Upon sale of any land within the Village upon which an existing building is located, or any property outside the Village serviced by the Village Water Supply System, no transfer of such real estate shall be effective unless and until a zoning certificate, or certificate of water service in the instance of water service provided outside the corporate boundaries, is issued to the new owner. No such zoning certificate, or certificate of water service, shall be issued to the new owner unless and until the seller of the property shall produce evidence, satisfactory to the Village Administrator, that the water metering devices and remote reading devices on such water service are in good condition, not greater than twelve years in service, properly connected and in conformance with Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control requirements. If the Village is requested to perform and performs inspection necessary in order to provide evidence required by this section, there shall be a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour charged for performance of such inspections. No person, agent, firm or corporation shall sell any interest in any land containing existing building or structure without furnishing the buyer, prior to sale, proof that the water metering devices and remote reading devices connected to the water service provided by the Village are in good condition, not greater than twelve years in service, properly connected and in conformance with Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control requirements, and, in the event there is an escrow established to provide for the delivery of instruments, documents, and funds in connection with the sale, the seller shall deposit in escrow, prior to the delivery of possession or transfer of title, the written statement from the buyer acknowledging receipt of a statement from the Village Administrator confirming that the water metering devices and remote reading devices are in good condition, not greater than twelve years in service, properly connected and in conformance with Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control requirements.
(Ord. 2006-103. Passed 8-8-06.)