(a) No person shall place any water connection in service until he or she obtains the proper water connection and inspection permit from the Department of Public Service.
(b) An application for such permit shall be signed by the owner or lessee of the property and the person employed to do the work, and shall be accompanied by payment of a fee of:
(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a new service connection;
(2) Forty dollars ($40.00) for reconnection of service that was disconnected for reason of nonpayment of service charges; or
(3) Five dollars ($5.00) for a transfer of ownership or tenant where the previous owner or tenant notified the Municipality that such owner or tenant no longer required service and obtained a final meter reading before vacating the premises of the service location.
(c) However, a developer who installs, at his or her own expense within a given plat, a complete water distribution system consisting of water mains in the street or in an appropriate right-of-way, and service connections to the curb, shall obtain a permit but is exempt from payment of a fee for the same.
(Ord. 08-51. Passed 10-6-08; Ord. 2022-15. Passed 5-16-22.)