[Amended 6-29-1971 by Ord. No. C-122,
approved 6-29-1971; 5-25-1976 by Ord. No. C-187, approved 5-25-1976; 10-31-1978 by Ord. No. C-224, approved 10-31-1978; 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 346, approved 6-25-1991]
A.
Application. Connections to the borough's water system
shall not be made to any premises until application shall have been
made to the Borough Manager by the owner of such premises or by his
authorized agent. Such application shall be made upon a form to be
prescribed by the borough, and, upon such application, the applicant
shall state fully all purposes for which he shall desire such water
and shall answer fairly and without concealment all necessary questions.
B.
Connection fee.
(1)
There is hereby imposed and fixed upon the owner of
each property making a connection to the water system a connection
fee in an amount equal to the actual costs incurred by the borough
in respect of each connection to the water system. Such costs shall
include the borough's actual costs involved in opening and closing
the street, making the tap, laying the service connection, setting
the curb stop, setting the meter and costs of all equipment and materials
used in making the service connection.
(2)
The borough's costs shall include actual labor costs
at the borough's then-current rates, the costs of all materials used
to construct the service connection and the reasonable rental value
of all equipment used by the borough or its agents in making such
connections. The borough shall publish, on at least an annual basis,
a schedule of its then current rates for labor and equipment. The
schedule of rates will be available for inspection by the public during
the borough's regular business hours.
C.
Customer facility fee. There is hereby imposed and
fixed upon the owner of each property making a connection to the borough's
water system a customer facility fee in an amount equal to the borough's
actual costs incurred by the borough in supplying and installing a
water meter to measure the customer's water usage. Such fee shall
also include the costs of backflow preventors, pressure-reducing valves
and related equipment and installation costs thereof, when such equipment
is necessary to serve the customer's property.
D.
Tapping fee.[1]
(1)
There is hereby fixed and imposed upon the owner of
each property making a connection to the borough's water system a
tapping fee per EDU as set forth below:
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Component
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Capacity
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$540.00
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Distribution
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$840.00
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$1,380.00 (total)
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(2)
In addition to the capacity and distribution components
of tapping fees, there is hereby imposed on each property making a
connection to the water system in the Kissel Hill area a special facilities
tapping fee of $240. The Kissel Hill area shall be that area determined
by the borough's consulting engineers and indicated on the borough's
water system map.
E.
Date of payment.
(1)
Tapping fees imposed hereunder shall be paid to the
borough at the time a property owner makes an application for a permit
to connect to the borough's water system.
(2)
At the time a property owner makes an application
for a permit to connect to the water system, the borough shall estimate
the connection fee and customer facilities fee to be payable with
respect to such connection. The estimated connection fee and customer
facility fee shall be payable at the time application is made for
a connection permit. The estimated amount held by the borough shall
be applied to the borough's actual cost for making such connection
and providing and installing a water meter for such connection. After
the connection is completed, if the combined amount of the estimated
connection fee and customer facility fee was in excess of the actual
cost of such connection and water meter installation, the borough
shall refund the excess to the property owner within 30 days following
the completion of the connection. If the combined estimated connection
fee and customer facility fee is less than the borough's actual cost
for making such connection, the borough shall bill the property owner
for the additional costs, which bill shall be payable within 30 days
of the date of said bill.
[Amended 3-21-1981 by No. C-262, approved 3-21-1981]
A.
No person except an authorized employee of Lititz
Borough shall tap any main or distributing pipe. Service connections
shall be installed by the borough from street main to the service
line run out from the premises to the curbline.
B.
All single-dwelling units, each semidetached dwelling
unit and each townhouse dwelling unit shall have a separate individual
service lateral from street main to dwelling unit.
C.
Multi-unit apartment dwellings and commercial/industrial
premises may be served by laterals of the proper size as approved
by the borough and metered through a common meter or multi-unit meters
as desired by the owner and approved by the borough. (All meters are
to be individual master meters.)
D.
New services. The owner of the premises shall be liable
for all connection fees, tapping fees and customer facility fees payable
in connection with providing service to said property. The borough
shall own and be responsible for the service connection from the main
to and including the curb stop or meter setting.
[Amended 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 346, approved 6-25-1991]
E.
Replacement service connections. In the event that
an existing service lateral not in compliance with this section must
be replaced between main and curb stop or meter setting, service laterals
must be installed to individual units. The owner(s) shall be liable
for all costs on a pro rata basis for opening and closing the street,
making the additional tap, laying the additional service line, setting
the additional curb stop and meter, and costs of all materials used
for additional service lines. There will be no charge for a street
opening permit, application or tapping fees. The owner(s) shall run
out additional services from the premises to the curb stop or meter
setting. The borough will advise the owners, if possible, in advance
of repair work which may require additional service lines to be laid.
In no event shall owners be liable for more than 50% of the costs
for opening and closing the street in the event a common trench can
be utilized for replaced and new service lines. The borough shall
own and be responsible for service lines from the main to and including
the curb stop or meter setting.
Every street connection, at the time of making
thereof, shall be provided with a separate stop cock and box, at the
curb of the sidewalk when practicable, for each property to be supplied.
The stop and box at the curb shall be the property of the borough,
placed there for its sole use.
Every service pipe shall have a drain valve
inside the premises of the customer, so placed and kept as always
to be ready for use. Such drain valve shall control the entire supply
of water for the premises and shall drain all the pipes and fixtures
thereon. It shall be secure from frost and shall be provided with
a handle approved by the Superintendent. Such handle shall be kept
in a convenient place ready for immediate use.
Premises intended to be occupied by more than
one establishment, firm or family shall be provided with an independent
drain valve conveniently located within each separate establishment
or apartment into which water is to be introduced, so that any portion
of such premises which may be separately occupied can be drained without
interfering with the supply of water from other occupants.
