(a) No person shall connect his or her home, place of business or other establishment to the water mains of the City without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Superintendent of Public Works. No person shall turn on the water to any home, place of business or other establishment without the written consent of the Superintendent of Public Works. If the connection is made and the water is turned on by the duly authorized officers or employees of the Public Works Department, acting in the course of their duties as such, no other consent need be had.
Any connection to the water lines of another home, place of business or other establishment which would in effect use water for purposes other than ordinary use of the place to which the connection is made shall be deemed a connection to the water mains of the City.
(b) Prior to the demolition of any building or facility containing a water main connection the connection shall be abandoned and plugged in accordance with procedures and specifications set forth by the Superintendent of Public Works.
(c) Abandoned water main connections may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent of Public Works, to meet all requirements of the City Codes and upon payment of all current connection charges and benefit charges existing at the time of reconnection.
(d) In regard to any property wherein the water connection is abandoned at the owner’s request, City charges will be suspended only upon compliance with subsection (b) herein.
(e) Employees of the City shall have the right to enter any premises in which or on which City water is used, to inspect, repair or remove water meters or appurtenances in connection with water meters, at any and all reasonable times.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to open any valve or make any connection which will make possible the use of water which has not passed through a meter properly installed by the city.
(Ord. 323. Passed 2-20-14; Ord. 351. Passed 1-21-21.)