(A) Application. Any person desiring to connect to the water system shall file a written application to the Township Clerk, pay the water connection fee established by resolution of the Township Board and all other charges, fees and costs as provided by this chapter which would include, but not be limited to, commodities surcharges and benefit charges. Further, the applicant shall pay any delinquent special assessment installment(s) which are due and owing at the time of the application.
(B) Permit required.
(1) No person in the township shall connect to the water system unless the township or its designated representative has approved the proposed connection. The application shall be made on forms provided by the township and shall contain the street name, house number, phone number, e-mail address (if available), lot number, the name of the plumber or contractor, the names of the applicant and the owner, the size of the service pipe required by the consumer and any other pertinent information which may be required by the township. An application must be made and approval obtained from the township at least three business days before the time a tap is to be made.
(2) Connection permits will be issued to builders if the prospective lessee or owner consents in writing to the obtaining of the permit by the builder.
(3) Water connections shall be installed in accordance with the applicable building codes and regulations of this chapter and upon the payment of the required charges and fees.
(4) (a) All water furnished to structures through the township's water distribution system shall be measured by a meter or meters owned and controlled by the township. The owner of a structure may, upon application and paying costs and fees as determined from time to time by the township, have an additional meter installed for the separate metering of water used for lawn sprinkling or other use where the water used does not pass through the sanitary sewage disposal system.
(b) Duplex residences shall have separate meters and services installed for each dwelling unit.
(c) Townhouses or apartments may have separate meters and/or services installed for each dwelling unit upon payment of the costs and fees as determined from time to time by the township.
(5) The applicant shall pay the expense of water service pipe installation.
(Ord. 17-02, passed 3-20-2017) Penalty, see § 51.999