(a) A fifty ($50.00) meter deposit shall be paid by each prospective gas user at the time of application for gas service.
(b) Gas meters, regulators and appurtenances thereto shall be furnished as follows:
(1) The installation or replacement of a gas meter that is rated to handle 275 cubic feet per hour or less shall be installed at the City’s expense.
(2) The installation or replacement of a gas meter that is rated to handle in excess of 275 cubic feet per hour shall be installed or replaced with the customer being obligated to pay the expense of installation or replacement over and above the expense of installation or replacement of a gas meter rated to handle 275 cubic feet per hour, except that any such meter that is defective and is in need of being replaced less than five years after installation shall be replaced at the City’s expense.
(c) The gas user shall pay for service pipes, fittings therefor and the cost of excavation and installation thereof, at the City’s cost price.
(d) Where there is a joint service line serving two or more properties, the cost referred to in subsection (c) hereof may be split proportionately by the gas users.
(e) The customer shall pay the charges imposed by this section within forty-five days of the completion of connection of the customer to the City gas public utility.
(Ord. 67-6-1. Passed 6-7-67; Ord. 2002-2-1. Passed 2-13-02; Ord. 2002-3-1. Passed 3-13-02; Ord. 2014-11-2. Passed 11-12-14.)