(A) General Requirements. 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 City Clerk and Public Works Director. All such connections shall be under the supervision of the Public Works Director, and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected by him or anyone designated by him to act on his behalf. Application for permits to make such connections shall be made to the City Clerk and a fee of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for City residents and Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for Non-City residents shall be paid for each connection to water main, where the service line running from the main and servicing a single property line shall be one (1) inch or smaller. Minimum fees of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for City residents and Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) for Non-City residents shall be paid for each connection to a water main, where the service line running from the main and servicing one or more properties shall be greater than one (1) inch in diameter, and to the extent that the City's time and materials associated with taps larger than one (1) inch exceed the above fees, the applicant/property owner shall additionally be responsible for all such excess costs, including for meter installation. The City shall, subject to and in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 38-3-2 and 38-3-19, furnish a meter for each connection upon payment of such fees, and the applicant or property owner shall pay for all materials and labor used or expended Inaking such connection and running the service pipe from the water meter to the end source of the use of the water being supplied by City. Placement of new water meters and replacement of existing water meters shall be in locations directed and approved by the Public Works Department. No new water accounts will be activated or permits for water connection will be issued by the City to property outside the corporate limits, unless the property owner and the City enter into a pre-annexation agreement, wherein among other matters covered in such agreement, the property owner agrees to annex into the corporate limits of the City, and all fees imposed hereunder are paid in full.
(Ord. No. 1792; 09-14-15, Ord. No. 2147; 11-8-21, Ord. No. 2148; 11-22-21)
(B) Plumbing. No water shall be turned on for service in premises in which the plumbing does not comply with the ordinances of the City or specifications for plumbing which may be established by the Council; provided, that water may be turned on for construction work in unfinished buildings subject to the provisions of this Article.
(C) Illinois Plumbing Code. All water tap and service connections made to the mains of the Waterworks System of the City shall conform to the regulations of this Code and of the Illinois Plumbing Code.
(D) Maintenance of Water Lines. The City shall replace all water mains when it has been deemed necessary to do so in order to maintain service in the City. The City shall limit its responsibility to maintaining water mains. The property owner shall be responsible for the service line from the main into the premises served.
(E) Repair Inspection Fees. No repairs or improvements to a service pipe or water main connection shall be made without a permit being issued and twenty-four (24) hours’ notice having been given to the Public Works Director. All such connections shall be under the supervision of the Public Works Director or those individuals acting on his behalf, and no repair shall be covered until the work has been inspected by them. Application for permits to make such connections shall be made to the City Clerk. No inspection fees shall be charged for changing over the meter setter to a lockable shut off and dual check valve, unless those repairs/improvements necessitate digging in the City street, in which case the below fees apply. For any projects involving repairs or improvements to equipment and infrastructure located on the City street and which require digging in or disturbing the City Street, an inspection fee shall be paid in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for City residents and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for Non-City residents. Undertaking of any repairs or improvements in violation of this Section shall be punishable by City issued ordinance violation, with a minimum fine of no less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and a maximum fine of no more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), or such greater amount as may hereafter be provided for by law. (Ord. No. 1537; 05-24-10)