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(a) Two or more residential, business, commercial or industrial units located on separate lots or tracts shall not be permitted to be supplied with one water meter or sewer service connection where there is a water or sewer main in front of the premises, but shall have separate water meters and sewerage service connections.
(b) (1) When there is a developed subdivision which on or before April 1, 1981, has existing paved streets under which exist water and sewer mains with service taps of adequate size to serve each subdivision lot, and should a lot of that subdivision on which no dwelling units have been constructed be replatted into two lots to accommodate the construction of a dwelling unit on each of the two replatted lots, the two lots thus created may be served by extensions from the existing single water service line and the existing single sewer service line, provided that such extensions have service taps of adequate size as specified in § 35-57.4.
(2) Each such replat shall contain a provision that the owners of the replatted lots shall share equally in the cost of repairing and maintaining that portion of the sewer service line from the sanitary sewer main to the point where the sewer line forms a wye to serve each lot; that each lot owner shall be individually responsible for the cost of repairing and maintaining that portion of the sewer service line which extends from the wye to serve his or her lot; that each lot owner shall be individually responsible for the cost of repairing and maintaining that portion of the water service line which extends from the discharge side of the water meter to serve his or her lot; and that in no event shall the city be liable for maintaining or repairing the water or sewer service lines which are herein made the responsibility of the lot owners.
(3) Each such replat shall also provide that the property owner on whose property the water or sewer service is introduced directly from the water or sanitary sewer main shall grant to the adjacent property owner on whose property the water or sewer service is extended such easements necessary to permit the adjacent property owner to enter upon the property where the service is introduced for the purpose of repairing or maintaining the extension line serving his or her lot or that portion of the sewer service line shared jointly by the two lot owners.
(1964 Code, § 37-21) (Ord. 8308, § 1, passed 3-31-1981)
All meters larger than two inches shall be purchased by the water user through the city water department and if repairs on the same become necessary, such repairs shall be made by the city water department and the charges therefor shall be paid by the consumer. The rules for paying such charges shall be the same as the rules concerning those for payment of water or sewer service.
(1964 Code, § 37-22)
(a) Meters shall be read and the customer notified monthly of the amount of water or sewer service charges incurred by that customer for such month. Such notice may be furnished by depositing a bill for water and/or sewer service charges with the United States postal service directed to the last known address of the customer. Such water and sewer service charges shall be paid pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the city council and amended from time to time. If such water and sewer charges are not paid after notice is given pursuant to such rules and regulations, field action may be taken by dispatching a service representative to lock, plug or remove the water meter and/or disconnect the sewer line. A disconnect charge according to the city's adopted fee schedule in § 35-56(l) will be added to the customer's account for field action for delinquent nonpayment, and payment of the delinquent account while conducting such field action shall not relieve the customer of the disconnect fee. In cases where the water and/or sewer service has been terminated, such service or services shall not be restored until the total amount due, including all charges prescribed in this section, has been paid in full.
(b) When water service has been terminated by a locking device and the water service line or meter installation or lock has been removed or damaged, an additional broken lock charge as specified in § 35-56(l) shall be assessed to the customer's account.
(c) All customers requesting the activation of water and/or sewer service will be requested to place a deposit in accordance with § 35-61.
(d) For all customers requesting a transfer of service, a charge shall be assessed on the customer's account as specified in § 35-56(l).
(e) The customer shall be assessed a reactivation fee for all work performed by the city in setting a meter or activating/reactivating water and/or sewer service a fee as specified in § 35-56(l).
(f) A non-sufficient funds fee will be added to the customer's account for all checks, bank drafts, credit card or debit card charges returned or refused payment from a customer's bank. If the customer does not remit payment for the returned charge, the city may terminate service and assess a fee as specified in § 35-56(l).
(g) A straight connection is defined as any type of device installed in lieu of a water meter, connecting the city's water service pipe to a private service pipe for the purpose of obtaining unmetered water. Whenever a straight connection is found in lieu of a water meter, the straight connection shall be removed by the city and a straight connection charge as specified in § 35-56(l) will be made applied to the customer's account for the removal of such straight connection. When a straight connection is found at a location where there is no record of a request for service to the location, a special charge for the straight connection removal shall be added at the time of future activation, for subsequent activation and to all estimated water billings and fees, and it shall be paid by the party requesting the activation.
(h) Resumes. All customers requesting account information and history such as consumption and associated charges will not be charged for this service unless the historical information requested exceeds three years. If the information requested is for the time period greater than one year, a charge as specified in § 35-56(l) will be added to the customer's account.
(i) Meter testing. All customers requesting a meter test will be provided with one meter test per year, per customer account, at no charge. Any customer requesting more than one meter test per year will be assessed a charge as specified in § 35-56(l), provided that the meter test indicated that the meter is functioning properly and is usable at another location. No charge will be assessed to the customer if the meter is not functioning properly.
(j) Meter replacement. The city will only replace meters that are found not to be properly functioning after testing and validation. If a meter replacement is requested after a meter test determines the meter to be functioning properly, a meter replacement charge as specified in § 35-56(l) will be applied to the customer's account.
(k) After hours service connection charge. All customers requesting the connection of service outside of normal business hours will be assessed a charge as specified in § 35-56
(l), for field action for the after-hours service.
(l) Same day service charge. All customers requesting the same day connection of service will be assessed a charge according as specified in § 35-56
(l) for field action for the same day service which will be added to the customer's account.
(1964 Code, § 37-23) (Ord. 5715, § 1, passed - -; Ord. 6325, § 1, passed 6-29-1970; Ord. 7091, § 1, passed 11-11-1974; Ord. 8360, § 1, passed 6-16-1981; Ord. 8680, § 1, passed 11-16-1982; Ord. 8958, § 1, passed 10-25-1983; Ord. 9179, § 1, passed 8-28-1984; Ord. 9433, § 1, passed 7-23-1985; Ord. 11717, § 7, passed 11-1-1994; Ord. 18835-09-2009, § 1, passed 9-22-2009, eff. 1-1-2010; Ord. 23990-12-2019, § 1, passed 12-17-2019, eff. 4-1-2020)
Whoever by any means or devices prevents water from passing through any meter connected directly or indirectly with the lines or mains of the city waterworks, whether sewer service customer only or both water and sewer, or from registering the amount of water passing through such meter, or prevents or obstructs a meter from accurately registering the quantity of water supplied, or in any way interferes with its purpose, action or just registration, or whoever, without the consent in writing of the director of the water department diverts any water from any pipes, lines or mains of the waterworks, or otherwise uses or causes to be used any water produced or distributed by the waterworks, or retains possession thereof, or refuses to deliver any meter or other appliance loaned to him or her by the water department for the purpose of furnishing water through same and registering the quantity thereof, shall be deemed in violation of these rules and regulations and shall be for each such offense fined as hereinafter provided. The presence at any time on or about any meter, water lines or mains of the city, whether such meter, if any, is owned or operated by the city or others, of a pipe or any device or pipes resulting in the diversion of water or the prevention of its free passage and registration by any such meter, or resulting in the diversion from such meter, or resulting in the prevention of water reaching the meter, or resulting in the prevention of just registration of the meter or meters or resulting in the taking of any water except through a meter as above set forth shall constitute prima facie evidence on the part of the person owning or having custody or control of the room, building, place or premises where such device or pipe is located, of knowledge of the existence thereof and knowledge of such existence to the person who would be benefited by the failure of the water to be accurately metered shall further constitute prima facie evidence of intention on the part of such person or persons to defraud, and shall bring such person prima facie within the scope, meaning and penalties of this section and article.
(1964 Code, § 37-24)
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