(a) Every building within the City shall be required to obtain permits and tap in to completed water lines within three months from the date of the passage of this section or within three months from the time such available water line is completed.
(b) Buildings shall be served with water only through a service from the main in the street or dedicated utility right-of-way on which the lot has frontage, except that when there is no main in the street or dedicated utility right-of-way and a proper connection can be made elsewhere on adjoining property, the owner of the lot may, after obtaining a recorded easement from the owner of a lot on an adjoining street or dedicated utility right-of-way and paying the current front foot connection charge based on the width of his property as called for under Chapter 919, obtain water through said easement from the adjoining street or dedicated utility right-of-way. The owner of the lot to be served through the easement shall furnish a copy of the recorded easement to the Department of Public Service. In such case the Department of Public Service will permit the installation of a curb meter and curb box on the adjoining street or dedicated right-of-way. The property owner shall be responsible for furnishing properly designed water service to the premise. When a main is laid in the street or dedicated right-of-way on which the lot has frontage, the owner shall purchase a standard service from the new main or dedicated utility right-of-way and disconnect the service from the main in the adjoining street or dedicated utility right-of-way.
(c) Following the expiration of the three month period referred to herein, the Service Director shall cause written notice to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel of land to which such connections required herein are to be made. The notice shall state the number and character of connections required. The notice under this section shall be by certified mail, addressed to such owner at his last known address or to the address to which tax bills are sent. The returned receipt for notice given by certified mail accepted by the addressee or anyone purporting to act for him shall be prima facie evidence of the service of notice required under this section.
If it appears by the return of the certified mail notice that the owner cannot be found such owner shall be served by publication of notice once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.
(d) If such tap in to the completed water line is not made by the owner of the property within thirty days from the date of service of the notice prescribed in subsection (c) hereof, the work may be done by the City and the cost thereof together with a forfeiture of one hundred percent (100%) assessed against the lots and lands for which such tap in to the water line are made.
(e) This section shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of existing ordinances relative to water connections required for any building within the City.
(Ord. 1999-97. Passed 8-11-1999)