A. There shall be installed in every connection to the city water system one stop and waste valve which shall be installed at a point between the curb stop and the meter so that the water may be turned off and the meter and house plumbing entirely drained. There shall be installed another stop and waste cock and check valve in the pipe on the house side of the meter. There shall be installed a meter yoke of the type approved by the city for convenient installation or removal of the meter.
All service pipes connected to the city system shall be type K copper, a minimum three-fourths inch (3/4") inside diameter or its approved equal and shall be laid at a depth not less than seven feet (7') below the established grade, or as low as the street mains.
B. Every connection to the sanitary sewer system shall be made in accordance with the state plumbing code. Where direct connection is made to the sewer main, the connection shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer. (Ord. 14, sec. 11, 1-17-1966; amd. 1980 Code)
C. All connections to the water system, sanitary sewer system or storm sewer system shall be performed by a plumber licensed to do plumbing by the state of Minnesota except as permitted by rule as follows:
1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an individual, who owns and occupies the premises or that part of the premises occupied by the worker as a residence, from obtaining a permit and installing such connection by his/her own labor; provided, however, that said construction is conducted under the regulations of this chapter and the requirements of the city.
2. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an individual who completed compilation training and earned a pipe laying card approved by the Minnesota department of health from obtaining a permit and installing such connection by his/her own labor; provided, however, that said construction is conducted under the regulations of this chapter and the requirements of the city. Persons other than pipe laying cardholders may assist in pipe laying so long as there is at least one pipe laying cardholder in each trench where work is proceeding. (Ord. 652, sec. 1, 6-21-1999)