(A) Technical conformity.
(1) Water will not be furnished where there are defective or leaking faucets, closets or other fixtures, or where there are water closets or urinals without self-closing valves, or tanks without self-acting float valves, and when such are discovered the supply may be withdrawn.
(2) The tap and ferrule and stopcock, at the curb, will be furnished by the city and remain the property of the city, and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere therewith.
(3) Within the basement wall a stop and waste cock, protected from frost, must in all cases be placed, by means of which the service pipes in the building may be drained at night during the freezing weather. A tap and ferrule shall be provided on the customer’s line to allow the customer on/off control of water to the premises.
(4) The service pipes from the mains to the walls of the building must be not less than two feet below the grade.
(5) All persons connecting to the city services shall be required to use only pipe which meets all applicable standards of the State Plumbing Code.
(B) Service line location.
(1) Service lines shall generally extend at right angles from the main to a point immediately inside the curb line, or where no curb exists to a point designated by the City Administrator in accordance with accepted standards on street width.
(2) A service line crossing private property other than that being served shall not be allowed unless special circumstances warrant and approval of the City Administrator is obtained.
(3) A valve or meter shall not be installed in a driveway area, nor shall a driveway be constructed over an existing valve or meter.
(C) Storage adjacent to valve or meter. It shall be unlawful for any person to store, maintain or keep any goods, merchandise, material or refuse within a distance of six feet from any water valve or other appliance in use of any water connection of the city.
(D) Service pipes. The service pipes shall be so arranged that the supply to each separate house or premises may be controlled by a separate stopcock, placed within and near the line of the street curb, and one person must pay for all the water used through said service, for his or her own use or for the use of others to whom it may be accessible.
(Ord. 415, passed 3-12-2012) Penalty, see § 52.99