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PREFACE
Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Chapter 14 AUTHORITIES
Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
Chapter 51 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Chapter 62 PENSIONS
Chapter 70 PERSONNEL
Chapter 77 POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chapter 91 SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter 141 ANIMALS
Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
Chapter 188 CURFEW
Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
Chapter 212 FEES
Chapter 219 FIREARMS
Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
Chapter 308 HOUSING
Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
Chapter 332 LIBRARY
Chapter 339 LICENSES AND PERMITS
Chapter 346 LITTER AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Chapter 353 LOITERING AND PANHANDLING
Chapter 364 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Chapter 378 MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND LIENS
Chapter 387 NOISE
Chapter 396 PARKS AND RECREATION
Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
Chapter 410 PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
Chapter 424 POLES
Chapter 431 PROPERTY SALES
Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
Chapter 438 RAIN BARRELS
Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
Chapter 453 SALES
Chapter 460 SCRAP METAL DEALERS
Chapter 467 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Chapter 473 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
Chapter 485 SIGNS
Chapter 496 SOLID WASTE
Chapter 502 STORAGE FACILITIES
Chapter 505 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 508 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 521 SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 536 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter 540 TATTOO AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
Chapter 549 TAXATION
Chapter 555 TREES
Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
Chapter 570 VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 600 ZONING
Chapter A610 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Chapter A614 PLAN APPROVAL
Chapter A615 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter A616 SEWERS
Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter A618 WATER
Chapter A619 ZONING; PRIOR ORDINANCES
Chapter DT DERIVATION TABLE
Chapter DL DISPOSITION LIST
§ A618-101. Water.
Ord. No.
Date
Description
Ord. No.
Date
Description
23-1914
5-27-1914
Permitting Gulf Refining Company to lay and construct water pipe to connect to a water main to provide water to the premises
35-1914
6-16-1914
Providing for the payment of the cost of laying water pipes in the streets and highways of the City by the owners of said ground in front and fixing the rate per foot to be paid by such owners
30-1915
5-17-1915
Extending the pipes and improvements of the water works of the City beyond the City limits for supplying water by the City to persons, corporations, institutions and municipalities within the County of Berks
32-1915
6-9-1915
Stipulating form of application and agreement for and conditions, terms and rates upon which the Council of the City of Reading may grant the use of water from supply mains outside the limits of the City
39-1915
7-21-1915
Executing an agreement between the City and H.O. Keller in reference to a water supply for premises 126-128 North Fifth Street
74-1916
12-20-1916
Permitting the Schuylkill Navigation Company to lay and construct a water pipe
81-1916
12-27-1916
Accepting the offer of the Glenside Water Company to grant the City an option to purchase its plant and appropriating the money for the payment of such option
44-1917
7-25-1917
Permitting Reading Chain Block Company, Inc., to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 1-inch water pipe from the City water main into their property
56-1917
11-7-1917
Purchasing the water works plant and system with all the equipment of the Glenside Water Supply Company in Bern Township
5-1918
1-16-1918
Permitting Reading Steel Casting Company to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 6-inch water pipe to connect with the 6-inch water main near Tulpehocken and Green Streets for the purpose of supply with a water a fire sprinkler system
26-1918
8-14-1918
Permitting the D.S. and W. Hosiery Company, Inc. to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 2-inch water pipe for the purpose of providing general water service to the premises
27-1918
8-30-1918
Permitting the D.S. and W. Hosiery Company, Inc. to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 2-inch water pipe for the purpose of providing general water service to the premises
20-1919
4-16-1919
Permitting the Reading Iron Company to lay water pipes underground
52-1920
9-8-1920
Permitting Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart to lay and construct at their own expense and under certain conditions a 12-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying with water a fire sprinkler system for their property
70-1920
12-29-1920
Permitting Scott Kitzmiller Co., Inc., to lay and construct a 4-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying with water a fire sprinkler system on the property
2-1921
1-19-1921
