Sec. 27-16.2(1). Procedure for obtaining a permit. Applicants for a permit required by section 27-16 shall apply in person at the new services area. The completed form request shall be processed by the utility and shall be approved if the applicant has furnished all requested information and has met all the applicable requirements of this article and of the rules and regulations of the utility. Once a permit has been approved, the water utility shall establish an account in the applicant's name.
Construction water may not be used to replace water that would otherwise be available from a metered private plumbing or irrigation system, and may not be used to fill swimming pools or landscape features. Construction water may not be resold to any third party.
Sec. 27-16.2(2). Permit conditions for construction water.
(a) The permit may require that the permittee obtain water only at (a) specified location(s) and at such times as are deemed by the superintendent to be in the best interests of the water utility.
(b) All water provided from fire hydrants, blowoffs and drain valve assemblies for construction purposes must be metered. If the stock of available fire hydrant meters is depleted, a waiting list will be created and utilized as hydrant meters become available.
(c) If the applicant for a fire hydrant permit requests a meter be placed on the hydrant, the water utility shall install the meter on the hydrant after the applicant remits a deposit of one thousand seven hundred sixty-two dollars ($1,762.00). The deposition shall be used, in whole or in part, to reimburse the utility for damage to the meter or related appurtenance, such as a backflow prevention device. Any unused portion of the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant upon return of the meter and any related appurtenance to the utility. In addition, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee of ninety-six dollars and sixty-nine cents ($96.69) to cover the costs of installing the meter on the fire hydrant. The applicant shall pay this fee for the initial installation of a meter on a fire hydrant and also each time the meter is moved.
(d) An applicant for a fire hydrant permit may install his or her privately owned meter on the carrying vehicle or may use it as a portable meter at the applicant's expense as long as the permit is current and there is a permitted backflow device at the point of connection. The meters must be read by the applicant and readings faxed to the billing office by the 20th of each calendar month. The superintendent or designee may at any time require an applicant to deliver the carrying vehicle and the water meter to a designated location for testing and reading of the meter. Failure of the applicant to appear at the designated time and location shall be cause for revocation of the fire hydrant permit for a period of one (1) year from the date of the failure to appear. Revocation is subject to minor sections 27-16.2(3) and 27-16.2(4) of this article.
(e) Privately owned meters used for construction water are required to be tested annually for accuracy by Tucson Water. The customer shall pay a fee of sixty-five dollars and twenty-one cents ($65.21).
(f) Permits shall expire twelve (12) months (one (1) year) after issuance and may be renewed provided all requirements of this article and of the rules and regulations of the water department have been met. Applicant may cancel permit before the expiration date if the hydrant meter is no longer required.
(g) Permits must be readily available at the water source when in use, or on file at the corporation business address.
(h) The rules and regulations of the department are a condition of the permit.
Sec. 27-16.2(3). Revocation of permit.
(a) The superintendent may revoke a permit issued under this article upon a finding that the permittee has violated any provisions of this article, the rules and regulations of the department or conditions of the permit.
(b) No revocation of permit shall be ordered until a hearing on the question has been held by the superintendent or his designate. At this hearing the permittee may appeal personally or through counsel, cross-examine witnesses and present evidence in his own behalf. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the permittee at least five (5) days prior to the date of hearing.
(c) Notice may be served by depositing in the mail a true copy of the notice enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the permittee at his last-known address. The notice shall include:
1. A statement of the time, place and nature of the hearing;
2. A short and plain statement of the grounds for revocation or denial. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time of deposit, postage prepaid, in a facility regularly serviced by the United States Postal Service.
(d) The determination of the hearing officer shall be final.
Sec. 27-16.2(4). Denial of permit or renewal of permit.
(a) An applicant for a permit or for the renewal of a permit whose application is denied shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the denial. The notice shall further state that the applicant has ten (10) days to contact the water utility to challenge the grounds for denial.
(b) Within ten (10) days of a written application by the applicant the superintendent or his designate shall hold a hearing on the question. The applicant shall be given notice pursuant to minor section 27-16.2(3).
(c) The determination of the hearing officer shall be final.
(Ord. No. 5023, § 3, 8-6-79; Ord. No. 5756, § 1, 5-2-83; Ord. No. 6208, § 1, 4-1-85; Ord. No. 9043, § 1, 4-13-98; Ord. No. 9238, § 1, 6-14-99; Ord. No. 9388, § 1, 5-22-00; Ord. No. 9977, § 2, 5-24-04; Ord. No. 10359, § 1, 12-12-06, eff. 1-16-07; Ord. No. 10510, § 1, 3-18-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 10897, § 1, 5-24-11, eff. 7-5-11; Ord. No. 11072, § 1, 5-21-13, eff. 7-1-13)