(A) Every person owning or occupying real property within the corporate limits of the city used as a place of business or residence, located within a distance of one hundred and fifty (150) feet of an accessible public water shall connect the property with the public water.
(B) Such connections shall be made within ninety (90) days after the availability of water, and for the purposes of the penal provisions of this chapter, each day after this in which such building shall not be connected to such distribution line shall be a separate offense and punishable as hereinafter provided.
(C) The city may waive or extend the time limits in this section for sufficient reason or hardship by written approval of the City Manager. Permitting a private water system to continue to exist ninety (90) days after the construction of a water line shall not relieve the owner from the obligation to pay a water bill just as though he had actually connected to the water system as the law provides. When connecting to the water system at a future date, no portion of the monthly bills paid may be used as a credit toward the normal connection charges.
(D) All businesses for profit who use the city wastewater system are required to purchase all water needs from the city if available, except those who were already purchasing from other sources when the city's water supply became available.
(Ord. 96-17, passed 8-5-1996)