Permitting Scott Kitzmiller Co., Inc., to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 4-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying said property with water from the intermediate service
47-1921
8-31-1921
Permitting Richard Meinig Co., Inc., to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 6-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying said property with water for fire purposes
62-1921
12-31-1921
Amending Ord. No. 32-1915
17-1922
3-22-1922
Permitting Rajah Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., to lay and construct at their own expense a 12-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying water to a fire sprinkler system on the property
43-1922
9-6-1922
Permitting the Reading Hardware Company to lay and construct at its own expense and under certain conditions a 10-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying water to a fire sprinkler system
60-1922
11-5-1922
Permitting Frank C. Kolb to lay and construct at his own expense and under certain conditions a 6-inch water pipe from the end of the private fire service pipe of Chas. E. Leippe, for the purpose of supplying water to a fire sprinkler system on certain property, providing consent of Chas. E. Leippe is first secured
35-1923
6-13-1923
Permitting Bright and Nolan to extend the water main of the City along Bernville Road in the Township of Bern
40-1923
6-27-1923
Permitting Wm. H. Lunden, Inc., to lay at their own expense a 6-inch water main for the purpose of supplying water to a fire sprinkler system
26-1924
3-26-1924
Permitting Lengle-Fencil Company to lay and construct a 6-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying with water a fire sprinkler system
35-1924
4-23-1924
Permitting Reading Hardware Company to lay and construct a 3-inch water pipe from its private fire main to its new building for purposes of supplying the new building with water from the intermediate service district
46-1924
6-4-1924
Desiring to extend the City's water plant into and operate the same in the Eighteenth Ward of the City and to acquire the plant now owned and operated by the Angelica Water and Ice Company
61-1924
7-16-1924
Permitting Bright and Nolan to connect water mains in Greenfields with the City water mains
81-1924
9-17-1924
Permitting E. Richard Meining Company, Inc., to lay and construct an 8-inch water pipe for the purpose of supplying water a fire sprinkler system
97-1924
11-19-1924
Permitting Tobias Knobauch to connect water mains by him in Melrose with the Antietem water supply main of the City upon the condition Tobias Knobauch conveys to the City free of all encumbrances a certain tract of land in Lower Alsace Township
25-1925
4-29-1925
Permitting Nolan, Stauffer and Heizman to connect water mains in Oakgrove to the City's water mains
53-1925
10-7-1925
Permitting Reading Rag and Metal Co., Inc. to lay and construct a six inch water pipe into its warehouse to provide water for a fire sprinkler system
89-1927
7-27-1927
Permitting the Reading Company to lay, construct and maintain at its own expense a 12-inch water pipe with appurtenances for the conveyance of water from its spring source
28-1928B
3-21-1928
Permitting Reading Lodge to connect water mains laid or to be laid in Cathedral Heights with the City water mains
13-1929
2-27-1929
Permitting the Bee-Hive Laundry Company, Inc., to lay and construct a 6-inch high water pipe for the purpose of supplying additional supply of water from the intermediate service district
29-1929
5-8-1929
Permitting D.S. & W. Hosiery Company to construct and maintain cement concrete pipe conduit for conveying water
91-1929
11-20-1929
Executing an agreement between the City and the Reading Company for the placing and maintaining of a pipe line for water supply purposes above and across Seventh Street tacks
93-1929
11-27-1929
Permitting the Reading Times Company to lay at their own expense a 6-inch water main for the purpose of supplying a fire sprinkler system with water
16-1930
2-26-1930
Executing an agreement between the City and the Reading Company to place and maintain a pipeline for water supply purposes below and across Lebanon Valley Branch Tracks and property of the Reading Company
59-1930
7-30-1930
Permitting Oakbrook Hosiery Mills, Inc., to lay and construct private water pipes 4 inches in diameter and 8 inches in diameter for purposes of providing water to fire sprinklers and industrial service
52-1931
6-17-1931
Granting permission to Joseph Block and Son to connect water mains laid in Park-Edge
63-1931
7-22-1931
Granting permission to Mt. Penn Suburban Water Company to supply water to the property of Alexander Griesemar
71-1931
8-5-1931
Granting permission to Joseph Block and Son to connect water mains hid in Park-Edge addition
86-1931
9-16-1931
Executing an agreement between the Schuylkill Navigation Company and the City to provide the placing and maintenance of cast iron water main across the canal
105-1931
12-23-1931
Permitting Oakbrook Hosiery Mills, Inc. to install and construct a reinforced concrete conduit for the accommodation of power, steam and water pipes
30-1932
4-20-1932
Assigning the property known as Driscoll Farm to the use of the Bureau of Water
44-1936
10-21-1936
Imposing use restrictions on private water service
57-1937
9-29-1937
Authorizing choice rates and charges for consumers of Angelica Water System outside the City and filing change of tariff with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
