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(a) No building permit under Section 3105.01 or water service connection permit shall be issued until the Division of Water has determined the location of any previously installed service connections and arrangements have been made with the Division of Water to plug or cap previously installed service connections under rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. All necessary work involving plugging or capping previously installed service connections shall be done by the Division of Water, and the applicant shall pay the fees established in Section 535.06 of the Codified Ordinances for each connection to be plugged or capped.
(b) The City shall not be responsible for any damages resulting from previously installed service connections which have not been plugged or capped under this section.
(Ord. No. 778-06. Passed 6-5-06, eff. 6-9-06)
(a) Any existing connections to a premises for the general supply of water or for fire protection may be altered or the total number of connections to a premises increased upon application to the Commissioner of the Division of Water. Such alterations or increases in connections shall be made only when the Commissioner determines, based upon engineering analysis, that such alteration or additional connections are necessary to adequately provide service to the premises.
(b) Where a general or fire protection supply is being serviced by a four (4) inch or larger service connection and additional connections of the same size or larger size are installed, a control valve must be located between the two (2) connections. Such control valves shall be installed by the Division of Water at the expense of the applicant pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.
(Ord. No. 776-91. Passed 5-13-91, eff. 5-22-91)
The Division of Water shall determine the size of service connection that is to be granted for any purpose. No connection shall be inserted in any of the distributing mains within the metropolitan area above the size of one (1) inch diameter of opening unless by special consent of the Commissioner of Water, and such size shall in no case exceed eight (8) inches in diameter. Nor shall any two (2) ferrules or corporation cocks be inserted into any of the distributing mains within the distance of eighteen (18) inches from each other.
(Ord. No. 501-51. Passed 4-10-51)
(a) All service pipe one (1) inch or less in nominal diameter that is to be installed between the main and the stop cock or valve at the curb shall be of copper material. All service pipe greater than one (1) inch and less than three (3) inches in nominal diameter shall be of extra heavy copper, extra heavy brass or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron or steel material. All service pipes greater than three (3) inches in nominal diameter shall be of cast iron or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron or steel material.
(b) All pipe that is to be installed between the stop cock or valve at the curb and the building, whether the meter is outside or inside of the building, shall be of copper or brass material where the pipe is one (1) inch or less in nominal diameter. Where the pipe is greater than one (1) inch and less than three (3) inches in nominal diameter, it shall be of extra heavy brass, extra heavy copper or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron or steel material. Where the pipe is greater than three (3) inches in nominal diameter, it shall be of cast iron or extra heavy galvanized wrought iron or steel material.
(c) Any pipe made of any other material than herein specified shall not be used without special permission, in writing, for each proposed installation.
(Ord. No. 1195-16. Passed 10-31-16, eff. 11-2-16)
The copper service pipe shall be made at least one and one-half (1-1/2) feet longer than the length required to connect the tap in the main and the stop cock at the curb. The pipe shall be laid in the trench so that the stop cock shall be at least one (1) foot back of the curb line. The extra length shall be at the main.
(Ord. No. 1195-16. Passed 10-31-16, eff. 11-2-16)
Service pipe between the main and the street line shall be laid not less than six (6) feet below the established grade of the street, and between the street line and the building, shall not be less than five and one-half (5-1/2) feet below the surface of the ground.
(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)
Service pipes between the main and the meter shall not be laid in a sewer trench except in rock excavation, in which case the service pipe may be put in on a shelf not less than eight (8) inches wide, cut in on the side of the trench. In all other cases there shall be not less than five (5) feet between centers of sewer pipe and water service pipe.
(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)
Backfilling of earth into any water service trench in any street or other public way or place shall not be commenced until the pipe has been inspected and approved by the Commissioner of Water, or his or her authorized agent. Backfilling over the service pipe with cinders, slag or rubbish shall not be permitted.
(Ord. No. 99566. Passed 5-22-33)
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