A. Installation Requirements:
1. No water and sewer service shall be installed unless it conforms to the specifications drawn upon or approved by the Director of Engineering and Community Development, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the office of the Director of Public Works.
2. All water and sewer pipes from the mains to the premises served shall be installed by and at the cost of the owner of the property to be served on the applicant for the service. Such installation shall be under the inspection of the Director of Engineering and Community Development.
B. Repairs: All repairs for water and sewer service pipes and plumbing systems of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owners of the premises served. The Village may, in case of an emergency, repair any service pipes, and if this is done, the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the Village by the owner of the premises served.
C. Excavations: Excavations for installing water and sewer service pipes or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with the ordinance provisions relating to making excavations in streets1; provided, that it shall be unlawful to place any water and sewer service pipe in the same excavation with or directly under any drain pipe or sewer pipe.
D. Shut-Off Boxes: Shut-off boxes or services boxes shall be placed on every service pipe that requires a water meter and shall be located between the curb line and the sidewalk line where this is practicable. Such boxes shall be so located that they are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost.
E. Penalty: Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided in subsection 7-2-14A of this Chapter.
(Ord. 268, 1-24-1963; amd. Ord. 1319, 7-10-1979; Ord. 1456, 5-12-1981; Ord. 1538, 9-28-1982)
Cross-reference:
See Title 8, Chapter 8, Article B of this Code