites.
(c) All services rendered by the City shall be in conformity with an existing contract for water supply between the City of Avon and the City of Avon Lake.
(d) The terms and conditions surrounding the Avon-Sheffield water system connection shall be subject to termination and renegotiation upon thirty days written notice of termination or renegotiation to the Mayor of either municipality.
(e) The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to accept, on behalf of the City, the terms and conditions contained in legislation passed by the Village of Sheffield on October 28, 1968, subject to acceptance by the Village of Sheffield of the terms and conditions contained in this chapter.
(Ord. 429-69. Passed 2-13-69; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized to declare a ban on the use of water for sprinkling or other excessive uses during a time of water shortage or other emergency within the City water system.
(b) The Mayor shall request the cooperation of the local press and radio and television stations to announce the ban and the time that the ban shall become effective, which time shall be not sooner than one hour after the first announcement. Such announcement by the local press and radio and television stations shall constitute notice to the general public of the existence of such a ban.
(c) No person shall allow, permit, suffer or cause the use of water contrary to the ban as established and declared by the Mayor after such person has received actual notice of the ban.
(Ord. 57-88. Passed 6-27-88; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
On and after the effective date of this section (Ordinance 84-88, passed September 12, 1988), the City shall not grant permission for the construction or tie-in of any private water line not connected to the municipal water system.
(Ord. 84-88. Passed 9-12-88; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
(a) Statement of Correct Account Status and Acknowledgment of Receipt. No person shall sell or convey, by deed, land contract or otherwise, any interest in any real property located within the City, which is supplied with water and/or sewer services of the Utilities Department without first furnishing the purchaser with a statement from the Department setting forth the current status of the water and sewer account of such real property, and, when an escrow account has been established, without first depositing in such account, prior to delivery of possession or transfer of title, a statement from the purchaser acknowledging the receipt of such document and accepting responsibility for all future bills on both accounts and in accordance with these Codified Ordinances and the rules and regulations of the Utilities Department.
(b) Disbursement of Funds by Escrow Agent. No person acting in the capacity of an escrow agent in any real property transaction involving the sale of real property located within the City, which is serviced or supplied with water and/or sewer services of the Utilities Department shall disburse any funds unless division (a) hereof has been complied with.
(c) Rights of Purchaser. Conviction under Section 1040.99 of any section of this Chapter 1040 shall not be a bar to the right of the purchaser of real property to recover by civil suit, from either the previous owner, the seller, the real estate agent or the escrow agent, the amount of money due for water and sewer services supplied by the Utilities Department to the previous owner or seller and paid for by the purchaser.
(Ord. 106-09. Passed 7-13-09; Ord. 121-22. Passed 11-14-22.)
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