Any person desiring to make a water tap or service connection with the city water system shall file a written application therefor in the office of the Public Works Department upon blanks provided for that purpose. The application shall be signed by the owner of the property for which the tap or service connection is desired or his or her authorized agent. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the fee authorized by § 52.053 to cover the cost of the service connection and meter. If the application is made by an agent for the owner, then the application shall also be accompanied by the written authority of the owner to the agent for the making of the application.
(1986 Code, § 20-61)