Persons served by city water and sewer shall keep all piping, fixtures, stop valves, heaters and other apparatus for the use of water or sewer (including meters) in good repair and protected from freezing. The property owner shall be responsible for and pay the charges for replacement of any corroded or damaged piping, fixtures, stop valves, heaters or other apparatus for the use of water or sewer, and for any charges for the repair or replacement of water meters, occasioned by the negligence of the property owner or user, or the freezing, overheating or other external damage to any water meters. The property owner and/or contractor shall place and maintain a brass stop inside the basement of any building where water is to be used at the lowest point practicable on the service pipe entering the building and as close as practicable to the wall through which the pipe enters, and easily accessible so that the water may be turned on or off by the user or occupant. Service connection repairs to the curb stop shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(Ord. 237, passed 10-20-2008) Penalty, see § 10.99