(A) Water connections to city water mains shall be installed only under city supervision, either by city employees or by others pursuant to contract with the city.
(B) Hereafter, upon the installation of a water main in any street or alley in the city, a water connection shall be installed for each abutting lot or parcel of land upon which there is a building occupied and used as a residence and not served by the city water system or by a private water system determined to be safe and adequate by the City Engineer. Notice of intent to install any such water connection, objection thereto, hearing thereon, and final determination thereof shall be as provided in § 96.003(B)(3) and (B)(4). Upon written request, signed by the owners, as indicated by the records of the City Assessor’s office, of any such abutting lot or parcel of land, a water connection shall be installed for said lot or parcel of land, provided such request is delivered to the City Engineer prior to the beginning of construction of the water main. The cost of any water connection shall be the cost established therefor as provided in division (C) below, which said cost shall be charged against the lot or parcel of land served and the owner of such lot or parcel of land, shall be a lien thereon, and shall be collected as provided in § 33.21.
(C) All water connections other than those provided for in division (B) above and § 96.003(B) shall be installed only upon the prepayment of the cost thereof as determined by the City Manager and approved by the Council, and that such amount thereof be a lien assessed against the property and collected as provided in § 33.21. A written permit from the City Engineer must be obtained.
(D) No person shall install a water extension without first obtaining a written permit from the City Engineer. The fee for such permit shall be approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(E) Failure to obtain the permit shall result in the permit fee being doubled.
(F) Failure to obtain the required inspection for approval of the work shall result in a fine, approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(G) No person shall work at the water meter without an inspection provided by the Maintenance and Service Division. The fee for such inspection shall be approved by City Council and placed on the water bill.
(Prior Code, § 52.11) (Ord. D-209, passed 2-14-1950, effective 2-14-1950; Ord. D-516, passed 4-18-1960, effective 4-28-1960; Ord. O-113, passed 4-18-2011, effective 4-28-2011) Penalty, see § 52.99