Section
50.01 Municipal systems
50.02 Operation of systems
50.03 Use of systems
50.04 Turning on utilities
50.05 Connections; paying bills
50.06 Customer to maintain system
50.07 Utility interruptions; city responsibility
50.08 Inspection of private premises
50.09 Fire hydrants; damage
50.10 Ditching permit
50.99 Penalty
(A) (1) The operations of the municipal utility systems shall be the responsibility of the Public Works Authority.
(2) The Authority shall have the power to establish fees, rates, deposits, charges and other rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient operation of these systems.
(B) Administrative processes for all systems may be combined with municipal operations for more efficient operation, at the discretion of the City Council and the Public Works Authority Board.
(C) Municipal ordinances relating to these utility systems shall be applicable, whenever possible, to all utility systems, including those leased and operated by the Public Works Authority.
(2002 Code, § 50.02)
(A) Every residential, commercial, industrial or business structure located within the corporate limits of the city shall secure all of its potable water from the water system owned by the city and leased to the Public Works Authority, and shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system owned by the Public Works Authority, except as follows.
(1) Structures serviced by an existing private water well and/or methods of private sewage disposal approved by the state’s and the local Health Departments shall not be required to connect to city water or sewer service. Nothing herein shall prevent the inclusion of the property into a sewer or water improvement assessment district.
(2) Single-family structures erected after the date of the adoption of this section, located on property which is not part of any development or subdivision, the exterior boundary of which is more than 500 feet from the nearest municipal water or sewer line. Nothing herein shall prevent the inclusion of the property into a sewer or water improvement assessment district.
(3) Structures erected after the date of this section’s adoption which are located on any property which is not located adjacent to the public sewer system may utilize a private sewer system, subject to all state and local Health Department requirements.
(B) Nothing herein shall prohibit the use of water for non-potable purposes from an existing water well within the city limits or prohibit the drilling of a private water well on any property within the city limits for the purpose of obtaining water for non- potable purposes; providing that, a permit is obtained from the Building Inspector for the drilling of the water well and further providing that the water well is not connected to any structure which is not exempt from connection to the water system.
(2002 Code, § 50.03) (Ord. 271, passed 10-9-1989)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to turn the utility on to any premises from any city system, without written permission of the city or the Public Works Authority, through the office of the City Clerk.
(B) Utilities shall not be turned on until any and all deposits and charges have been paid.
(C) The City Clerk, or the designated agent of the Public Works Authority, shall see that the utility is turned on when all requirements for service have been complied with. When a utility has been turned off by municipal personnel, it shall not be turned on again without written permission of the City Clerk or the designated agent of the Public Works Authority. The city reserves the right to cut off utility service to any customer when necessary to conserve water, to protect life or property, or to repair or improve any municipal utility systems.
(2002 Code, § 50.04) Penalty, see § 50.99
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