(A) No person shall connect any property with the water or sewage system of the city before making application in writing, signed by the applicant, to the City Manager and/or his or her designee and receiving a permit therefore. The application shall show the name of the applicant, the name of the street and the street number, the size of the house drain and house sewer, the number and kind of fixtures to be put in, and the name of the person engaged to install the fixtures and make the connection. The application shall also contain a specific agreement to obey and abide by any and all resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations that are now or may hereafter be adopted by the City Council for the protection of the water or sewer system, and to restrict, regulate and control the use thereof and the connection therewith. The application shall also give permission to the agents of the city to enter the premises of the applicant at any reasonable time to inspect or attend to anything connected with the sewer or plumbing.
(B) Every person owning a house or other building or structure designed or intended for human habitation, occupancy or use, and including all areas within the newly-annexed areas of the city, when notified by the city that a tap onto the water system can be made, shall connect the premises to the water system. The provisions of this section shall become applicable to owners of properties described therein when new or extended city water lines are laid, and the owners of the property shall have 60 days from the time the new or extended water lines are laid within which to make the connections required by this section.
(C) Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(2009 Code, § 51.01) (Ord. passed 2-22-1994) Penalty, see § 51.999