(A) Every owner of a lot or parcel or 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 shall cause such building to be connected with any treated water system within 90 days of date that such service is available.
(B) (1) Basic service. Upon the application of the Owner or Consumer for water service on the premises, the basic tapping charges shall be established by resolution of the City Commission and these charges are established to cover the costs of tap and installation of the service to the property line of the lot to be supplied with water service.
(2) Where the City must install a tap and service line under a state, county or other major roadway where roadway ownership prohibits "open cut" service installation, the City shall assess tap and service fees established by resolution of the City Commission to cover the costs of underground installation, including the cost of the meter and related materials.
The applicant for the tap and service line shall have the option of (a) having the City perform the work or (b) contracting for professional installation by a private licensed and certified contractor approved by the City. The applicant and the approved contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits from the City's Department of Development Services. Where the applicant chooses to utilize a private licensed and certified contractor to perform the work, the applicant will only need to pay the meter installation fees established by resolution of the City Commission.
(3) If tap and service lines are not required, the charges shall be established by resolution of the City Commission to cover the cost of the meter and its installation.
(4) Fire-rated system installation for meter sizes of four inches and more.
(a) Where the City installs a fire-rated metering system on behalf of the applicant, service line charges shall be established by resolution of the City Commission.
(b) Where the City must install a tap and service line for a fire-rated metering system under a state, county or other major roadway where roadway ownership prohibits "open cut" service installation, the City shall assess tap and service fees established by resolution of the City Commission to cover the costs of underground installation, including the cost of the meter and related materials.
The applicant for the tap and service line shall have the option of (i) having the City perform the work or (ii) contracting for professional installation by a private licensed and certified contractor approved by the City. The applicant and the approved contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary permits from the City's Department of Development Services. Where the applicant chooses to utilize a private licensed and certified contractor to perform the work, the applicant will only need to pay the meter installation fees established by resolution of the City Commission.
(c) If tap and service lines are not required for fire rated metered systems. the City shall assess charges to cover the cost of the meter and its installation. Such charges shall be established by resolution of the City Commission.
(C) Tapping costs in this section shall be fixed at the rates in force at the time of site plan approval. Rates thus fixed shall be valid for one year, after which new rates, (if any) shall apply. Charges prepaid but not utilized within the one-year period will be applied to future tapping costs, or refunded.
(D) This section shall not prohibit the use of wells for nonconsumption purposes.
(‘72 Code, § 36-4) (Ord. 205, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-89-49, passed 8-9-89; Am. Ord. O-90-33, passed 9-5-90; Am. Ord. O-91-22, passed 4-17-91; Am. Ord. O-91-45, passed 7-24-91; Am. Ord. O-93-37, passed 9-1-93; Am. Ord. O-2005- 04, passed 5-4-05; Am. Ord. O- 2011-15, passed 5-4-11; Am. Ord. O-2019-18, passed 9-18-19)