(A) Requests for water service activation or disconnection may only be made by the property owner. A reconnection fee, as provided in the fee schedule appendix on file in the Town Office an in Ch. 32 of this code, will be assessed on the first billing after reconnection is made. No person, other than an authorized individual from the town, shall turn water valves on or off. If a reconnection is requested on a weekend or evening, an additional fee, as provided in the fee schedule, will be assessed.
(B) (1) A town water user who requests the permanent discontinuance of their water service shall pay the shutoff fee as established by the Town Council. Water service shall then be shut off at the curb box and/or the meter removed. Any such water user shall continue to pay the inactive user rate until that property’s portion of any bonded indebtedness relating to the town water system has been fully paid. The water user shall have the option of paying in full the outstanding balance of the bond indebtedness at the time of permanent discontinuance of service. Any properties that fall under the inactive user definition at the date of this chapter’s adoption will be responsible for the inactive user rate outlined in the fee schedule.
(2) If an inactive user wishes to remove the town curb stop and supply line from his or her property, the water user shall continue to pay the inactive user rate until that property’s portion of any bonded indebtedness relating to the town water and sewer systems has been fully paid. The water user shall have the option of paying in full the outstanding balance of the bond indebtedness at the time of permanent discontinuance of service.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 51.99