(A) Use of water or sewer system restricted. No person other than a city employee shall uncover or make use of any water or sewer service installation connected to the city water or sewer system, except pursuant to application and permit as provided in this chapter. No person shall make or use any installation contrary to the regulatory provisions of this chapter.
(’77 Code, § 401.01)
(B) Applications for service. Application for a water or sewer service installation and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator on forms approved by the Utilities Superintendent and furnished by the city. The applicant’s signature shall be an agreement to conform to this chapter and to rules and regulations that may be established by the city as conditions for the use of the water.
(’77 Code, § 401.02)
(C) (1) Charges for service connections. No connection shall be made to the city water or sanitary sewer system without a permit received from the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator. The fee for each permit shall be as established from time to time by Council resolution for a water main connection permit and as established from time to time by Council resolution for a sewer connection permit. These fees shall be in addition to any fees required under subsections (3) through (5) below.
(2) Connection fees. When a connection requires installation of a service line from the main to the property line, the cost of installing the service from the main to the premises, as well as repairs to the same, shall be borne entirely by the consumer.
(3) Certification. No permit shall be issued to connect with any water or sanitary sewer main unless the Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator certifies to the truth of one of the following, or if payment required under subsection (4) is made:
(a) The lot or tract to be served has been assessed for the cost of construction of the main with which the connection is made or that proceedings for levying the assessment have been or will be commenced in due course;
(b) The cost of construction of the main has been paid by the developer or builder platting the lot or tract; or
(c) If neither of the foregoing is true, a sum equal to the portion of the cost of constructing the main which would be assessable against the lot or parcel has been paid to the city.
(4) Additional connection fee. If no certification can be issued, the applicant shall pay an additional connection fee equal to the portion of the cost of construction of the main upon the same basis as any assessment previously levied against other property for the main. The determination shall be made by the Council. If no assessment has been levied, the assessable cost shall be determined upon the basis of the uniform charge which may have been or will be charged for similar connection with the main. The amount shall be determined on the basis of the total assessable cost of the main allocated on the basis of frontage or other equitable means.
(’77 Code, § 401.03) Penalty, see § 10.99