§ 53.002 APPLICATION FOR SERVICE INSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS.

   (A)   (1)   Application for water service shall be made in writing on the Utility's Standard Form available at Utility's Water Department office.

      (2)   There shall be set forth on the application the class of service to be furnished, such as residential or non-residential as defined in the applicable rate schedule.

   (B)   (1)   All applications involving an “original” or “new service line” connection or installation shall be made by and only in the name of the property owner. By such application the property owner shall be deemed to assent, agree and commit himself or herself to all rules and regulations and charges relating to the furnishing and utilization of water service.

      (2)   Such application for service shall state that the property owner will be responsible for the payment of all bills for water service used on the premises involved and for any damage to the utility's meter, equipment or other facilities caused by the property owner's or consumer's negligence.

      (3)   Subsequent applications for water service involving a tenant shall also be made by the property owner. For the convenience of the property owner, all bills will be billed in the property owner's name but shall be mailed to the address of the premise being served, attention of the tenant. However, such billing procedure shall in no way relieve the property owner from being responsible at all times for all water used on the premises involved.

      (4)   Where the “consumer” is hereafter used in these rules and regulations, such term shall be considered as being the same as “property owner.”

      (5)   See also §§ 53.085 through 53.087 for billing and deposit regulations.

   (C)   (1)   There shall be set forth on the application the location of the premises to be served: whether inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the class of service (whether residential or non-residential), and the applicable rate that shall apply.

      (2)   See § 53.014 as to requirements where the furnishing of service involves an extension of the utility's water mains.

   (D)   For premises located outside the corporate limits, see § 53.003 as to the requirements and conditions under which the utility will furnish service and its responsibility for continuation of service.

   (E)   (1)   The consumer shall advise the utility of the purpose for which the water will be used and the probable quantity required in order that the utility can properly determine the necessary size of the service line and meter required to adequately serve the consumer. The size of service line and meter required for any consumer shall be determined by the utility.

      (2)   The minimum and other charges shall be determined by the size of the service line installation as set forth in the applicable rate schedule.

   (F)   Where the consumer's requirements for water service are unusual, the utility reserves the right to require a suitable contract from the consumer for a reasonable period of time so as to protect the utility's investments required to render the service involved. See § 53.014, Line Extensions.

   (G)   (1)   All applications involving a new tap and service line shall, before work is commenced, be accompanied by the tap charge, deposit and other charges hereinafter specified to be paid for or advanced by the property owner applicant, including such payments as may be specified if a line extension is involved.

      (2)   See § 53.004, Tap and Service Line Installation and Charge.

   (H)   Equivalency factors. The following equivalency factors are based upon the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency guide and are computed on the basis of the probably demand a user places on a public water system. The probably flow rate demand is correlated to the demand expected by a single family dwelling by the use of equivalency factors shown below. The minimum equivalency factor that shall be met is one (1) when computing fees and charges (unless one (1) E.D.U. already exists on the property). Equivalency factors for types of users not listed must be determined by Village’s Engineer on an individual basis.

EQUIVALENCY FACTORS
Single Family Dwelling	per dwelling	1.000
Apartments	per apartment	1.000
Condominiums	per unit	1.000
Mobile Homes	per unit	1.000
Mobile Home Parks	per home space/lot	0.750
Rental Cottages	minimum per cottage	0.250
Efficiency Rental	per unit	0.625*
Assembly Halls	per seat	0.005*
Boat Docks
Individ. Owned w/o dwelling	per dock space	0.100
Individ. Owned w/dwelling	per dock space/lot	1.000
Bowling Alleys	per lane	0.188*
Car Wash	per automatic bay	1.500
	per manual bay	1.000
Churches
With Kitchen	per seat	0.017*
Without Kitchen	per seat	0.011*
Country Clubs	per person	0.125*
Dance Halls	per person	0.005*
Dormitories/Barracks	per bed	0.0625*
Drive-In Theaters	per car space	0.013*
Factories
With no showers	per employee	0.063*
With showers	per employee	0.088*
Food Service Operations
Restaurant	per seat	0.088*
Banquet Rooms	per seat	0.013*
Taverns	per seat	0.088*
Drive-In Service	per space	0.125*
Gas (fuel) Stations	first pump island	2.500
	per additional pump island	1.250
Hospitals	per bed	0.750
Institutions	per person	0.250*
Laundries (coin operated)	per machine	0.350
Marinas	per dock rack and storage space	0.100**
Motels/Guest Rooms	per unit	0.250*
Nursing/Rest Homes	per patient	0.375*
	per resident employee	0.250*
	per non-resident employee	0.125*
Office Buildings	per employee	0.050*
R.V. Parks and Camps (Primitive)	per space	0.125*
R.V. Parks and Camps (Full Service)	per space	0.313*
Recreation Parks	per park capacity	0.010*
Retail Store	per employee	0.050*
School (Elementary)	per pupil	0.038*
School (Middle and High)	per pupil	0.050
Shopping Center	per 100 s.f. w/no food/laundry	0.050
Storage/Hanger Unit
W/o restrooms or living areas	per unit	0.100*
With restrooms & no living areas	per unit	0.250*
With restrooms & living areas	per unit	1.000
Swimming Pool w/no showers	per capacity	0.010*
Swimming Pool w/showers	per capacity	0.018*
Youth and Recreation Camps	per capacity	0.125*
*Total equivalent factor per establishment shall be a minimum of one (1). **If a person owns a mobile home (trailer) or recreational vehicle (travel trailer) and a dock space simultaneously within the same subdivision or parcel of land, that person’s EDU shall be based upon a mobile home or R.V. only.

 

   (K)   For further details as to definition and applicability of rates for residential and non- residential service, see utility's Water Rate Schedules themselves.

   (L)   There shall be set forth on the application the class of service to be furnished, such as residential or non- residential as defined in the applicable rate schedule.

   (M)   (1)   For fire service lines, see § 53.012, Fire Protection Service.

      (2)   No new or additional fire service line extensions will be made except where the consumer purchases 100% of his or her water requirements from the utility.

   (N)   For further details as to the utility's and consumer's installation and use of service, see §§ 53.004 through 53.007.

   (O)   See also § 53.089, Charges For Special Services: Connection, Disconnection, Meter Testing and the Like.

   (P)   See also § 53.014 as to requirements where the furnishing of service involves an extension of the utility's water mains.

(Ord. passed 5-1-80; Am. Ord. 14-2015, passed 3-21-16) Penalty, see § 10.99