Any user of City water service shall comply with the following provisions:
A. Install and maintain service connections and water facilities on the user's premises which comply with City specifications and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Works Administrator;
B. Install a valve between the meter and first outlet being supplied with water service for purposes of facilitating or impeding the flow of water;
C. Installation of a quick closing valve or other device which causes excessive and disruptive pressure surges in the City water system shall be prohibited;
D. Provide and maintain reasonable access to all water system facilities installed on the user's premises and allow authorized City personnel into and upon the user's premises at all reasonable hours for purposes of inspection of water facilities or for any other purposes reasonably related to maintenance or operation of the water system;
E. Control valves on the inlet side of the City water meter shall be operated only by authorized City personnel;
F. All meters, housings, valves and service connections installed by the City on the user's premises shall be and remain the property of the City, and the City shall have the right to remove or relocate such devices;
G. Multi-family residential dwellings comprising of six (6) or fewer units for which a building permit is issued after June 30, 2019 shall install a separate water meter for each unit in the manner approved by the Director of Public Works or his or her designee.
1. Every water meter installed pursuant to this section shall be installed by the City on the public right-of-way such that the water meter can be read and maintained by designated City employees to ensure accurate billing.
2. Every water meter installed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the rates and fees established pursuant to article 1, "General Provisions Relating To City Utility Service", of this chapter including but not limited to fees for water meter connection, capacity, and supply.
3. The service provided to every water meter installed pursuant to this section shall be billed at the single-family residential rate;
H. Multi-family residential dwellings comprising of seven (7) or more units for which a building permit is issued after June 30, 2019 shall install a master meter on the public right-of-way such that the water meter can be read and maintained by designated City employees to ensure accurate billing for the total water use of the multi-family project.
1. The master water meter installed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the rates and fees established pursuant to article 1, "General Provisions Relating To City Utility Service", of this chapter including but not limited to fees for water meter connection, capacity, and supply.
2. The owner of the multi-family residential project subject to this section shall also install on-site sub-meters to measure the water consumption of individual residential units. The sub-meters shall be read and maintained by the owner or his or her designee;
I. Nothing in this chapter exempts a building owner from complying with the requirements in title 9, chapter 4, article 4, "Water Efficient Landscaping", of this Code, if such requirements are applicable to the project. (1962 Code § 5-7.01 et seq.; amd. Ord. 19-O-2782, eff. 7-1-2019)