(a) No person, partnership, corporation or representative thereof shall tap any water line within the City unless such water line is a part of the water distribution system of the City or unless the City has heretofore authorized the construction of such water line pursuant to Section 905.10 or unless first receiving permission from Council or unless permission from Council is first obtained.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon prosecution shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first offense and for a second offense shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the water service shall be paid by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the water service.
(d) A separate and independent water service shall be provided for every metered user and for every fire service line. A single tap may be split for duplex residences under the discretion of the Safety/Service Director. A single tap or connection may be made on the water main for both domestic and fire service, however, the service lines must be separated, and provisions made for isolation with valves prior to entering private property. Where a property owner seeks to modify existing water service lines and the existing water services do not comply with the provision for separate and independent water services for every metered user as required in this section, the property owner shall establish separate and independent water service lines as described in the City's water system rules and regulations.
(e) The applicant for the water service permit shall notify the Water Superintendent when the water service is ready for inspection and connection to the water main. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the water superintendent or his representative.
(f) All excavations for water line installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
(g) All residential shutoff curb boxes will be placed outside the driveway boundaries of the property where a water line is being installed. If repairs are made to a service line where the valve box is located in a driveway, it will be moved outside of the driveway at the time of repair at the expense of the owner.
(Ord. 22-36. Passed 7-13-22.)