(a) General. The public water utility, the water system, and connections to the system shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any other applicable provisions of the Streets, Utilities & Public Services Code, any other applicable provisions of the Xenia City Code, and any applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Administrative Code, Ohio Building Code, Ohio Fire Code, and any applicable federal laws.
(b) Rules and Regulations. The Public Service Director is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the construction of, and materials used for, water mains, service lines, curb boxes, pipes, hydrants, and other appurtenances or facilities; the use and conditions for use of the City's public water utility and system and connections thereto; and any regulations necessary to carry out the Public Service Director's duties under this Chapter, the Xenia City Code, and any applicable federal or state law, rule, or regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be known as the "Water Utility Rules and Regulations," shall be made available to the public on the City's website and shall be kept up to date.
(Statutory Reference: ORC 743.02)
(c) Use of Public Water Required. The owners of all buildings within the City that are used, or are intended to be used, for human occupancy, employment, recreation or any other purposes and which abut any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public water main, are hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable plumbing facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper water main, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Water Utility Rules and Regulations, within ninety (90) days after the date of official notice from the City to do so; provided, however, that such public water main is within three hundred feet (300') of the property line.
(d) Scope. Every person whose premises is served by a connection to the water utility system, will be charged for the use of the City's water utility. The water utility usage charges shall be applied to each and every premises consuming water from the water utility system, and the charges shall be as specified in this Chapter.
(Ord. 63-10; Adopted 02/14/63; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)