Section
53.01 Application for taps and service connections to natural gas system
53.02 Specifications for regular gas service connections
53.03 All service shall be metered
53.04 Meters, regulators, fittings and appurtenances connected with system to be open to inspection
53.05 Meter reading conclusive
53.06 Test of meters
53.07 Separate meters for each distinct premises
53.08 Meter, regulator or village-owned equipment damaged
53.09 Village not liable for an interruption of service or supply
53.10 Connection with private lines, general rules, regulations
53.11 Regulations relative to customer’s piping, facilities, appliances and necessary venting
53.12 Rules to become part of contract
53.13 Extensions of gas mains and service
53.14 Tampering with meter regulator or any parts of the gas system belonging to the village
53.15 Gas Committee
53.16 Protection of natural gas service lines and mains during construction
(A) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to make a gas tap or service connection with the natural gas system of the village shall file a written application thereof in the office of the Superintendent of Public Utilities of the village upon blank forms to be provided for such purpose, signed by the owner of the property for which such tap or service connection is desired, or by a duly authorized agent of such owner. Such application shall be accompanied by payment of the fees set out in this chapter to cover the cost of such service connection. In the event such application is made by an agent for such owner, then such application shall also be accompanied by the written authority of such owner to such agent for the making of such application. Where service lines are laid on private property, an easement shall be executed by the owner thereof providing for the installation and maintenance of the proposed service lines to be installed and maintained by the village and for the extension along or across such property for making other service connections from the same service line.
(B) Upon the filing of such application, if the same is in proper form and the cost advanced as herein required, an order for the installation of service pipe, tap, meter and service connections will be issued to the officer or employees of the village having charge of such work whose duty it shall be to make such installation and connection without unnecessary delay, and to return such order, immediately upon completion of the work with an endorsement thereon signed by such officer or employee, showing the date, place and manner in which such taps or service connections were made, and an itemized statement of the cost thereof. All applications and the orders and reports issued and returned thereon shall be appropriately numbered and kept on file in the office of the Gas Department as a permanent record.
(C) In addition to the cost of the gas service connection, each application shall be accompanied with a deposit of $50 to be known as a meter deposit charge.
(D) This meter deposit charge shall be deposited in the Natural Gas Meter Deposit Fund and in the event any customer discontinues service and has paid in full all amounts due for his or her service charges, then the full amount of the deposit shall be refunded. However, in the event that any amounts are due from such customer, either for gas or service charges, then such amounts shall be deducted and paid into the proper fund and the balance shall be refunded.
(E) Any customer who has paid all amounts due within the specified period for a period of five years shall, upon application to the village, be refunded his or her deposit.
(Prior Code, § 51.001) (Ord. 78-011, passed 10-3-1978)
(A) All gas service shall be metered with a meter of adequate size to measure the amount of gas consumed. Meters shall be of the positive type and shall be American Gas Association approved.
(B) All meters shall be so placed and installed as to render the same accessible at all times for the purpose of reading and repairing. All meters shall be set outside of the buildings wherever practical. Indoor installations must be vented with an adequate vent extending to the outside.
(Prior Code, § 51.004) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
At all reasonable hours, meters, regulators, fittings, fixtures and appurtenances connected with the system and located on private property shall be open for inspection by the proper officers or employees of the village. Any part found to be defective or not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be immediately repaired or corrected. Service may be discontinued at any time when conditions of the privately owned facilities create danger or hazard.
(Prior Code, § 51.005) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
All gas customers shall be liable for the gas consumption as shown by the meter. Waste, leakage or other causes not the liability of the village shall be included under such liability. The meter reading shall be conclusive; provided that, whenever the village shall find any meter not registering, then an average bill may be rendered based at the option of the village, on either the nearest previous three months average use when meter was in good order, or based on the same month or months of the preceding year. Whenever the village shall have reason to believe that the meter is not registering correctly, then an average bill as stated above may be rendered and the meter removed for testing. If such average bill should prove to be incorrectly estimated, either by actual testing or by actual gas consumption, after being replaced by a corrected meter, then such bill shall be compared and adjusted.
(Prior Code, § 51.006) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
(A) Any consumer may request the village to make a test of the accuracy of the meter then in use on their premises. Such tests will be made by the village without charge, provided that such meter has not been tested within two years preceding such a request. In case a consumer requests an accuracy test of a meter which has been previously tested within two years, then the consumer shall be required, prior to making test, to deposit with the village the sum of $25 to cover the cost of removing, testing and replacing such meter.
(B) In the event such meter is found by testing, to register incorrectly at full capacity, by more than 2%, then another accurate meter shall be substituted and the test deposit shall be refunded. Past gas bills shall be adjusted by refund or credit of such percentage of the amount of the gas bills for a period of not more than three months previous to such test.
(C) In the event that the meter is found to be registering correctly, the consumer shall forfeit the test deposit and such funds shall be deposited in the gas operating funds of the village.
(Prior Code, § 51.007) (Ord. 121, passed 9-2-1958)
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