(A) The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is located, or in which there may be located in the future, a public water service of the city, are hereby required, at their own expense, to install suitable water facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the public water service in accordance with this section, provided, said water service is within 100 feet of the nearest property line of said premises.
(B) Application for water connections shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed and furnished by it. The Department may refuse to authorize a larger service pipe than reasonably required by the premises served. Water connections and water meters shall be installed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department and upon payment of a water tap fee, a service connection fee and a meter installation charge, if applicable. The fees so charged shall be as follows.
(1) Water rates and fees.
(a) Water tap fees.
Unit or Building
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Fee
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Unit or Building
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Fee
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Commercial or industrial building: 0.75” tap | $500 |
Commercial or industrial building: 1” tap | $500 |
Commercial or industrial building: 1.5” tap | $730 |
Commercial or industrial building: 2” tap | $850 |
Existing homes now connected to the water system on temporary mains | $100 |
Mobile home parks per single-family unit | $500 |
Single-home residential units | $500 |
Two-family or multiple-residential units per single-family unit | $500 |
(b) Rates for larger size taps will be computed on request.
(2) Service connection fees. Service connection fees for installation of the service line from the water main to the property line shall be on a time and material basis with a minimum fee of $500. A service connection fee of $250 per dwelling unit shall also be required at the time of application for water service.
(3) Meter installation charges. Meters installed by the city shall be on the basis of time and material. All meters and water connections shall be the property of the city. Connection fees and meter installation charges shall not be less than the cost of materials, installation and overhead attributable to such installations. The following regulations shall apply in the installation of water connections.
(a) The city shall install that part of the water connection from the water main to, and including, the curb cock and shut off box.
(b) Maintenance of the service line from the water main to the curb cock and shut off box is the responsibility of the city.
(c) Maintenance of the line from the shut off box downstream is the responsibility of the property owner. The owner shall keep the stop box visible and in good repair, free from dirt, stones or other substances.
(d) No tap fee shall be required for any existing building or the rebuilding or renovation of a building site where the water tap fee has previously been paid and where the existing water lines can be utilized.
(4) Inspection fee. The City Clerk shall, at the time any of the fees and/or charges required by this section are paid, collect an administration fee that shall be 10% of the fee or charge and shall collect an inspection fee of $35. The latter shall be for one inspection. Any additional inspections shall be paid for at the rate of $35 each.
(5) Adjustments. All fees and charges required by this section may be adjusted by resolution of the City Council.
(C) Quarterly fees by meter size:
5/8” and 3/4” meter | $6.00 |
1” meter | $7.00 |
1 1/2” meter | $19.00 |
2” meter | $26.00 |
4” meter | $81.00 |
6” meter | $128.00 |
(1979 Code, § 2.22) (Ord. 54, passed 10-7-1975; Ord. 139, passed 9-21-1999; Ord. 212, passed 6-1-2021)