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(A) Excavations for installing service pipes and laterals or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with state plumbing code and with the ordinance or code provisions relating to making excavations in streets; provided that it shall be unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over, any drainpipe or sewer lateral.
(B) Any connections made to the city water system from the stop box to the house, structure, factory, industrial or commercial establishment, or any other building or structure, shall require the boring of any city street or city sidewalk, unless the City Water Department gives written permission for this city street or city sidewalk to be cut. If the city street or city sidewalk are cut with the Water Department's written permission, then repairs to that street or sidewalk shall be made in accordance with the standards as set by the City Street Department.
(1969 Code, § 27-131) (Ord. -, passed 7-27-1998; Am. Ord. 2004-60, passed 10-25-2004; Am. Ord. 2005-30, passed 7-25-2005) Penalty, see § 51.999
Shut-off boxes or service boxes shall be placed on every service pipe, and shall be located between the curb line and the sidewalk line where this is practicable. These boxes shall be so located that they are easily accessible and shall be protected from frost.
(1969 Code, § 27-130) (Ord. -, passed 7-27-1998) Penalty, see § 51.999
No owner or plumber shall be permitted to connect water pipes into any 2 distinct premises or tenements unless separate and distinct stop-cocks shall be placed on the outside of each such premises along the sidewalk opposite the same, nor shall any pipe be allowed to cross lots of buildings to adjoining premises. Duplex flats, double houses, and apartment houses shall be considered as 1 premises. A premises shall be construed to cover all buildings and divisions under 1 common roof, owned by 1 party, who will be charged for all services to the premises.
(Ord. -, passed 7-27-1998) Penalty, see § 51.999
During construction of any building and before any water is installed, the contractor constructing the building may be permitted to use the city water supply by making application therefor and paying the flat fee prescribed by the City Council.
(1969 Code, § 27-115)
WATER USE
(A) (1) No water shall be furnished or supplied or made available to any user or customer for any purpose whatever until such customer or user shall make application to the city therefor and a permit is issued thereto by the city. Such application shall state the location of the premises to be serviced, and the use to which the water will be put. All connections to the main shall be either by or under the supervision of the City Water Department. The fee for water main taps shall be as follows, and shall accompany the application for a permit:
(a) For ¾-inch tap and meter: $700;
(b) For 1-inch tap and meter: $800;
(c) For taps and meters 2 inches and larger, the actual invoice cost of the material, labor and equipment furnished, plus 10% for overhead and handling charges. The meter vault for 2-inch taps and all over 2-inch shall be provided at the owner’s expense. The minimum shall be 4 x 4 with a steel lid.
(2) The above listed charges, subsections (a) through (c), shall be minimum charges only. If the cost of the water main tap is in excess of such minimum, the customer or user shall be billed for any additional cost by the city when the work on the tap is complete.
(B) The above fees for water taps include the furnishing of all labor, material, and equipment required to construct a service line and meter by the city to the customer’s property line, unless specifically stated otherwise on the permit so granted. The city’s maintenance responsibility for the water service line extends from the water main to a point where the service line leaves the meter pit, or if no pit, the meter itself. In the event the meter is located inside or on a building, and/or on the premises of the customer, then the city’s maintenance responsibility is from the water main to the customer’s property line, together with the meter and accessories thereto, located on the customer’s property, unless specifically stated otherwise on the permit, or in a supplement agreement. Right of ingress and egress to maintain such meters and accessories is granted with the permit application for a water tap. With the request for a water tap and the granting thereof by the city, the customer agrees, at the city’s option, to permit the use of a “reading meter” to be attached to the customer’s building at a location convenient to the city.
(1969 Code, § 27-125) (Ord. -, passed 7-27-1998; Am. Ord. 2004-34, passed 8-23-2004) Penalty, see § 51.999
No water supplied by the waterworks system of the city shall be resold by any user. No water user may supply water to other families or allow them to take it, except for use on the premises and for the purpose specified in the user’s approved application; nor, after water is introduced into any building or upon any premises, shall any person make or employ any other person to make any tap or connection with work upon the premises for alterations, repairs, extensions, or attachments without written permit therefor. Resale or unauthorized use of water shall be grounds for discontinuance of water service to the user, or the premises, or both.
(1969 Code, § 27-114) (Ord. -, passed 7-27-1998) Penalty, see § 51.999
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