A. Abutting Street Where Water Main Exists: Upon payment of fees for installation of water service and the execution of the contract provided for in section 9-2-3 of this chapter, the water superintendent shall cause the premises described in the application, if the same abuts upon a street upon which there is a city water main, to be connected with the city water main by a service pipe extending at right angles, from the main toward the property line, to a point not more than two feet (2') within the line of the street curb, where a curb cock, meter and box shall be placed, which connection shall thereafter be maintained by and kept within the exclusive control of the city. (1991 Code § 18-4)
B. Abutting Street Where Water Main Does Not Exist: In case application is made for water service on premises not abutting upon a street upon which there is a city water main, the city shall lay its connection from the main toward the premises for a distance not exceeding fifty feet (50'), for each applicant to be serviced by such connection, and permit connection therewith by pipes laid at the expense and maintained by the owners of the service, or may, in the discretion of the superintendent upon the payment of actual cost thereof, extend the service to the premises of the applicant along and beneath any public street or avenue of the city, but not otherwise. (1991 Code § 18-6)
C. Rate Charges: A record shall be kept by the superintendent of the date when the water is turned on for such premises. Rates shall be charged from the day the premises are connected with the city water main and the water turned on for such premises. (1991 Code § 18-5)
D. Number Of Taps Allowed; Special Permit: No premises shall be allowed to have more than one service connection unless a special permit therefor is given by the superintendent. The granting of such permit shall be subject to such conditions as the superintendent may elect. Every separate premises supplied by city water must have its own separate service connection with the city main, and the premises so supplied will not be allowed to supply water to any other premises. (1991 Code § 18-7)
E. Connection Limited To One Premises:
1. Limitation: From and after the effective date hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to obtain, use or procure the use of a water service connection with the city for the furnishing of more than one premises from any one water service connection. It shall further be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation who has a water service connection for a particular premises to extend water service to any other premises, and upon a finding by the water superintendent that this clause has been violated, it shall be mandatory for said water superintendent to disconnect water service from all such premises, the said service to be reconnected only upon order of the city council, in its sole discretion. (1991 Code § 18-25)
2. Premises Defined: The word "premises", as used in this subsection E, shall be defined to be a home or building under one roof, or the portion thereof used by any one family or one business establishment; provided, that water may be furnished to outbuildings when the same shall be used for the sole purposes of the major premises, as subsidiary or ancillary buildings, or for the watering of the grounds of the premises or of the animals belonging to or under the control of the owner of the premises; and further provided, that nothing in this subsection shall prevent the continued existence of water service connections presently existing and in conflict with this section; and provided also, that buildings used as multiple-family residences may be considered as one premises if the same are under one roof and are owned by a single person, firm or corporation who is responsible for the payment of the entire charges for water service. (1991 Code § 18-26)
F. New Water Taps: New water taps, when permitted to be made from the eight inch (8") water line, shall be made in such a manner so that each user is metered by one meter and subject to rate charges imposed by the city to persons, organizations, or firms similarly situated; and under no circumstances shall more than one user be metered through any water meter. "User", as used in this subsection, shall mean a residential single-family dwelling unit, a continuous commercial or business unit under identical and common ownership, and in other applications has reference to a single continuous structure occupied by one person, firm or organization. (1991 Code § 18-30)
G. Discretion Of City Council And Utility Board: One water tap of the necessary size, to be determined by the superintendent, shall be allowed to each apartment or multiple housing development which is under one roof. The city council and utility board shall act on any cases which are considered to be of an unusual nature. (1991 Code § 18-20)