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(A) Contractors and other persons will be supplied with water for temporary use according to the charges as provided for water supply herein, as well as sewer usage if connections have been made to the sewer system and are determined by the Public Utilities Department to apply.
(B) All applications for temporary water supply service must be made at the utility customer service office on an application form prescribed by the Department of Public Utilities. Said application form shall require the signatures of both the property owner and the contractor or other person applying for temporary service if other than the property owner. A non-refundable application fee to be established by resolution of the City Commission to cover the city's administrative and processing costs will be due upon application for temporary service. Contractors and other persons applying for temporary water service shall be required to make a deposit to be established by resolution of the City Commission with the utility customer service office for guaranteeing payment for water service and for the replacement cost of the meter and other equipment that may be furnished to the contractor if not returned to the city.
(C) The applicant will be charged the regular tapping charge for cost of making the tap, setting the meter and other expenses in connection therewith, and for the removal of the meter and connections.
(D) Upon payment of all charges and the removal and discontinuance of service through the meter, the utility customer service office is authorized to refund the amount of deposit less any applicable charges as determined by the Public Utilities Department. Any charges in excess of the deposit must be paid before another meter can be issued to the same contractor or person. Any unpaid charges will constitute a variable and accruable lien against the property undergoing construction consistent with § 51.142.
(E) Charges and rules applicable to temporary meter service are as follows:
(1) A monthly minimum charge to be established by resolution of the City Commission shall be assessed in addition to the usage charges to cover the costs of monthly inspection and maintenance of the temporary meter.
(2) Applicants shall be responsible to notify the Public Utilities Department of the location of the meter and the meter reading every 30 days for billing purposes, so that the Department may inspect the meter condition and registration. Customers who fail to provide the location of the meter and the meter reading every 30 days shall be subject to a no-read meter penalty to be established by resolution of the City Commission. Customers who fail to provide the location of the meter and the meter reading for two consecutive months will be notified to return the meter immediately and the utility account shall be closed. If the meter is not returned to the office in three business days. the Customer shall be subject to an additional no return meter penalty as established by resolution of the City Commission, which is in addition to the cost of the meter.
(3) The application for temporary service shall expire and be limited to one year of issuance. The user may reapply only after all outstanding charges are paid in full. Applicants may be granted multiple applications if there is a need for additional site locations. If, however, any one location remains unpaid in excess of 30 days, all locations will be in default and the privilege afforded temporary service contracts will be revoked.
(4) Any damage to meter or hydrant shall be assessed to the contractor or user.
(5) The Public Utilities Department reserves the right to refuse temporary service to any applicant. Appeal of this decision can be made to the Public Utilities Director.
(6) The City shall bill temporary meter accounts monthly based on either an actual meter reading or an estimated consumption based on the average consumption from the temporary meter accounts with actual readings for the month. Non- payment of charges will result in routine delinquency processing pursuant to this chapter including service disconnection. The City may elect to close the account if the balance remains unpaid ten working days after service disconnection. The Customer's deposit will be forfeited in its entirety upon account closure. Reactivation of the account will require another deposit in full.
(7) The use of unauthorized meters to obtain water from City hydrants is prohibited. Unauthorized use of meters found connected to City hydrants will be removed and an unauthorized meter penalty shall be established by resolution of the City Commission and shall be assessed in order to return the unauthorized meter to the appropriate municipality and open the utility account with the City to obtain an authorized City meter.
(‘72 Code, § 36-12) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-94-44, passed 9-21-94 ; Am. Ord. O-2005- 04, passed 5-4-05; Am. Ord. O- 2014-15, passed 7-16-14; Am. Ord. O-2019-18, passed 9-18-19)
(A) In the event of any change in ownership or occupancy of any premises connected to the system, it is the responsibility of the current Customer to close the utility account and the responsibility of the new customer to apply for new service. In addition to applying for new service pursuant to § 51.030, the new Owner or tenant is required to provide proof of occupancy, such as a closing statement or deed for ownership, or a copy of a lease for tenancy change, to establish the exact date of ownership or tenancy change. The current Owner or tenant is responsible for all utility charges on the account up to the date of the ownership or tenancy change, and the new Owner or tenant is responsible for all utility charges thereafter.
(B) When a customer vacates or sells property, leaving an unpaid bill, the City may refuse any service the same Customer may be using or intends to use in the future, until the original delinquent account is paid in full, regardless of whether the other accounts of the Customer are in good standing.
(‘72 Code, § 36-21) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005- 04, passed 5-4-05; Am. Ord. O-2019-18, passed 9-18-19)
(A) Duty of owner or tenant; report to utility customer service office; penalty.
