EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of the frequency of change, water usage rates are not codified. Copies of the latest relevant legislation may be obtained, at cost, from the Manager.
Section
1042.01 Water and Sewer Division Superintendent.
1042.02 Permit required for connection; fees.
1042.03 Qualified contractor to tap main.
1042.04 Water connection specifications and standards.
1042.05 Notice of intent to make water tap required.
1042.06 Permit for service line; specifications.
1042.07 Repairs.
1042.08 House service and water line defined.
1042.09 Bond required.
1042.10 Installation and extension requirements; inspections.
1042.11 Wells prohibited when water mains available.
1042.12 Service connection conditions; right of entry; faulty meters.
1042.13 Water service to contractors and builders.
1042.14 Use of water meters.
1042.15 Fire hydrants.
1042.16 Damage resulting from water supply failure.
1042.17 Service connection specifications.
1042.18 Billing; rates and charges.
1042.19 Deduct meter program.
1042.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Compulsory water connections - see Ohio R.C. 727.05, 743.23
Management and control of waterworks - see Ohio R.C. 743.02
Regulation of price of water - see Ohio R.C. 743.26 et seq.
Water pollution - see GEN. OFF. 660.04
Water on sidewalks - see GEN. OFF. 660.15
Water supply for new subdivisions - see P. & Z. 1250.18
Construction of water line improvements - see P. & Z. 1250.19
Sanitary standards for water lines - see B. & H. 1484.04
The Water and Sewer Division Superintendent shall be designated by the Manager. He or she shall supervise all residential, commercial and industrial water connections and excavations for the purpose of installing or repairing the same and shall have such further duties and authority as the Manager may direct from time to time.
(Ord. 74-O-78, passed 2-19-1974)
(a) No person shall connect a residential, commercial or industrial building to the city water system in any street, alley, easement or other public right-of-way without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Department of Water and Sewer. The Department is hereby authorized to grant such permits and to exact fees therefor in accordance with this chapter.
(b) The fee to be charged for a permit to connect a single family residential building by way of a water line which shall be not less than three-fourths inches in diameter to any water line shall be two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100.00), together with one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each additional one-fourth inch over and above the aforesaid three-fourths inch minimum diameter of the connecting waterline. In addition to the payment of the permit fee, the person desiring such connection shall furnish all materials, supplies and labor for the connection from the building, to the curb box at the sole cost of such person.
(c) The fee to be charged for a permit to connect each unit of a multi-family residential building, including a condominium building, by means of a water line which shall be not less than three-fourths inch in diameter to any existing water main shall be two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100.00), together with one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each additional one-fourth inch over and above the three-fourths inch minimum diameter of the connecting water line. The size of the connecting water line for four or more units shall be determined by the City Water Department. In addition to the payment of the permit fee, the person desiring such connection shall furnish all materials, supplies and labor for the connection from the building to the curb box at the sole cost of such person.
(d) The fee to be changed for a permit to connect any commercial or industrial user by way of a water line which shall be not less than one inch in diameter to any existing water main shall be two thousand two hundred dollars ($2,200.00), together with one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each additional one-fourth inch beyond the one inch diameter of connecting water line. In addition to the payment of the permit fee, the person desiring such connection shall furnish all materials, supplies and labor from the building to the curb box at the sole cost of such person, excluding the water meter and remote read-out device for which such person shall pay the City of Columbiana the cost of such meter and remote read-out device plus 20%.
(Ord. 99-O-1723, passed 1-5-1999; Ord. 04-O-2155, passed 12-7-2004)
Whenever any permit for a tap to the municipal water main is issued under this chapter, only a qualified water main contractor, plumber or designated agent of the Division of Water and Sewer shall tap the water main of the system. Where such tap is made, the work shall be approved by the inspecting official designated by the municipality before it is covered.
(Ord. 74-O-78, passed 2-19-1974)
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