(a) Before connection or attachment of city utility service to a new residential dwellings or new commercial building, the city utility shall require a certificate from the owner that the structure for which service is requested meets all of the applicable standards set forth in § 15-703. If an architect or a contractor, or both, was employed in the design and construction of such new structure, then the certificate required from the owner under this section shall include written supporting statements from such architect and/or contractor that the structure meets all of the applicable standards set forth in § 15-703.
(b) Compliance with the requirements for certification set forth in division (a) above is required as a condition precedent to the installation and to the maintenance of permanent utility service. Failure to attain or maintain such certification or failure of the certified structure at any time to meet or exceed the standards set forth in the certificate for such structure will subject the owner to termination of utility service as provided in §§ 15-705 and 15-707.
(2010 Code, § 15-702)