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949.03 PRIVATE WATER LINE AGREEMENT; ADDITIONAL FEES.
   When the application for a water main tap pursuant to Section 949.01 is filed for a water line that has been constructed privately under a private water line agreement between the City and a private land owner, the Director of Public Service shall charge the applicant, in addition to the fees provided in Section 949.02, a sum in conformity with the following schedule:
   Pro rata costs as computed from the cost statement as provided in the private water line after the cost statement has been filed with the Director of Public Service. An additional ten percent shall be added for each subsequent five-year interval for a total period of twenty years after filing the statement, after which all rights to collect the fee are terminated.
(Ord. 15-70. Passed 2-10-70.)
949.04 ADDITIONAL TAPPING FEES FOR NONASSESSED PROPERTY.
   (a)   Upon application being made for a permit to tap any feeder water main or any lateral water main built or acquired by the City within the corporation limits for the use of any property abutting thereon, or in the vicinity thereof, not already supplied, and provided that such property has not been especially assessed for the cost of the construction of such feeder water mains, before issuing the permit for tapping there shall be exacted by the Director of Public Service the sum of twenty-two dollars ($22.00) per front foot of the property to be served if located within the City in addition to the permit fees as specified in Section 949.02.
   (b)   Lots or parcels of ground having the same width at the front and rear and the same depth on each side shall be charged the fee provided in subsection (a) hereof on the basis of the actual frontage. However, if a lot or parcel of ground abuts on a street or other public way and the owner elects to construct a building fronting on the street or public way abutting such depth, the fee shall be exacted for such depth.
   (c)   Lots or parcels of ground which are of irregular shape shall be charged the fee provided in subsection (a) hereof on the basis of the width of such property, as measured on a line forty feet from the front lot line and parallel to the centerline of the street upon which such property is to face, except that for lots or parcels of ground having curved frontage, the widths to be charged for shall be measured on a line parallel to and forty feet distant from a line tangent to such curved frontage at a point midway between the sides of the lots or parcels of ground.
   (d)   The number of feet to be charged the fee which is required by subsection (a) hereof shall be determined by the use of an engineer's scale applied to the record drawings for the water mains sought to be tapped, on file in the office of the City Engineer, and the widths so determined by the Service Director issuing the permit shall be final.
(Ord. 64-89. Passed 5-22-89; Ord. 106-02. Passed 11-12-02.)
949.05 COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS.
   All work in connection with the tapping of a water main and the lines thereto shall comply with the specifications for water mains and lines on file in the office of the Director of Public Service.
(Ord. 19-63. Passed 3-11-63.)
949.06 PRIVATE WATER DISTRIBUTION LINES.
   If any person applies for and is granted permission to tap for distribution of water on private property through private water distribution lines, the distribution lines, exclusive of those within buildings on the premises, shall be built to the specifications of and subject to inspection by the City. All private distribution lines shall be maintained in a good, adequate and sanitary condition and maintenance shall be the obligation and at the expense of the property owner, and the property owner shall indemnify and save harmless the City from any and all loss it may sustain by reason of the property owner failing to comply with the maintenance provisions of this section.
(Ord. 194-66. Passed 7-25-66.)
949.07 WATER METER SERVICE FEE.
   When a permit is issued for a water service connection or a change in meter size, the meter shall be installed by the City on all meters up to and including one and one-half inch. Where the meter is two inches or larger, the meter shall be installed by the applicant, under the inspection and approval of the Water Department. The fees on the meters shall be:
 
Size of Meter (inches)
Fee
5/8 x 3/4
Cost plus 50 percent
1 to 1 1/2 inclusive
Cost plus 38 percent
2 to 12 inclusive
Cost plus 20 percent
 
   All water meters, shall be maintained by and remain the property of the City.
(Ord. 4-84. Passed 1-9-84; Ord. 113-17. Passed 10-9-17; Ord. 154-2022. Passed 12-12-22.)
949.08 CHARGE FOR TESTING METER.
   There shall be a thirty dollar ($30.00) charge for removing, shock testing and reinstalling water meters wherever the accuracy of the meter is found to be within a range of accuracy of two percent (2%). No charge to customer if meter is measured outside of the two percent (2%) accuracy immediate replacement of water meter will result.
(Ord. 64-89. Passed 5-22-89; Ord. 113-17. Passed 10-9-17.)
949.09 WATER ONLY AUXILIARY METERS.
   When it is determined that a portion of the water as measured by the water meter does not, and cannot, enter the sewerage system either directly or indirectly, application may be made to the City Water Department for permission to obtain and install a water only auxiliary meter. Such installation shall be at the owner's expense, and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Director of Public Service. Such regulations are available from the City Water Department. Plumbing alterations required for the proper installation of such meter shall be subject to permit an inspection by the City Building Department, and shall be performed by a properly licensed plumber. In the event that such auxiliary meter is installed, an additional charge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be made to cover the cost of reading and computing the flow of each auxiliary meter and such additional charge shall be added to each quarterly sewer charge bill rendered thereafter.
(Ord. 4-84. Passed 1-9-84.)
949.10 WATER SHORTAGE; EMERGENCY RESTRICTION.
   (a)   During a water emergency, as hereinafter defined, nonessential uses of water including, but not limited to the following, shall be prohibited as provided in subsection (b) hereof:
      (1)   Watering lawns;
      (2)   The commercial and residential use of water to wash boats, cars, trucks and other vehicles-
      (3)   Filling swimming pools;
      (4)   Watering from hydrants;
      (5)   Washing sidewalks, driveways, porches and building exteriors;
      (6)   The sterilization, blowoff and testing of water;
      (7)   The burning of paper, trash, wood or any combustible material.
   (b)   The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to declare a water emergency at any time that there is insufficient or inadequate water supply to provide safe and adequate water within the City. An emergency shall include, but not be limited to the following:
      (1)   A water main break;
      (2)   Any physical or mechanical failure at the Columbus Water Treatment Plant;
      (3)   Dry or drought conditions;
      (4)   Restriction of water supply by State or federal authorities;
      (5)   To comply with a mandate from the Columbus Division of Water regarding usage due to emergency conditions.
   Upon declaration of and during the existence of a water emergency, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to determine which nonessential uses of water shall be prohibited.
   Such declaration shall be made public by publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, by posting notice at the Municipal Building and by giving notice to local media. Such public notice should include the effective date of the water emergency ban.
(Ord. 70-88. Passed 9-12-88.)
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