9-1-5: SERVICE PIPES:
   A.   Installation Cost And Supervision: All service pipes from the mains to the premises served shall be installed by, and at the cost of, the owner of the property to be served or the applicant for the service. Such installation shall be under the supervision of the commissioner of public property. (1966 Code § 16.201)
   B.   Pipe Specifications 1 : No service shall be installed unless it conforms to the specifications of the state plumbing code. (1966 Code § 16.202; amd. 2003 Code)
   C.   Repairs: All repairs for service pipes and plumbing systems of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owner of the premises served. The village may, in case of an emergency, repair any service pipes, and if this is done, the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the village by the owner of the premises served. (1966 Code § 16.203)
   D.   Excavations: Excavations for installing service pipes or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with the provisions of the village ordinances relating to excavations in streets 2 . Provided, that it shall be unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over, any drainpipe or sewer pipe. (1966 Code § 16.204)
   E.   Shutoff Boxes: Shutoff boxes or service boxes shall be placed on every service pipe and shall be located between the curb line and the sidewalk line where this is practicable. Such boxes shall be so located that they are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost. (1966 Code § 16.205)

 

Notes

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1. See also section 12-6-6 of this code.
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2. See title 8, chapter 3 of this code.