§ 51.002 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   CONSUMER or CUSTOMER. Any party, person, firm, corporation or association using water in any premises supplied by the city.

   OWNER. The person, firm, corporation, association, occupant or tenant having an interest, whether legal or equitable, sole or only partial, in any premises which is, or is about to be, supplied with water by the city and the word “owners” means all interested.

   TERRITORY. The territory supplied by the city.

(‘72 Code, § 36-2) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-72-206, passed 12-6-72; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4-05)

§ 51.003 SERVICE OF NOTICE; REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Any notices, as prescribed herein, shall be deemed to have been properly served if left upon the premises of the owner or if mailed to the owner, directed to, or left at his address as shown on the city's utility account records.

   (B)   All notices of a general character, affecting or likely to affect more than one owner, if required by these rules to be given, shall be deemed to have been properly given or served if advertised at least once in one of the weekly newspapers.

(‘72 Code, § 36-61) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4-05)

CONNECTIONS

§ 51.010 CONNECTION REQUIRED.

   It shall be unlawful for any owner of a lot or parcel of property in the city upon which a building shall have been constructed for residential, commercial or industrial use which abuts upon any street or public way containing a treated water system line to fail to connect for human consumption to the water distribution system of the city in accordance with § 51.125.

('72 Code, § 36-63) (Ord. O-67-34, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.011 LAYING OF SERVICE PIPE TO PROPERTY LINE OF OWNER.

   The Public Utilities Department shall lay the service pipe to the property line of the owner who has signed a contract for water service provided the property line or lines correspond to such lot lines as are dedicated and recorded in some subdivision plat. In other words, the Department will not run service connections into lots or parts of lots that have been divided and no provisions for easements or alleys have been made for water supply lines and recorded.

('72 Code, § 36-24) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4-05)

§ 51.012 SIZE OF SERVICE CONNECTIONS.

   The Public Utilities Department in every instance reserves the right, at its option, to designate and prescribe the size of a service connection, either upon original installation of a new connection and in any case, where a size of service other than that applied for by the owner, or previously existing, is so designated and prescribed by the Department, the owner shall be bound thereby.

('72 Code, § 36-27) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4-05 )