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No water from the City water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person but the Superintendent of Public Works or some person authorized by him to perform this service. No transfer from one name to another shall be made without application being first made to the City Clerk. (Ord. 943, 11-4-1991)
Application to have water turned on shall be made in writing to the City Clerk and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all of the provisions of this chapter as conditions governing the use of the City water supply by the applicant. For property within the corporate limits of the City a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid for turning on the water; provided however, that if the applicant is transferring water service from one location to another, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Also, in instances where the applicant is transferring water service of a rental property into the property owners name, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). For property outside the corporate limits of the City a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid for turning on the water; provided however, that if the applicant is transferring water service from one (1) location to another, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. 1223, 10-4-2021)
A. Compliance Required: No water shall be turned on for service in premises in which the plumbing does not comply with the ordinances of the City; provided, that water may be turned on for construction work in unfinished buildings, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
B. Building And Plumbing Codes: All plumbing fixtures and methods of installation shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Building and Plumbing Codes, current editions, published by the International Conference of Building Officials and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, respectively; provided however, that if any of these provisions are in conflict with the existing City ordinances, the City ordinances shall prevail. The fees listed in section 8-2-3 of this chapter shall be waived when plumbing work requires water service to be turned off and on. (Ord. 936, 1-7-1991)
No connections with a water main shall be made without a permit being issued and twenty four (24) hours' notice having been given to the Superintendent of Public Works. All such connections shall be made and all such work done at the expense of the applicant, who shall also furnish materials necessary for such work; all such connections shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent and no connections shall be covered until the work has been inspected by him and the building inspector. Applications for such connections must be made to the City Clerk, and the appropriate permit obtained for each connection. If an application for connection is to provide water service to property outside the corporate limits of the City, then such connection shall not be made until such time that the owners of such property consent in writing to the annexation thereof by the City pursuant to Kansas Statutes Annotated 12-519 et seq. (Ord. 1020, 7-17-2000, eff. 9-1-2000)
A. Installation: All service pipes from the mains to the premises served shall be installed by, and at the cost of, the owner of the property to be served, or the applicant for the service. Such installation shall be under the inspection of the building inspector.
B. Specifications: No service shall be installed unless it conforms to specifications adopted by the City Council and approved thereby, a copy of which specifications shall be kept on file by the City Clerk and shall be open to inspection by any person interested.
C. Repairs: All repairs for service pipes and plumbing systems of buildings shall be made by and at the expense of the owners of the premises served. The City may, in case of an emergency, repair any service pipes and if this is done, the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the City by the owner of the premises served.
D. Excavations: Excavations for installation of service pipes or repairing the same shall be made in compliance with the ordinance provisions relating to making excavations in streets; provided, that it shall be unlawful to place any service pipe in the same excavation with, or directly over, any drainpipe or sewer pipe. (Ord. 936, 1-7-1991)
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