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(A) Any applicant for city utility services to be provided to a non-owner occupied dwelling shall prior to establishment of such utility service pay a deposit of $250 plus a sum equal to the first month’s flat rate water service.
(B) The city shall require any applicant for city utility services to be provided to a non-owner occupied dwelling shall pay a utility deposit of $400 plus a sum equal to the first month’s flat rate water service charge prior to the establishment of utility services to that dwelling when such applicant or any person who shall occupy such dwelling has previously defaulted in the payment of utility charges to the city or previously had utility services disconnected for nonpayment.
(C) For purposes of this section a non-owner occupied dwelling shall be a residential dwelling where the applicant for utility service is a person who is not the fee simple title holder to such real property. Examples of applicants for non-owner occupied dwellings are tenants, renters, purchasers under a contract for deed, or agreement for warranty deed or similar documents.
(D) A current utility customer who maintains a utility deposit may transfer his or her utility service to another dwelling without additional charges or deposit requirements provided at the time of transfer they are current in the payment of all utility services and have not had utilities previously disconnected for non-payment.
(Ord. 2013-21, passed 11-25-2013)
CROSS-CONNECTIONS
(A) All plumbing installed within city shall be installed in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 890 as the same has been and hereafter may be amended, from time to time. If in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code or in the judgement of the Director of Public Works, an approved backflow prevention device is necessary for the safety of the public water supply system, the Director will give notice to the water customer to install such an approved device immediately. The water customer shall, at his or her own expense, install such an approved device at a location and in a manner in accordance with the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and all applicable local regulations, and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved devices upon installation and as required by the Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and local regulations.
(B) The city regulations on cross-connection control are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein. Copies of such can be found in the Office of the City Clerk.
(Ord. 91-18, passed 10-14-1991) Penalty, see § 53.99
No person, firm, or corporation shall establish or permit to be established, or maintain, or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of city may enter the supply or distribution system of the municipality, unless such private, auxiliary, or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of the supply shall have been approved by the Director of Public Works and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
(Ord. 91-18, passed 10-14-1991) Penalty, see § 53.99
It shall be the duty of the Public Works Director to cause surveys and investigations to be made of commercial, industrial, and other properties served by the public water supply to determine whether actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. The surveys and investigations shall be made a matter of public record and shall be repeated at least every two years, or as often as the Public Works Director shall deem necessary. Records of the surveys shall be maintained and available for review for a period of at least five years.
(Ord. 91-18, passed 10-14-1991)
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