(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public water main or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the village.
(B) (1) A permit and inspection fee of $2,000 shall be paid to the village at the time an application is filed for potable water service. For larger service pipe or extraordinary work, the village shall charge time and materials used plus 15% to be paid by the applicant for water service in addition to the $2,000 permit fee. Furthermore, all applicants shall pay the fee of $2,000 per service connection installed plus the cost of any and all appurtenances provided by the village if the service connection is installed by those other than the village.
(2) The rules and regulations stated above shall also apply to customers outside the corporate limits, except the permit and inspection fee for customers located outside of the corporate limits of the village shall be $3,000.
(C) In some older areas served by the village water system, water mains are already installed but the location of said mains is sometimes uncertain. If application is made for service to property in such areas, it shall be the responsibility of the village to tap the water main and extend a service line to the property at the owner's expense. It is the responsibility of the owner and the builder to provide the meter box, yoke, and lid. The village then will provide and install a ¾ inch by 5/8 inch meter.
(1) If the installation of said service requires a larger service pipe, larger meter, or extraordinary work, the village shall charge the applicant the established permit and inspection fee, plus time and materials used, plus 15% of said time and materials.
(2) The applicant by requesting potable water service connection, indemnifies the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be caused by the installation of said connection.
(3) It shall remain the responsibility of the property owner to install and maintain the service connection with tracer wire between the village provided meter and any building or structure on the property, and to bear all costs and expense incidental to said installation and connection.
(D) In newer areas served by the village water system, the location of water mains can be more accurately determined. If the application is for service to property in such areas, the established permit and inspection fee still applies, but responsibility for tapping the water main, installing a corporation stop extending the service line with tracer wire to the property and installing the meter box, yoke and lid shall rest with the property owner and the builder and the developer. The village shall still have responsibility for providing the ¾ inch by inch meter and installing same in the meter box provided by the property owner and the builder and the developer. It shall remain the responsibility of the property owner and the builder and the developer to install and maintain the service connection with tracer wire between the village provided meter and any building or structure on the property.
(E) Service connections made by anyone other than the village shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the village.
(F) Old service connections may be reused for new buildings only when they are found, through examination and testing by the village, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(G) A permit for a potable water service connection shall not be issued by the village unless it can be demonstrated that the distribution system has adequate capacity to service the applicant's anticipated potable water demand.
(H) The village in its sole discretion shall determine if an application for service should be processed under division (C) or (D) of this section.
(Ord. 573, passed 10-25-89; Am. Ord. 696, passed - -96; Am. Ord. 727, passed 9-15-97; Am. Ord. 835, passed 2-17-03; Am. Ord. 943, passed 4-17-06; Am. Ord. 1072, passed 12-20-10) Penalty, see § 52.99