All water meters shall be installed as set forth in divisions (A) through (D) below.
(A) The service from the water main to the meter, where the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor in a vertical position.
(B) The meter shall be so located that the bottom is from 12 to 18 inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall not be set more than 12 inches, measured horizontally, from the inside line of the basement wall. Deviation from these standards may be made only with written permission of the city. An approved yoke or horn shall be provided to support the meter in the proper vertical position. Meters larger than one inch shall be set on a pedestal.
(C) All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. In no case shall there be more than 12 inches of pipe exposed between the point of entrance through the floor and the gate valve. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter.
(D) The water service connecting with the main shall not be run within any structure or under any basement floor for a distance of more than two feet, measured from the inside foundation wall, before being connected to the water meter, except if said service line is run specifically under the concrete basement floor to a designated location shown on the approved plan. The water service line, if installed under the concrete basement floor, must identify on the approved building plan the point of entry under the foundation and said water line shall be installed in a straight line between the point of entry and the location where the service line extends through the concrete floor.
(Ord. 2001-2, passed 4-10-2001)