951.06 WATER SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY.

   (a)    It is hereby declared and adopted as the policy of Council, that, henceforth, connection to a City water line outside the corporation boundaries of the City or connection to an extension of a City water line outside the corporation boundaries of the City will be authorized only after a petition requesting annexation to the City by the owner(s) of property seeking City water service and such other real property as necessary to effect such annexation has been filed with the Commissioners of Richland County, Ohio, and such Commissioners, after conducting a public hearing on such petition to annex, have approved and granted same.

   (b)    All connections to City water lines outside the corporation boundaries of the City and connections to extensions of City water lines outside the corporation boundaries of the City approved by Council prior to the effective date of this section shall be exempt from this policy and such connections may be made in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed by Council for each such connection.

   (c)    If a property owner now located outside the corporation limits of the City demonstrates a hardship to Council, then a City water service connection may be permitted provided a three-quarters majority of Council authorizes by ordinance the issuance of the water service tap.

   (d)   Any property owner receiving authority to obtain a water service tap in accordance with subsection (c) hereof shall have one year from the date of the tap agreement to annex to the City or such water service tap shall be shut off and the water service terminated to such property in accordance with applicable procedures in the Water Division regulations.

(Ord. 89-269. Passed 11-7-89.)