The service pipe from the curb stop or meter
setting to the premises shall be the property of the owner of the
premises to which it is connected, and all repairs to same shall be
made at the expense of such property owner, who shall keep his pipes
and fixtures in good repair, in such condition as to avoid unnecessary
waste and protected against frost, at his own expense. The property
owner shall be held responsible for any waste or damage that may result
from any defective service pipe or other pipe located within the premises
or any fixture.
The borough shall furnish no material or labor
for use upon private premises, except when a person shall contract
with the borough to lay mains up to a building.
All service pipes shall be laid at least three
feet below the surface of the ground.
No person shall extend or cause to be extended
any service pipe from one property to another without special permission
having been granted therefor by the Borough Council and without a
stop being placed in such a position that the supply of water for
either property can be shut off without closing off the supply of
water for the other property.
Whenever borough water is introduced into any
premises or changes are made in any water pipes or fixtures that might
affect the supply or the security against frost, the plumber doing
such work shall notify the Superintendent of the location and nature
of such work, and the Superintendent shall thereupon cause such work
to be promptly and carefully inspected. No water shall be turned on
permanently in any location until the Superintendent shall be satisfied
that every applicable provision of this chapter has been complied
with. Prior to such approval of the Superintendent, water shall be
turned on by the plumber only as may be necessary in order to test
his work.
All pipes shall be free from jogs and snags
that might obstruct the drainage, shall be securely fastened to their
places and shall be so pitched that when the stop is turned off, all
water shall flow toward the waste.
All pipes and fixtures shall be placed in such
a manner as will secure them against frost. Whenever it may become
necessary to carry any pipe along any outer wall, beneath any floor,
through any open space or through any place where such pipe might
be affected by drafts of air, such pipe shall be thoroughly boxed
and packed or otherwise protected against cold.
All plumbing for business buildings, manufacturing
establishments and other premises where large quantities of water
may be used shall be done in such a manner as to enable the water
consumed to be measured by a single meter installation located as
near to the main as is feasible.
In extending pipe from existing installations,
the same rules shall apply as are applicable under this chapter to
new installations.
The following regulations shall apply to the
installation and testing of pipes for fire protection purposes:
A.
Pipes for fire protection purposes shall be fitted
with only such fixtures as are needed for fire protection, and such
fixtures shall be sealed by the Superintendent.
B.
Whenever practicable, the hose shall be kept attached
to the fixtures suspended conveniently for use in case of fire. No
person shall use any fire protection fixture for other than fire protection
purposes.
C.
Any person having connections used for fire protection
may test such apparatus at any time under the following conditions:
(1)
Written notice shall be given to the Superintendent
that such test is desired, and the Superintendent shall then assign
to the applicant a day and hour when such test can begin.
(2)
All tests shall be in the presence of the Superintendent or an employee of the waterworks assigned by the Superintendent for that purpose, and the sole duty of the Superintendent or such employee shall be to remove and replace the seal of the Superintendent used on such fire protection apparatus and to note the time required for his presence. The person at whose request such test is made shall pay to the borough for that test the applicable fee provided for in Ch. 55, Fees.
[Amended 10-31-1978 by Ord. No. C-224,
approved 10-31-1978]
D.
No seal shall be removed from any fire protection
apparatus except in case of fire, and in such case the owner or occupant
of the premises where such apparatus is located shall make a written
report of that fact within 24 hours of its occurrence.
E.
Each pipe used for fire protection purposes shall
have installed on it a one-inch corporation cock with Mueller threads,
which shall be accessible through an approved manhole.
F.
Each person having a private fire service shall, upon
the demand of the Superintendent, furnish the Superintendent with
a complete and accurate diagram of all piping and fixtures connected
with the fire service line.
All plumbers working in the borough shall observe
the following regulations and requirements:
A.
No plumber shall do any work within the borough that
would result in a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Every plumber shall, within 24 hours after the discovery
thereof, report to the Superintendent any plumbing installation or
use of water that is contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter
which might come to his notice.
C.
During the winter months, every plumber shall make
a weekly report to the Superintendent of all frozen water pipes and
fixtures that may have required his attention or may have been brought
to his attention during the preceding week, with the cause thereof,
as nearly as he can ascertain.
D.
All reports of plumbers shall be made upon official
forms obtainable at the office of the Superintendent.
The following regulations shall be in effect
in order to prevent waste or excessive use of water or irregularity
of pressure:
A.
The Superintendent may inquire into and investigate into the cause of any unusual flow or apparently unnecessary waste of water upon any premises in the borough. If said flow or waste results from want of repair of any pipe or other fixture, he shall require the owner of such premises to make such necessary repairs within 10 days, and upon failure of such owner to make such repairs within the time limit, he shall have authority to shut off the supply of water leading to such premises. Such water shall not again be turned on until the customer shall have made the required repairs and paid the fee as provided for in Chapter 55, Fees, which is hereby established for such service.
[Amended 10-31-1978 by Ord. No. C-224,
approved 10-31-1978]
B.
No person shall use the borough water or permit it to be used for any purpose other than that declared at the time the permit mentioned in § 118-6 was obtained.
C.
No person shall allow water fixtures to run excessively.
D.
No person shall allow water to flow continuously in
order to guard against freezing or for any other purpose, except by
special permission from the Superintendent, provided that the Superintendent
may at any time rescind such special permission when he shall deem
its continuance to be detrimental to the operation of the waterworks
and the service available to other customers.
E.
Except in case of fire, no large current of water
shall be permitted to flow at intervals causing irregularity of pressure.
The use of fixtures that may create water hammers is prohibited.
F.
The Mayor may, in time of emergency, restrict the
uses to which water may be put.
