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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) No person shall make any type of connection to the water system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system except upon making an application therefor on a form provided by the city and receiving a permit issued by the city for such purposes. The application shall include the legal description of the property to be served, the uses for which the connection is requested, and the size of the service line to be used.
(B) No connection shall be made with respect to any sanitary sewer, water system, or storm sewer system serving the property of any person or occupants of the land, parcel, or premises affected that have not paid or provided for the payment of the full and proportionate share of the utilities. At the time of taking the application, there shall be paid to the city the following fees for the following purposes.
(1) For service to property to which service lines have not been previously run from the street laterals to the property line, the owner, occupant, or user shall pay an amount not less than the cost of making the necessary connection taps, and installation of pipe and appurtenances to provide service to the property and the necessary street repairs.
(2) For service to property to which service lines have been run to the property line but which have not been paid for, the owner, occupant, or user shall pay in cash or agree to pay charges in the form of special assessments to be levied against the property to be spread over a number of years coincident with maturity requirements of any special improvement bonds sold for the purpose of financing the construction of sanitary sewer, municipal water, or storm sewer system serving the property. Cash payment or assessment charge shall be in the principal amount of not less than the payments made by or charges placed against comparable properties for like services for the sanitary sewer, water, or storm sewer system in an amount as may be established by the City Council. In the instance of services run to the property lines as provided under division (B)(1) above, the payment of any amount required under this division (B)(2) shall be reduced by the amount paid to the city under division (B)(1) above.
(3) (a) The water connection rate schedule, listed in the fee schedule ordinance, applies to a premises that does not have city water. It also applies where a property had city water and then changes the size of the water connection.
(b) Costs include cost of a water meter and those costs (if service line necessary) in division (B)(1) above.
(c) The hookup charge for water is based upon the following factors:
1. Some means of recovering a portion of water main costs not assessed;
2. Portion of oversizing of water main not assessed should be recovered; and
3. A hookup charge should be based on service line flow capabilities.
(4) (a) Where application is made for connection of any single-family residence to the sanitary sewer system, a connection fee adopted by the City Council for treatment plant plus trunk sanitary sewer shall be paid to the city.
(b) For various commercial, public, and institutional facilities, refer to the most recent version of the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) SAC criteria. Use the plumbing code for those items not included in the MCES criteria. The city uses the MCES criteria as the basis for calculating our SAC rates but the city reserves the right to vary from the MCES criteria to accommodate those uses which are deemed to be unique.
(c) Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration, or repair of any water or sewer lines connecting the water system, sanitary sewer system, or storm sewer system and any house or building, the owner or his or her agent shall first obtain a permit for such purpose from the city. The applicant shall pay to the city as noted in the fee schedule ordinance.
(d) The plumbing inspector shall examine all applications before construction is begun; and after the construction, enlargement, alteration, or repair is complete, the plumbing inspector shall be notified. It shall be unlawful to cover any connecting line until an inspection has been made and the connection and the work incident thereto has been approved by the city as a proper and suitable connection.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-1) (Ord. 32, passed 7-11-1977; Ord. 126, passed 9-13-1983; Ord. 288, passed 3-24-1997; Ord. 538, passed 12-12-2011)
(A) Before any water conveyed through the city water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises of any person, there shall first be installed a water meter that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises.
(B) All meters for residential housing and the other connections as may permit the use of the same kind of water meter shall be furnished by the city as set forth above at such time as the water connection change has been paid. In the event special meters are required for commercial or industrial connections, then the applicant shall furnish a meter of the type approved by the city for the connection, and an allowance shall be made toward the cost of the meter in an amount equal to the cost of residential meters.
(C) No connection of water or sewer service shall be made to any house or building unless the plumbing therein has been installed pursuant to the latest Minneapolis Plumbing Code, provided that this shall apply only to construction which has not been completed prior to this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-2)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any persons to install private water system or sewer system in the city except in such cases as the public water and sewer system are not accessible to the premises where the private systems are requested. To determine whether or not the public water and/or sewer systems are available for connection, each person desiring to install a private water or sewer system must first make application for connection to a public system. Upon resolution of the City Council determining that it is not feasible to connect the applicant’s premises to the public water or sewer system, then the applicant shall be granted a permit to install a private water and/or sewer system.
(B) Where a private sewer system has been installed before the public sewer system was accessible to the premises served by the private system, connection of the premises to the public system must be made within 30 days after the private system fails to function properly or within three years after public system was accessible, whichever is sooner. It shall be unlawful to repair or pump a private system after such time as the public sewer system is accessible to the premises without written permission of the Water and Sewer Department for the city.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-3) (Ord. 4, passed 11-24-1975) Penalty, see § 50.99
Every person applying for water or sewer service, every owner of property for which any application is made, every person accepting water or sewer services, and every owner of property where service is accepted subsequent to the passage of this chapter shall be deemed upon making the application or accepting the service to consent to all rules, regulations, and rates as established by this chapter and as may hereafter be set forth and adopted by the City Council by resolution or ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-4)
(A) The City Council may provide a system of water meter reading by any method deemed suitable to the purpose. Water bills shall be payable monthly by the date due specified on the bill. Rates for water used for each month are calculated by using the meter supplying each service.
(B) The city reserves the right to discontinue service to any customer of the water and sanitary sewer system without notice when necessary for repairs, additional connection or reconnection, or for nonpayment of charges of bills, or for disregard of any rules or regulations in connection with the use or operation of the system. Whenever any service has been discontinued for nonpayment of charges or bills or for disregard of any other purpose, it shall not be resumed except upon payment of the charges or bills accrued together with interest thereon as allowed by state statutes, or compliance with the rules and regulations previously violated and payment to the city of a restoration fee established in the city’s fee schedule.
(C) All delinquent accounts that are 60 days or more past due shall be submitted to the City Clerk who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against the properties involved. The assessment roll shall be delivered to the City Council for adoption before October 30 of each year. Upon adoption, the Clerk shall certify the assessment roll to the County Auditor for collection along with taxes.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-5) (Ord. 458, passed 10-23-2006; Ord. 689, passed 12-11-2017)
The City Council shall have the authority to prescribe by ordinance the rates to be charged for water and sewer service to the customer from time to time and may prescribe the date of billing, a discount for payment, and/or penalty for failure to pay within the period and such further rules and regulations relative to the use and operation of the system as it may deem necessary from time to time through the fee schedule ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-6) (Ord. 458, passed 10-23-2006)
If a meter fails to register or accurately measure the water, the charge for water consumed shall be paid for at the established rate based upon past average billings as determined by the city. Whenever a consumer believes that a meter is inaccurate the customer can request a new meter be installed. Such request shall be accompanied by a payment equal to the cost of a new meter as listed in the fee schedule ordinance. If any such meter is found to be inaccurate the customer shall be refunded the new meter charge. If the meter shall be found to be accurate in its recordings or calculations the new meter cost shall not be refunded.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-7)
Any owner, occupant, or user of a premises who shall discover a leak in a service line to the premises shall notify the city within 24 hours. Any water wasted due to a failure of a person to comply with this regulation shall be estimated by the city and be charged for against the owner at the premises at the established rate.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-8)
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