(A) Application required; fees.
(1) Before any residential or commercial property is connected to a water main of the city, application must be made by the owner, or his or her agent, of the property on which such water is to be used, giving the location of the property and the size of tap and service line required. Before any tap is authorized, the applicant shall pay a fee according to the following schedule:
Inside corporate limits: residential and commercial premises | No fee |
Outside corporate limits: residential and commercial premises | An amount as set by the City Council from time to time |
(2) For service lines and/or meters outside the corporate limits and larger than one-inch, the Mayor and Council shall fix the application fees. Nothing herein shall be construed to obligate the city to furnish water service to non-residents.
(B) Service line installation: meter pits; responsibility; cost.
(1) City responsibility. The city will tap the water main, furnish and install a corporation and service pipeline to the right-of-way line where the city will install a curb stop and box. The consumer shall pay to the city the reasonable cost as determined by the city, for the materials, equipment, and labor furnished by the Water Department to install the service lines; including the removal and replacement of boring any paving curb, gutter, sidewalk, or other improvements.
(2) Applicant responsibility. The applicant, at his or her own expense, shall connect to the city’s curb stop and install the water service line from the curb stop in and upon his or her premises. When meters are not set in basements, a meter pit shall be constructed by the applicant or consumer at his or her own expense at a point near the property line, and shall be in accordance with city standards and approved by the city prior to meter installation.
(Prior Code, § 51.030) (Ord. 1476, passed 6-8-1992; Ord. 1624, passed 9-28-1998)