All new installations or reinstallations of water service are subject to the following conditions.
(A) The property line shall be clearly defined by the owner at the point of water service entry so that the meter may be installed outside the property line.
(B) The owner shall provide on his or her property a cut-off valve between the structure being serviced and the meter.
(C)
The owner shall keep access to the meter and backflow device free of all obstructions. Road right-of-way may be planted with grass only. Plants, shrubs, trees, landscape berms, landscape irrigation, and the like are strictly prohibited in the right-of-way.
(D) The Town Council shall establish and may revise from time to time installation and reinstallation charges for various sizes of meters. Copies of such resolutions shall be made available at Town Hall upon request.
(E) The Town Council shall establish and may revise from time to time unmetered private fire line tie-in fees by resolution. Copies of such resolution shall be made available at the Town Hall upon request.
(F) The owner shall be responsible for costs involved in connections from the water main to property and is subject to yearly inspections by the Water and Fire Departments.
(G) Lots in CCOD 1 and 2; additional water meters.
(1) Additional water and sewer capacity from the town’s water and sewer systems is necessary and therefore must comply with all state and federal regulations as well as Chapters 50 and 51 of the town’s ordinances. Specifically, §§ 50.06, 50.07 and 50.10, there is only one sewer tap per single lot allowed and in accordance with § 50.06, every property must have a sewer tap into the system.
(2) The owner of a split zone lot shall, prior to subdividing the lot or prior to obtaining a building permit to construct a building on the lot shall:
(a) Obtain a water and sewer tap for the portion of the lot zoned commercial (if it does not already have one that is operable) and a water and sewer tap for the portion of the lot zoned residential (if it does not already have one that is operable); The cost of the sewer and water taps shall be paid by the owner of said lot in an amount to be determined by the town’s Water and Sewer Department; and
(b) 1. Provide a reasonable size utility easement that will run with the land connecting with the town’s water and sewer lines (on Jasper Avenue for CCOD 1 lots and I’on Avenue or Station 22 for CCOD 2 lots) and extending to the portion of the lot zoned commercial. The easement shall be owned and maintained by the owner of that portion of the lot zoned commercial at the owner’s sole expense; and
2. Construct water and sewer lines within said easements at the owner's sole expense and the owner shall maintain repair or replace said sewer and water lines as required by the town’s Water and Sewer Department, at the owner’s sole expense; and the town’s Water and Sewer Department shall provide the specifications of the water and sewer lines and the owner shall obtain the approval of the town’s Water and Sewer Department prior to subdividing or obtaining a building permit or, with the approval of the town, to provide to the town Water and Sewer Department an estimate of the cost to do such work that is satisfactory to the Water and Sewer Department and post with the town a bond equal to one and one-half times the amount of such estimate to ensure that required water and sewer lines will be constructed as required; and
3. In the event the town has installed water and sewer lines along or in Middle Street adjacent to a split zoned lot, then prior to subdividing the lot or obtaining a building permit to construct a building on the lot, the owner shall pay to the town 25% of the total cost incurred by the town in constructing the water and sewer lines along Middle Street in the CCOD 1 and the owner shall pay to the town 12.5% of the total cost incurred by the town in constructing the water and sewer lines along Middle Street in the CCOD 2.
(Prior Code, § 20-8) (Ord. passed 11-2-1969; Ord. passed 12-17-1991; Ord. passed 3-19-1996; Ord. passed 2-21-2006; Ord. passed 7-15-2008; Ord. 2022-08, passed 9-20-2022)