(A) (1) Regardless of common ownership, each structurally independent building shall have separate meters and taps to the town’s water and sewer mains.
(2) For purposes of this section, buildings are considered STRUCTURALLY INDEPENDENT if they do not have a common foundation, walls and roof. Detached accessory structures are structurally independent buildings.
(B) No connection to the town’s water and sewer systems shall be made by extending the service lines from one building to another building.
(C) (1) Separate tap and meter fees shall be due for each tap and meter, regardless of building ownership.
(2) Taps and meters may be used to serve only that property for which the tap and meter were purchased and approved to serve.
(D) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement for separate taps shall not apply to the following: for residential properties, an outbuilding, such as a garage, utility shed or workshop, the use of which is clearly accessory and subordinate to the primary use of the property.
(E) The use of common water or sewer taps and service lines serving more than one building lawfully established prior to the adoption of this section may be continued, except that separate taps, meters and service lines shall be installed if:
(1) The property upon which the buildings are located is subdivided;
(2) Any of the buildings are sold or replaced;
(3) The building use is changed in a manner that increases the equivalent residential usage (EQR) rating; or
(4) The service line serving the buildings must be substantially repaired or replaced.
(F) All buildings are required to contain the minimum number of plumbing fixtures required by the most recent edition of the International Building and Plumbing Codes adopted by the town.
(Ord. 10-2015, passed 10-14-2015) Penalty, see § 50.99