(A) Where a parcel of property in the city has connected to the city water system, no owner or occupant of the property or any other person shall:
(1) Construct any private water supply or well on the property; or
(2) Make use of any existing private water supply or well on the property for human consumption or commercial purposes.
(3) There shall be no connection, either directly or indirectly, to the plumbing system for service within the structure or to the city sanitary sewer system. The parcels shall also be prohibited from disconnecting from the city water system.
(B) Where a parcel of property in the city is using any private water supply or well and where the city water system is available to a parcel of property existing on the effective date of this chapter, the parcel of property shall be required to connect to the city water system at such time the private water supply or well is abandoned or is in need of replacement or at the point of sale of the property. The private water supply or well shall not connect, either directly or indirectly, to the city water system.
(C) All new residential, commercial, or industrial construction on a parcel of property within the city where the municipal water system is available to a parcel of property shall be required to connect to the city water system.
(D) In cases of extreme hardship, an owner may request an exemption from the City Council to construct a private well. For the purposes of this chapter, HARDSHIP shall be defined as the city's water main being greater than 300 feet away from the parcel. In allowing an exemption, the City Council may apply special conditions as benefits the health and safety of the city. The hardship will no longer exist once the water main is extended past the property and the owner will be required to connect to the city's water public supply.
(E) Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 295, passed 2-1-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99