(A) No owner of residentially zoned property in the city shall utilize a well for the purpose of acquiring water for human consumption or for use within the owner’s residence or any other residence in the city. However, any water well in existence on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section (Ordinance 745, passed December 17, 1973) may be utilized for all normal uses including human consumption, until 24 months after the city has constructed a water line in front of the owner’s residence. The date of the construction shall be construed to be the date when the City Manager advises the homeowner, in writing, that the water main is ready for tap-on by the property owner.
(B) Each owner of property zoned residential with a residence thereon shall tap-on to the water main of the city if the water main is within 100 feet of the property. However, if the owner has an exclusion for use purposes under division (A) of this section, the tap-on is not required until the use is to cease under this section.
(C) After the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section (Ordinance 745, passed December 17, 1973), no water well of any kind shall be constructed in the city by an owner of property zoned residential. A variation may be granted by Council for a situation in which it is not feasible for a residential owner to wait for the construction of the water main to his or her property. The property owner nevertheless is subject to the other provisions of this section.
(D) Water wells for purposes of human consumption shall be inspected within each six-month period beginning July 1, 1975. The owner of each well must contact the City Health Department, in writing, for an inspection. A test taken by the county’s Health Department supported by that Department’s affidavit is in compliance with this section.
(E) An exemption from connecting to the city water main as per division (B) of this section and from payment of a $25 inspection fee is granted to a single-family residence owner of record who is owner as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section (Ordinance 745, passed December 17, 1973) if the owner is 65 years of age or older.
(2000 Code, § 13.04.180)