(A) No person may connect or be connected to the water or sewer system of the town until a permit for the connection has been issued pursuant to division (B) below.
(B) Applications for water or sewer service connections shall be made at the Town Hall during normal business hours. Application shall be made on the forms prescribed, shall be made in the name of the customer who will be responsible for the payment of the bills and shall be signed by the customer or by his or her authorized agent. Every application for connection shall be accompanied by the service connection fee specified in the schedule of rates and charges.
(C) (1) Upon application for connection permit, the town may reject the application and decline to provide service for the following reasons:
(a) Service is not available under the standard rate;
(b) The cost of the service is excessive;
(c) The provision of service to the applicant will adversely affect the supply of water to other customers or will adversely affect the town’s sewage treatment capabilities; or
(d) Other good and sufficient reasons.
(2) The town may also reject an application for service if there is an outstanding amount due the town for water or sewer service in the applicant’s name.
(3) A lessee making an initial application for service to his or her leased dwelling shall not be refused service by the town solely because of an outstanding amount owed the town by another customer for service previously furnished to that same address.
(D) By making application for service, the customer agrees that the town possesses the right to inspect and accept or reject the private water distribution systems, water connections, sewage collection systems and sewer connections before he or she is connected to the town water and sewer systems. The town shall be given notice to inspect before the pipes are covered and the systems are connected.
(Prior Code, § 50.016) (Ord. O-00-001, passed 2-24-2000) Penalty, see § 50.999