951.01 Connection or taps to water mains.
951.02 Permits and fees.
951.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to provide water system - see Ohio R.C. 715.08, 717.01, 743.01
Compulsory water connections - see Ohio R.C. 729.06, 743.23
Weekly deposit of water works money - see Ohio R.C. 743.06
Hydrant, meter tampering; unauthorized connections - see Ohio R.C. 4933.22
Fluoridation - see Ohio R.C. 6111.13
Liability for water bills - see S.U. & P.S. 953.03
Anyone desiring to extend, connect, tap or make a service connection to any of the water mains listed in Table 951.01 shall pay, in addition to all other fees and charges, the Line Fee listed in Table 951.01 for that water main, except however, that anyone desiring to tap or make a service connection for a single-family dwelling that was in existence at the time the water main was completed and is situated on a tract of ground of less than one and one-half acres with less than 150 foot road frontage adjacent to the water main, is exempt from the Line Fee.
(a) For the purpose of this section:
(1) Street frontage or equivalent street frontage shall be defined as the product of dividing the area of that part of a tract that lies within 500 feet of the centerline of the street adjacent to the water main or containing the water main by 500 feet, or the mean average distance from the street centerline to the rear property line if the rear property line is closer to the street centerline than 500 feet.
(2) "Street" shall be defined the same as in Section 1101.04(j), Definitions.
(Ord. C41-75. Passed 6-23-75.)
(b) The following is Table 951.01 - Water Main Line Fee:
Location | Limits | Line Fee per Linear Foot of Street or Equiv. Street Frontage |
Broadway | North Corporation Line to Parlin Dr. | $9.00 |
Demorest Road | Grove City Rd. to Southwest Blvd. | 9.00 |
Grove City Rd. | Holt Rd. to Elm St. | 9.00 |
Haughn Rd. | Ventura Blvd. to Orders Rd. | 9.00 |
Holt Rd. | Big Run Rd. to Grove City Rd. | 9.00 |
Holton Road | Hoover Road to Corporation Line | 9.00 |
Hoover Rd. | Stringtown Rd. south to Terminus | 9.00 |
Jackson Pike | London/Groveport Rd. to North Terminus | 9.00 |
London-Groveport Rd. | Jackson Pike west to Terminus | 9.00 |
Marlane Dr. | Stringtown Rd. to North Corporation Line | 9.00 |
McDowell Rd. | Stringtown Rd. to Southwest Blvd. | 9.00 |
Old Stringtown Rd. | Hoover Rd. to Stringtown Rd. | 9.00 |
Orders Rd. | Haughn Rd. to Hoover Rd. | 9.00 |
Stringtown Rd. | Hoover Rd. to East Corporation Line | 9.00 |
Ventura Blvd. | Broadway to Haughn Rd. | 9.00 |
(Ord. C8-97. Passed 2-20-97.)
(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public water line or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Building Department.
(b) The parcel to be tapped must be located within the City of Grove City corporate limits, as established by the records of the Franklin County Auditor's office prior to the purchase of the tap or 30 days after the passage of the annexation ordinance for the property. Parcels requesting more than one tap must have an approved plat recorded with the Franklin County Auditor's office prior to the purchase of the tap. All taps must be purchased on or after the application for a building permit. Tap fees cannot be transferred.
Size of Water Tap | Fee Effective 1-1-07 and beyond |
3/4" | $1,152.82 |
1" | $1,200.00 |
1 1/2" | $1,250.00 |
2" | $1,300.00 |
3" | $1,411.98 |
4" | $2,512.25 |
6" | $4,972.61 |
8" | $8,032.02 |
10" | $11,582.31 |
12" | $21,645.72 |
16" | $25,134.12 |
When a tap is used for fire protection only, the water tap fees shall be reduced to five percent (5%) of the above rate.
(Ord. C40-80. Passed 7-14-80; Ord. C7-86. Passed 2-17-86; Ord. C41-03. Passed 6-2-03. Ord. C79-06. Passed 11-20-06.)
(c) The permit shall then be taken to the City of Columbus where a meter shall be purchased, an application for water made to, and approved by, the City of Columbus and all City of Columbus fees paid.
(d) The developer or owner may elect to either have the City of Columbus make the taps or tap or to make his own. If the City of Columbus makes the tap, the cost of making the tap shall be paid to the City of Columbus along with other fees exacted by the City of Columbus.
(Ord. C62-73. Passed 8-6-73; Ord. C11-05. Passed 2-22-05.)
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation, which notice shall provide a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, or if no time is stated, within ten days thereafter, permanently cease all violations. Any person who continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for herein shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which an offense occurs or continues. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall become liable to the City of Grove City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
(Ord. C62-73. Passed 8-6-73.)