(a) Every building within the City whose property line is within 100 feet of an existing water line and is presently served by a public sewer and is not on City water shall be required to tap into the City water line and use City water solely. The tap-in and sole use of City water shall commence within three months from the date of the passage of this section or when a water line is subsequently constructed within 100 feet of the property line on which any building is located.
(b). Following the expiration of the three-month period referred to herein, the Director of Public Service shall cause written notice to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel of land to which such connections required herein are to be made. The notice shall state the number and character of connections required. The notice under this section shall be by certified mail, addressed to such owner at his or her last known address or to the address to which tax bills are sent. The returned receipt for notice given by certified mail accepted by the addressee or anyone purporting to act for him or her shall be prima-facie evidence of the service of notice required under this section.
If it appears by the return of the certified mail notice that the owner cannot be found, such owner shall be served by publication of the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.
(c) If such tap-in to the completed water line is not made by the owner of the property within thirty days from the date of service of such notice, the work may be done by the City and the cost thereof, together with a forfeiture of five percent, shall be assessed against the lots and lands for which such tap-in to the water line is made.
(d) This section shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of existing ordinances relative to water connections required for any building within the City.
(Ord. 1983-8. Passed 2-7-83.)