(A) Application for water must be made by the owner of the premises to be served or his, her, or their authorized agent to the Village Clerk, stating the street and number when such water is desired and shall be made upon forms furnished by the village.
(B) If the meter is to be installed in a new or remodeled building or structure, the applicant must furnish to the village a certificate for occupancy, issued by the Plumbing Inspector, and if all charges for water previously furnished such applicant, and all other charges due for services furnished or to be furnished at such premises by the Water Department have been paid, and if a suitable place is provided for the meter, then the village shall cause a meter to be set and the water to be turned on to the stop inside the basement where the owner or occupant may turn on the water into the piping system and fixtures of the premises.
(C) (1) No person, either owner or tenant, who, in changing his, her, or their residence from one location to any other location served by the Water Department, shall be given water service until any and all delinquent water rentals which are charged against them at former place of residence shall have been paid in full. No water at new location shall be turned on, and if so, shall be turned off until settlement of such delinquent water rental at former location is made.
(2) A charge as assessed by the Board of Trustees will be made for turning on water and renewing service.
(D) In turning on water, the village or the Water Department shall not be responsible for any damage that may occur by reason of improper fixtures, open or improper connections or for any other causes.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-21)
Penalty, see § 50.99
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 33.32