(A) All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the city’s Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department.
(B) No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the city without first obtaining a license to carry on the occupation from the city.
(1) The applicant shall file with the city’s Clerk-Administrator policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of the license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten days written notice to the city. Public liability insurance shall not be less than $100,000 for injuries including accidental death to any one person and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than $300,000 on account of any one accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than $50,000 for each accident and not less than $100,000 aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until the insurance policies have been filed and approved by the city.
(2) The applicant shall file with the city’s Clerk-Administrator a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this chapter. The bond shall be in the amount of $2,000. The city shall hold the bond for one year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this chapter shall result in forfeiture of the bond.
(3) Applications for licenses shall be filed with the city’s Clerk-Administrator and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the city.
(4) Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of any provision of this chapter or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct the defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. The license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the city at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing.
(C) All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for the license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the city’s Clerk-Administrator. The City Council may by resolution establish a fee for this license. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.
(D) Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why the license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be in writing.
(Prior Code, § 50.70)