941.05 PERMITS FOR SERVICES.
(a) Any person or entity, in person or by agent, desiring a water service connection shall make application for such connection at the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits. There shall be at least one meter for each customer. There may be more than one meter for each building and each such meter constitutes a separate service. Each meter shall serve a separate geographical area or be protected by an approved backflow prevention device. Each meter shall have a separate shut-off apparatus accessible to employees of the City Water Division for turning on and turning off service to that customer. Should property owners wish auxiliary meters inside a building on the same water service, they may have them, by establishing separate accounts under these regulations and the by-laws of the Water Division. Cost of meters and their installation must be at the expense of the owner and meet requirements of the water by-laws.
(b) Any person or entity in person or by agent, desiring a water service connection for one or more mobile homes to be placed upon a single lot or parcel under one ownership shall obtain one water tap and one meter only. Water service shall be extended to mobile home parks at the sole expense of the land owner(s)and such owner(s) shall be billed and pay for all water used on the premises. Water service consumers residing in mobile homes shall have the right to establish a group account as provided in Section 941.12(I).
(c) No water service tap or permit will be issued to any consumer on any private line unless the applicant files a signed release or order of authority to the Division of Water from the owners of such private line and then only at the discretion of the Director of Public Service. All rules and regulations not conflicting by law shall apply to all consumers receiving their supply of water over private lines from the Division of Water.
(d) Any residential consumer who is presently being billed for use of City water and is presently receiving service, in the sole opinion of the City, through an inadequate supply main, may request a new tap whenever an adequate supply main is made available. Such new tap shall be at no cost to the customer.
(e) A new tap shall include the removal and replacement of pavement, shut-off valve or curb stop and the extension of a service line to a location behind the sidewalk near the public right of way. All expense and costs relating to rearrangement of plumbing, resetting the water meter and/or connecting piping between the new shut-off valve or curb stop and the ultimate use of water shall be borne by the customer.
(Ord. 96-079. Passed 5-7-96.)