A. Deposit:
1. For Residential Service: The cash deposit for residential water service from the City water system shall be set and/or amended by City Council in the fee schedule. Deposit may be made in two (2) installments if necessary. Payment will be made at the time of application for connection.
Existing customers with accounts in good standing, shall be grandfathered in with existing deposits, should they determine to transfer to another location.
For the purposes of this section a "homeowner" may be defined as a person owning a home presently which is used as that individual's place of residency; one who is in the process of purchasing a home for residency; one who owns a piece of property but leases or rents it out to another individual; or one who is renting or leasing to purchase the property which is planned as his place of residency. The Utility Clerk or his/her designee may, in the case of question concerning a customer's exact designation as to whether or not he or she shall be termed a homeowner or renter, review the particular circumstances of the customer's position and make a determination from those findings. Evidence of a customer's claim to homeownership may be required if necessary by the Utility Clerk.
2. For Business Or Commercial Service: The cash deposit for a business or commercial establishment shall be set and/or amended by City Council in the fee schedule. Deposit may be made in two (2) installments if necessary.
Further, for business or commercial establishments, on or before the first day of the thirteenth month of utility service but not before the end of twelve (12) continuous months of service, the business or commercial establishment may request that the amount of deposit be reviewed and adjusted to an amount determined to be in line with the current monthly bill for the previous twelve (12) month period of utility and trash service. Such adjustment may result in an increase or decrease to the existing deposit. This adjustment shall be determined by the Utility Clerk or his/her designee, and approved by the Mayor.
B. Tapping Fee: In all cases where an application is made for water service and where the water system has not been tapped and connected to the premises, there shall be a tapping fee to cover the cost of tapping. The tapping fee shall be set and/or amended by City Council in the fee schedule. Commercial meter taps will be handled on a case by case basis, depending on the volume of water use.
C. Prerequisites; Conditions:
1. No water connection shall be made to any premises on which the plumbing has not been approved and such approval is not on file with the Building Inspection Officer.
2. Every person using water from the City water system shall be liable to the City for all water used, according to the established rates and minimum charges and according to the provisions and conditions of this chapter. Such rates as are authorized by the City Council shall be kept on file with the Utility Clerk, and shall be subject to the inspection of any person at any time. (Ord. 16-3-3, 3-7-2016)