(a) Improving property. Every person improving property located within the corporate limits of the town which requires a new well or expansions to an existing well shall make an approved water connection if either of the following conditions exist:
(1) Property abuts or adjoins a street or alley along which is located a water line; or
(2) Property is located adjacent to a town water line.
This connection shall be to the house, building or other place of human habitation or occupancy, provided that no person shall be required to cross the private property of another to make such a connection.
(b) Compliance with codes. All water connections shall be in accordance with the North Carolina State Plumbing Code and the requirements of this Code and any and all local, state and federal requirements that apply.
(c) Fees due. At the time any connection request made by the property owner to the town has been approved, all water connection charges, development fees and outstanding assessment, or fee in lieu of assessment, shall be due and payable.
(d) Occupancy. No person shall occupy any house or building for human habitation after the water supply has been cut off, except in cases where it is cut off temporarily for the purpose of effecting necessary repairs.
(e) Private wells. Private wells used for water supply to habitable structures, which are approved by the county board of health, may be constructed within the town where property is located in such a manner that compliance with this section is not possible. If the private well fails and/or the property cannot support a well and the property is within 300 feet of a water line, the owner shall make an approved water connection as required in this section.
(Code 1976, § 17-1; Code 1982, § 19-38; Ord. No. 90-25, § 1, 3-22-1990; Ord. No. 93-12, § 1, 3-11-1993; Ord. No. 99-013, § 2, 8-12-1999; Ord. No. 99-019, 10-14-1999; Ord. No. 02-005, 2-28-2002; Ord. No. 02-016, 6-13-2002)
State law reference(s)--Power to require connections, G.S. 160A-317.