(A) There shall be a brass curb stop in each service line, and the same shall be under the exclusive control of the city. The brass curb stop will be furnished by the city and paid for by the customer. Said curb stop is to be placed in the pipe within the public right-of-way and within three feet of the owner’s property line or within the sidewalk if in the public right-of-way, and no person not a direct employee of the city shall open or close, or otherwise interfere with, the curb stop unless given permission from the city.
(B) Such curb stop shall be provided with a telescoping box or tube of Minneapolis pattern, and the top of each box or tube shall be placed on a level with the existing grade, and no premises will be supplied without said box being in good order.
(C) (1) Curb stops up to, and including, one inch shall be Mueller HI5150 or proved equal. Curb stops for sizes over one inch shall be “O” ring type, such as Mueller Orissel valves. Curb stops shall not be the drain back type where water and sewer services are in the same ditch, except where special permission shall be obtained.
(2) In all cases, the curb stop and box shall be placed within three feet of the owner’s property line or within the sidewalk line in the public right-of-way, in such a manner that the top of the curb stop shall be flush with the existing grade.
(Prior Code, § 51.006)