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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the rates the department shall charge for opening and closing a service connection, and for any labor, materials, or service furnished by it, shall be fixed by the council by resolution.
(Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.060)
All service connections and all water meters installed by the department shall at all times remain the property of the city. The expense of maintenance, repair, and renewal of such meters due to the wear of normal service shall be borne by the city. Any expense occasioned by any act, careless or otherwise, on the part of the consumer or any member of his family or any person in his employ shall be charged to and paid by the consumer.
(Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.130)
No person shall tamper with or remove, or cause, permit, or allow to be tampered with or removed, any meter where the same has been attached to any service without first having made application to the meter service clerk of the department and receiving a permit therefor.
(Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.170)
If a meter fails to register during any period, or is known to register inaccurately, the consumer shall be charged with the estimated average daily consumption as determined by the public works director, taking into account the season, and the consumption shown by the meter when in use and registering accurately.
(Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.030)
Upon the written request of a consumer, accompanied by a deposit of two dollars, the department shall cause the meter serving the customer's premises to be tested. If it is determined that the meter registers less than three percent over the correct value, the deposit shall be forfeited, no adjustment shall be made in water bills theretofore presented, and the meter need not be repaired or replaced. However, should the meter over-register by three percent or more, the deposit shall be returned and a proportional deduction made in the current bill, and another meter shall be substituted for the existing meter.
(Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.075)
If it becomes necessary to remove any water meter of a customer for violation of any city ordinance or nonpayment of water bill or for noncompliance with the cross connection regulations, the following fees shall be paid before the water meter will be reinstalled:
Meter Size in Inches Fee
5/8, 3/4, 1 $15.00
1-1/2 25.00
2 35.00
(Ord. 68-1-613 § 2: prior code § 21.04.062)
Service of water shall not be made through a single meter on a common service to two or more parcels of property, whether or not they are separately owned; provided, however that in the event there is no main contiguous to the property for which service may be requested, the department may grant a consumer a permit authorizing him to supply water to the parcel for which service is requested. The consumer holding the permit shall be solely responsible to the city for payment of all the department's charges and any such permit may be revoked by the public works director upon thirty days' written notice. Charges for water used through such a common service shall be based on a monthly block rate for a single meter rate equal to the monthly block rate for a single meter multiplied by the number of parcels served. For example, a meter serving two parcels would be charged two minimums, and be allowed twice the consumption allowance under the minimum charge. Contiguous lots or parcels which are owned by the same consumer shall be deemed to be one parcel if all are occupied by him for business, industrial or horticultural uses. Each lot which is separately occupied for residential purposes shall be deemed a separate parcel even though owned by the same person.
(Ord. 94-10-1189 § 1: Ord. 596 § 2 (part), 1966: prior code § 21.04.090)
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