§ 51.22 WATER SERVICES; SEPARATE WATER METER AND TAPPING FEE REQUIRED.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to occupy any structure for either residential or business use that is not supplied with water services by the town when the services are immediately available or are offered by the town.

   (B)   Each separate dwelling or business structure which is connected to the town water system shall be required to be individually metered; provided, however, the requirement for separate water metering shall not be application to approved mobile home parks, multiple-family unit apartments and multiple business establishments located within a single structure.

   (C)   A water tap fee shall be paid upon the filing of an application for water services and prior to the installation of a water meter by the town. The tap fee shall be in an amount as established by the Town Council, which may be modified from time to time.

(Prior Code, § 51.017) (Ord. passed 10-9-1969; Ord. passed 10-10-1991; Ord. passed 4-20-1995) Penalty, see § 51.99

§ 51.23 METERING MULTIPLE DWELLINGS OR BUSINESSES.

   All multiple dwellings or businesses or each residence shall be metered, unless exempted by the Council.

(Prior Code, § 51.018) (Ord. passed 5-30-1974)

§ 51.24 CONNECTIONS, FIXTURES TOWN PROPERTY.

   Unless otherwise herein stipulated, the town will furnish all material and labor necessary to deliver the water from the main to the curb line in front of the applicant’s premises, and all material and the like shall remain the property of the town and will be maintained by the town, and all work and material beyond this point shall be furnished by the applicant and be maintained by the applicant.

(Prior Code, § 51.019)

§ 51.25 CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTION.

   For all connections up to two inches in diameter, the town will install at the main a brass corporation cock and lead goose neck up to five-eighths inches in diameter and up to two inches in diameter, a multiple goose neck with the necessary five-eighths-inch taps, and at the curb line a brass stop cock and cast iron curb box and the necessary meter and meter box, if any.

(Prior Code, § 51.020)

§ 51.26 SEPARATE CONNECTION REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.

   (A)   Each service shall be provided by the consumer with a separate stop and waste cock to be used by the consumer as a shut-off in case of accident or need and all piping used if of iron or steel shall be full card weight and well galvanized.

   (B)   Only one party shall be served through each curb cut off and each service shall be served through a separate tap where property abuts the main line, except for tenant houses a single service and meter may be used, but the minimum rate for the service will be the same as for separate houses.

(Prior Code, § 51.021)