(A) A curb stop box and inside shut-off for controlling the supply of water to consumers shall be placed on every service. When connections are made in streets or avenues, the curb stop box shall be placed 12 inches outside the sidewalk line on the street side; and when made in alley it shall be placed 12 inches outside the lot line. The cover of said curb stop box shall be maintained at the same height as the sidewalk or the surrounding ground. Where area walls or curb lines prevent the location of curb stop box at the point indicated, it shall be placed immediately within the area wall or curb line. All stop boxes must be set on a line drawn at right angles to the main through the service corporation or connection in the main.
(B) Every service pipe must also have a stop placed in the building within nine inches of the point where the pipe enters the building. Said inside shut-off must have a handle or wrench attached to turn the same, and be kept in working order at all times so that the water may be shut off by the occupant of the premises. There shall also be a gate valve placed on the outlet side of the water meter not more than three feet from the meter so that the meter can be taken out or replaced without draining the pipe system in the building. No gate valve shall be made prior to the meter.
(C) All gate valves next to the water meter must have round ways of the same diameter as the pipe with which they are placed with proper locking device, and with proper handles for turning on and off, and of a make and pattern approved by the Commissioner of Public Property.
(D) The curb stop box shall be under the sole control of the Water and Sewer Department and no one except an employee or person specially authorized by the Water and Sewer Department shall open the cover of such box, or turn on or off water. It is a violation of this code to cover, damage, block or otherwise interfere with said shut-off. This shall include interference due to shrubbery, trees, greenery, blacktop, cement or any other structure that covers, damages, blocks or otherwise interferes with the city’s access to said shut-off.
(E) If the stop box is found to be out of repair at any time, the Water and Sewer Department shall have the right to clean or repair the same when needed without giving notice, and if cleaning or repairs are due to the owner’s interference, then the city shall charge the cost thereof to the owner and if payment is refused may turn off the water in the service until the same is paid.
(F) Owners of premises having water services which do not have separate curb stop cocks and boxes for each building or which otherwise do not conform to the requirements in this chapter at the time of its passage shall upon the demand of the city allow the city to establish a stop box and perform other necessary work so as to allow the city to shut off water to every consumer.
(Ord. 549, passed 12-22-75; Am. Ord. 1532, passed 12-4-13)