A. Required: All premises using water from the City water supply shall be equipped with an adequate water meter furnished by the City; provided, that such water service may be supplied by the City at a flat rate of charge until such meter may be installed. Such flat rate shall be not less than the minimum charge for such period of time the flat rate was effective.
B. Installations: Meters shall be installed by the City in a location that will be easy of access, on the following basis: upon application for service where no meter has been previously installed, the City will furnish two (2) meter stubs which shall be installed by the owner. The location for meters shall be such as will be easily accessible and will provide protection to the meter from mechanical damage and frost.
C. Residents Responsible For Meter Damage: The residents of property upon which meters are installed will be held responsible for any wilful or malicious damage to such meters, and such residents will be held responsible for any damage sustained by freezing or caused by hot water backing through same, and must bear all costs of repairing meters, when the same become damaged through any of the causes designated herein.
D. Separate Meter For Each Building: No meter shall be used for the purpose of registering or measuring the amount of water taken or used in separate buildings upon two (2) or more lots, pieces or parcels of ground. Where two (2) or more buildings are located upon one lot, piece or parcel of ground, all owned by the same person, a meter will not be required for each separate building thereon, but one meter may be installed as herein provided, to register and measure the water taken and used in all buildings so owned and located. (Ord. 78-11, 3-6-1978)