(A) Generally.
(1) Meters shall be furnished and owned by the city.
(2) Meters shall be read by the city monthly. No resident shall park a vehicle (such as, car, boat, trailer and the like) over a meter or otherwise obstruct the reading of the meter.
(3) No rent or other charges shall be paid by the city for a meter or other equipment located on the customer’s premises.
(4) Meters shall be sealed by the city at the time of installation, and no seal shall be altered or broken except by one of its authorized agents.
(5) If a change in size of a meter and service is required or requested, the customer must reapply for water service with the city.
(6) Any costs for installing meters shall be paid by the customer.
(7) Individual meters are required for single-family dwellings and each dwelling unit for two-family dwellings, manufactured homes, manufactured home parks and manufactured home subdivisions. Individual meters are not required for boarding or rooming houses, multi-family dwellings including four or more units, hotels, motels, trailers or travel trailer parks.
(8) All water taken from a hydrant must be metered. Meters for hydrant use will either be issued by the city, or can be provided by the customer, and shall be inspected by the Public Works Department prior to use.
(Prior Code, § 3.05.090)
(B) Deposits.
(1) Any new customer for each water service connection shall pay a utility deposit. In the case of a delinquent account resulting in a 72-hour notice, the city may require the existing deposit for the customer be brought up to the current required deposit for new accounts. A utility deposit is required for each dwelling unit.
(2) The city may require, in addition to the deposit set forth in division (B)(1) above, a supplemental deposit prior to receiving water service under the following circumstances:
(a) Where water service to a property has been terminated; or
(b) A person or customer’s violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A utility deposit shall be required for any permitted hydrant use. Hydrant deposits shall be as established by resolution.
(Prior Code, § 3.05.100)
(C) Meter error.
(1) A customer may request the city to test the meter serving his or her premises.
(2) Prior to testing the customer’s meter, the customer shall deposit with the City Recorder an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the test. This deposit will be returned if the meter is found to register more than 2% fast.
(3) A written report giving the results of the test shall be available to the customer within ten days after completion of the test.
(4) Adjustment of bills for meter error will be made according to the provisions of § 52.014(C) of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 3.05.110) (Ord. 260, passed 4-5-1999; Ord. 274, passed 6-26-2000; Ord. 275, passed 6-5-2000; Ord. 287, passed 4-16-2001; Ord. 294, passed 7-1-2002; Ord. 313, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 318, passed 7-19-2004)