Water meters for the measurement of all classes of service provided by the city shall be furnished by the city with the cost thereof borne by the requesting party and paid at the time of receipt of a building permit. Such meters shall be installed by a licensed plumber or authorized person. The city shall retain control and be responsible for the cost of meter replacement due to normal meter usage. Any meter having been abused, tampered with, intentionally damaged or damaged through the fault or misuse by the customer shall be replaced at the customer's expense, costs of which shall be set by resolution.
(Code 1982, § 19-116; Ord. No. 649, 3-6-89; Ord. No. 714, 12-2-91; Ord. No. 786, 12-18-95; Ord. No. 1163, 10-15-12)