66-1941
11-19-1941
Executing an agreement between the City and Birdsboro Steel Foundry and Machine Company the privilege to construct and maintain a 6-inch water main and 3/4-inch galvanized iron airline under the sidewalk
55-1942
12-30-1942
Authorizing the sale by the City of the Lynoak water distribution system of the City to the Borough of Shillington
26-1944
11-8-1944
Granting Consumers Gas Company the privilege of constructing and maintaining a water line and an insulated steam line under Canal Street
29-1945
10-24-1945
Granting Thomas Demaio permission to connect water lines to be laid in Greenfields Manor with the City water mains
28-1947
8-27-1947
Granting Harry B. Davis permission to connect water lines to be laid in College Heights with the City water mains
37-1947
12-10-1947
Granting Anne Miliken Cullum permission to connect water lines to be laid in Riveredge Acres with the City water mains
9-1949
3-30-1949
Executing an agreement between the City and Harry B. Davis to permit Harry B. Davis to construct a 12-inch water line in Hampden Boulevard
16-1950
5-24-1950
Executing an agreement between the City and Parish Pressed Steel Company to permit Parish Pressed Steel Company to construct and maintain a 4-inch cast iron underground water pipe line for the purpose of conveying water from a well
36-1950
10-4-1950
Granting M.J. Eckel permission to connect water lines to land in Wedgewood Heights with the City's water mains
25-1952
5-14-1952
Providing for the fluoridation of the water supply of the City
23-1955
6-22-1955
Appropriating and condemning a right-of-way through the real estate of Carmello Brunetto and Robert S. Kline for the purpose of constructing, establishing and maintaining a pipe line
24-1955
6-22-1955
Appropriating and condemning a right-of-way through the real estate of Jacob Ebling for the purpose of constructing, establishing and maintaining a pipe line
25-1955
6-22-1955
Appropriating and condemning a right-of-way through the real estate of William Lohman and Company for the purpose of constructing, establishing and maintaining a pipe line
38-1955
8-31-1955
Granting H.K. Hollenback permission to connect water lines to be laid in Riverbridge Acres with water mains of the City
50-1955
11-21-1955
Granting Berkshire Greens, Inc., permission to connect a water line to be laid in Holiday Colony Road with the City water mains
33-1957
8-21-1957
Granting Wingert Construction Company, Inc., permission to connect water lines to be laid in their development in Ontelaunee and Muhlenberg Townships with the City water main
7-1959
5-13-1959
Granting permission to Ward W. Hayes to connect water mains laid or to be laid in Greenfields with City water mains
31-1959
12-2-1959
Prohibiting the furnishing of water server without charge to any person, firm, partnership, corporation or institution within or without the City, except premises owned, leased, occupied or used by the City for carrying out its corporate purposes
20-1960
5-11-1960
Granting permission to Roy E. Hayes to connect water main laid or to be laid in Greenfields with City water mains
33A-1960
11-23-1960
Amending Ord. No. 44-1936
21-1963
7-10-1963
Granting permission to Richard C. and Angeline K. Doty to connect water mains or to be laid in the City and partly in Greenfields, Bern Township with the City water mains
53-1975
12-31-1975
Establishing rates, charges, rules and regulations of water service
24-1976
8-11-1976
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
9-1979
4-25-1979
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
5-1980
1-30-1980
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
25-1980
5-28-1980
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
56-1980
11-26-1980
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
60-1981
12-23-1981
Amending Ord. No. 44-1936
2-1982
1-13-1982
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
12-1982
4-1-1982
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
21-1992
3-18-1992
Amending Ord. No. 53-1975
38-1996
11-25-1996
Consenting to the incurrence of indebtedness by the Reading Area Water Authority through a loan through Pennvest for various water system improvements in an amount not exceeding $6,000,000
20-1997
9-22-1997
Terminating the lease agreement between the City and the Reading Area Water Authority
105-2006
12-26-2006
Directing the Administration and the Executive Director of the Reading Area Water Authority to take the necessary action(s) to provide a water utility systems analysis
2-2009
1-26-2009
Authorizing the transfer of $248,500 from the self-insurance fund water/sewer main break account into the incurred liability claims account
46-2014
5-27-2014
Notifying the Reading Area Water Authority of the termination of the lease and operating agreement; dissolving the Authority, requiring the Authority to convey the water system and all property of the Authority to the City of Reading; establishing a deadline by which the Reading Area Water Authority shall convey by appropriate instrument the water system and all property of said Authority to the City of Reading; imposing necessary penalties
66-2014
9-8-2014
Repealing Ord. No. 46-2014, which dissolves the Reading Area Water Authority
22-2016
6-13-2016
Terminating water lease with Reading Area Water Authority
28-2021
4-12-2021
Authorizing the acceptance of the MS4 pollution reduction plan (PRP) for the city