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§ 51.02 UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT.
   The Utility Superintendent shall, subject to the direction of the Council, enforce all provisions of this chapter relating to the city water and sewer systems and private sewage disposal systems, except for duties conferred upon the Building Inspector. Any powers and duties conferred in this chapter upon either of them may be exercised by any other employee of the city when so authorized by them.
('82 Code, § 3.112)
§ 51.03 INFORMATION REQUIRED.
   The owner, lessee, occupant or other person in charge of any premises, or the applicant for any municipal utility service, shall provide the city with information as may be reasonably required related to the provision of or the use of municipal utility services upon the premises. No person shall willfully fail to provide information or willfully falsify information.
('82 Code, § 3.113) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 51.04 AUTHORITY; ACCESS TO PREMISES.
   The customer or other person in control of any premises connected to the city water supply system or served by the city sewer system shall permit authorized meter readers to read meters at reasonable hours of any day, shall permit authorized employees or agents of the city to have access to all parts of any building or premises connected with the city water supply system or the city storm or sanitary sewer system at times as may reasonably be necessary for repairs and at reasonable hours of any day for the purpose of inspection, observation, measuring, sampling and testing. If access cannot be obtained to read a meter, the customer's bill may be estimated. Refusal to permit access or continued inability to obtain access to the premises shall be grounds for discontinuance of service. In such cases, service shall be discontinued in the same manner as service is discontinued for failure to pay amounts owed.
('82 Code, § 3.114)
§ 51.05 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   The Building Inspector may establish and enforce any additional requirements not contained in this title as may be necessary or convenient for the adequate, safe, efficient and healthful provision of municipal utility services and of private sewage disposal and for protection of the municipal utility service facilities. No person shall violate any requirements, or any requirements of law or any other agency respecting municipal utility service or private sewage disposal systems.
('82 Code, § 3.115)
   (B)   The Building Inspector may, in writing, vary any requirements contained in this title in favor of alternate methods, designs and requirements when, in the judgment of the Inspector, the alternate methods, designs and requirements will fully provide for the adequate, safe, efficient and healthful provision of city water and sewer service and private sewage disposal facilities.
('82 Code, § 3.116)
§ 51.06 DAMAGES AND VIOLATIONS.
   (A)   Unauthorized acts. No person shall make any municipal service connection, fail to make any required connection or use, damage or interfere with any municipal utility installation contrary to the requirements of this code. No person shall install or use any private sewage disposal system contrary to the requirements of this title.
('82 Code, § 3.121)
   (B)   Liability for damages. Any person violating any provision of this title relating to any municipal utility or any person who negligently or intentionally causes damage to any municipal utility or appurtenance thereto, shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned thereby. In addition, the customer and owner may each also be held liable if the expense, loss or damage could have been avoided by due care on their part.
('82 Code, § 3.122)
   (C)   Correction of violations.
      (1)   Upon finding any violation of any provision of this title relating to municipal utility services or private sewage disposal facilities, the Superintendent, Building Inspector shall notify the Clerk. The Clerk shall serve notice upon the occupant or other person in charge of the premises, and upon the owner if not occupying the premises, specifying the nature of each violation and the work which is required to be done. The notice shall also specify the reasonable time considering the nature and amount of work to be done, and the nature of the violations, within which each violation or all the violations must be remedied. If each violation is not corrected within the time specified, the official reporting the violation may cause the violation to be corrected at the expense of the occupant or other person in charge or the owner or both.
      (2)   Any person who fails to correct any violation when required to do so shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not limit the power or of any officer or agency to act pursuant to authority given elsewhere in this code or by law.
('82 Code, § 3.123) (Am. Ord. 94, passed 12-13-99)
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