(1) It shall be the duty of every owner, his or her agent or tenant, to at all times exercise due diligence to prevent the waste of water, and to this end shall immediately stop all leaks on his or her premises, and shall notify the utility customer service office promptly of any leak discovered other than upon his or her premises, thus to enable the prompt stopping thereof.
(2) Persisting in any willful waste, or neglect to promptly stop water through leaks on part of any owner, his or her agent or tenant, shall be sufficient cause to authorize the city to discontinue its service and shut off the water supply from and to the premises in question, without notice.
(3) Whenever the water supply to and for any premises has been shut off because of leaks or waste, the same shall not be turned on again until all cause for shut-off shall have been remedied or removed, and until satisfactory assurance shall be given to the city that the condition causing the shut-off will not again exist by the owner, or his or her agent or tenant, and the charge for service disconnection pursuant to § 51.130 shall have been paid to the city to cover the cost of turning on said water supply again.
(‘72 Code, § 36-54)
(B) Refunds for loss of water not allowed. Under no circumstances will abatements, allowances, deductions or refunds be made to customer accounts for or on account of water used, lost or wasted through leaks, carelessness, neglect or otherwise, after the same has passed through the meter. (‘72 Code, § 36-42)
(C) Rate adjustment. An account with usage exceeding 200% of the average monthly usage for the previous 12 months in any month commencing on or after March 1, 2009 will be considered once in a 12-month period for adjustment of such monthly overage to the lowest tiered water rate for an adjustment period of up to two months, subject to the customer providing supporting documentation of the existence and subsequent repair of a leak or other valid circumstances causing the overage. The granting of a rate adjustment will be subject to the approval of both the Director of Financial Services and the Director of Public Utilities or their designees.
(Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-72-206, passed 12-6-72 ; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4- 05; Am. Ord. O-2010-14, passed 6- 2-10; Am. Ord. O-2011-03, passed 1-19-11; Am. Ord. O-2019-18, passed 9-18-19)
(A) Installation. Upon receipt of instruction from city authorities, the Public Utilities Department at its own cost and expense will install, at any location on any public or private highway or thoroughfare, a standard fire hydrant or plug, having two, two and one-half-inch hose nozzle, and one four and one-half-inch streamer nozzle and six-inch cast-iron service pipe from the Department's street main, and provided further the size of the street main and the surrounding distributing system and the available pressure on said street main and the surrounding distributing system is, in the discretion of the Department, sufficient to enable the giving of proper service at the fire hydrant under normal and ordinary conditions.
('72 Code, § 36-56)
(B) Use only for fire fighting; exception. All fire hydrants or plugs shall be used for fire protection purposes exclusively. All use of fire hydrants or plugs for sprinkling, sewer flushing, watering, filling of other carts or receptacles, and any use of fire hydrants or plugs other than for strictly fire protection (meaning thereby extinguishment of fires or wetting down surrounding properties during a fire to prevent its spreading) is prohibited unless any such other use is permitted by the Department and evidenced by a written permit signed by its Superintendent, which said permit shall be exhibited to any and all employees of the Department.
('72 Code, § 36-57)
(C) Payment of annual maintenance charge outside the city. A charge per water hydrant outside the city to be established by resolution of the City Commission shall be paid by the appropriate governmental agency or private customer to the city if the city is responsible for maintaining said water hydrant.
(‘72 Code, § 36-59) (Ord. 1792, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-72-23, passed 2-16-72 ; Am. Ord. O-2005-04, passed 5-4-05; Am. Ord. O-2014-15, passed 7-16-14)
(D) Payment of annual rental outside the city. A charge per water hydrant outside the city to be established by resolution of the City Commission shall be paid as annual rental by the appropriate governmental agency or private customer to the Water Revenue Fund for the use of each hydrant for fire protection and service.
(‘72 Code, § 36-59.1) (Ord. O-72-23, passed 2-16-72; Am. Ord. O-2014-15, passed 7-16-14)
(A) Each and every owner will be held fully responsible and liable by and to the city for all that is done or omitted on, in or about premises by any agent or tenant or other persons not in the employ of the city, who may gain access thereto.
(B) The tenant in or upon any premises of any Owner, shall at all times and for all purposes be connected with or arising from the City’s water supply service to and for such premises except the making of the original application for water supply service pipe and contract, and shall be taken and construed to be the properly constituted agent of the Owner.
(‘72 Code, § 36-60) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-2005- 04, passed 5-4-05; Am. Ord. O-2019-18, passed 9-18-19)
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