Water meters shall be required on all service pipes to all new buildings and on any new services to existing buildings in the City of Chicago, and shall be installed at the time the building is connected to the city's water system.
Water meters shall be required on service pipes supplying city water to all existing buildings, structures or premises other than private residences within the City of Chicago in which only one family resides, or in two- flat buildings in which only two families reside. Water meters shall be required on service pipes supplying city water to existing private residences in the City of Chicago in which only one family resides, and existing two-flat buildings in which only two families reside, if devices which require large quantities of water are installed therein or if a new water service of larger size is installed.
Water meters may be installed on any existing service pipe supplying city water to any existing building not otherwise required to have a meter where written request is made by the owner or agent of the premises supplied.
Water meters previously installed on service pipes to comply with the requirements of Section 11-12-210 of this chapter or water meters previously installed by the owner or agent of the premises supplied may not be removed because the requirement for the meter has been removed or because the owner or agent wishes it removed.
Except as provided in Section 11-12-540 of this chapter, the city shall furnish and maintain at its own expense all water meters authorized and required hereunder, but where a meter is required to control additional service pipes for auxiliary or emergency water supply, or where such meter is installed on service pipes to which private supply pipes are connected, or where it is so provided in this chapter, said meter shall be furnished by the owner or consumer, but it shall be maintained by the city at the cost and expense of said owner or consumer.
Whenever leaks, waste, unauthorized or excessive use of water are found and in the judgment of the commissioner metering will effectively reduce the waste of water, the commissioner shall require installation of meters on service pipes to consumers of water not already metered as required in this Code.
All meters should be installed by the owner's plumbing contractor.
(Prior code § 185-21; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 1)