(A) Any person wishing to connect any premises to the city water system or to make a change in water service, size or location shall apply to the City Administrator for a permit to do so. Except where City Council action is necessary in divisions (B), (C) and (D) below, the City Administrator shall have the authority to grant such permits.
(B) The primary purpose of the city water system is to provide services to premises within the city. The City Council may grant a permit for water service to premises outside the city only if it finds that the city has an ample supply of water for its own present and future use and that the service proposed would be consistent in all respects with adopted resolutions, policies, plans and ordinances.
(C) Whenever an applicant’s requirements for water are unusual, large or necessitate considerable special or reserve equipment or capacity, the City Council may impose special limitations or charges on the service or make special exceptions to otherwise applicable limitations or charges, and these provisions shall be in writing on the water service permit.
(D) The City Council may grant a permit where an extension or alteration of existing water mains is required only upon a finding that the extension would promote the public health, welfare and safety of the residents of the city and would be consistent in all respects with adopted resolutions, policies, plans and ordinances. Should a permit be granted where an extension of existing water mains is required, the Council shall determine the amount of liability insurance to be required of a contractor approved by the City Administrator pursuant to § 53.04(D).
(E) The City Administrator may deny a permit if the applicant has an unpaid water bill at that or another address or if there is a lien on the premises by virtue of § 50.05.
(Prior Code, § 53.21) (Ord. 261, passed 5-8-1979)