A. The Utilities shall, to the maximum extent of its capabilities and consistent with its purposes, be the sole and exclusive provider of electric, natural gas, water and wastewater utility services within the corporate limits of the City.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to furnish or offer to furnish to any property in the City any electrical, natural gas, water or wastewater service, or to accept the service from any entity other than the City.
C. Each day that any violation of these provisions continues shall constitute a separate offense.
D. Electric utility service may be provided within the corporate limits of the City:
1. By an owner or operator of solar generating equipment: a) that is located on the property of the consumer of the electric service, and b) that is sized to supply no more than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the average annual electric consumption of the consumer at that site. The measurement of the average annual consumption of the consumer of electricity at the site of the solar generating equipment may include any electric consumption utilized in alternative fuel vehicle recharging at the time of the installation of the solar generating equipment.
2. By the seller of electricity for use as fuel in alternative fuel vehicles so long as the electricity was initially purchased from Utilities and the seller has given notice to Utilities of the resale. An "alternative fuel vehicle" for purposes of this subsection means any automobile, truck, motor bus, boat, airplane, train, tractor, or other type of motorized off highway equipment or other self-propelled device or vessel that is capable of moving itself or being moved from place to place utilizing electricity, or a combination of electricity and natural gas or other fossil fuel, as transportation fuel whether or not the vehicle is used in agricultural, commercial, domestic, or industrial operations.
E. Natural gas utility service may be provided within the corporate limits of the City by the seller of natural gas for use as fuel in alternative fuel vehicles so long as the natural gas was initially purchased from Utilities or transported by Utilities, and the seller has given notice to Utilities of the resale or transport activity. An "alternative fuel vehicle" for purposes of this subsection means any automobile, truck, motor bus, boat, airplane, train, tractor, or other type of motorized off highway equipment or other self-propelled device or vessel that is capable of moving itself or being moved from place to place utilizing natural gas, or a combination of natural gas and electricity or other fossil fuel, as transportation fuel whether or not the vehicle is used in agricultural, commercial, domestic, or industrial operations. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 12-26; Ord. 18-42)