(A) Water from the Municipal Water System shall be delivered to the consumers thereof in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and not otherwise. Service installations shall be made only to property abutting on public streets, or abutting on such distribution mains as may be constructed in alleys or easements, at the convenience of the city. The city shall furnish the service complete from its main to the property line, in the case of an alley or easement, and to the curb line if the service is from a street main. The owner shall furnish and install all piping on his premises to the city connection. All services, except private independent fire protection sprinkler system service connections having a two-inch pipe size or larger, shall be metered. The city shall furnish all meters up to and including four-inch service connections, and after their installation they shall be maintained by the city.
(B) (1) A schedule of installation and connection charges and fees shall be adopted by resolution from time to time following a public hearing by the City Council.
(2) A connection charge shall be paid for each new service connection installed, whether installed by the city or the applicant, and whether the new service is connected to an existing distribution main or a new main extension.
(C) Installation and connection charges for service to property outside the city boundaries shall be two times the charges for service to properties within the boundaries of the city.
('63 Code, § 5-6.03) (Ord. 140-C.S., passed 7-1-70; Am. Ord. 230-C.S., passed 7-10-74; Am. Ord. 296-C.S., passed 10-3-78; Am. Ord. 359-C.S., passed 1-19-82)