[R.O. 1992 § 700.320; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989; Ord. No. 7207 § 3, 4-20-1992; Ord. No. 14-11288 § 1, 7-7-2014; Ord. No. 23-13787, 6-5-2023; Ord. No. 23-13885, 12-4-2023]
A. All applications for water taps or connections
to water mains and extensions shall be in writing and accompanied
by a drawing showing location of the main or extension and the location
of the proposed connection to the main or extension. A tap fee based
upon the following schedule shall accompany each such application:
Size Of Connection
(inches)
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Tap Fee including Materials
|
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3/4 and 1
|
$400.00
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1 1/2
|
$600.00
|
2
|
$675.00
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B. Connection Fees — Water.
1. In addition to the tap fee above, a connection fee based upon the
following schedule shall also accompany each such application. Connection
fees are for the right for an individual building to connect to the
City's water system. Annual increases will be effective January 1
of the year the increase becomes effective. The most recent fees listed
below will remain in effect beyond the year listed until new fees
are established. The connection fee is based on the size of the water
meter or water services line going into the building as follows:
Size Of Service Connection
(inches)
|
Connection Fee
|
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1-inch or smaller
|
$1,400.00
|
1 1/2
|
$1,800.00
|
2
|
$3,200.00
|
3
|
$4,000.00
|
4
|
$7,700.00
|
6
|
$10,000.00
|
8
|
$15,000.00
|
10
|
$19,900.00
|
12
|
$24,700.00
|
Connection Fees For Multi-Unit Buildings. Commercial or industrial
developments having multiple units or tenant spaces in the building(s)
shall use a master meter to serve the building. The connection fee
for this shall be calculated based on multiplying the number of units
or tenant spaces in the building times fifty percent (50%) of the
connection fee for the size of the water line going to each unit.
Residential buildings having multiple tenant spaces in one (1) building
may use a master meter to serve the building. The connection fee for
this will be calculated based on multiplying the number of units times
twenty-five percent (25%) of the connection fee of a typical single
family home (defined as having a one-inch water meter). In all cases
of a master meter being used, the property owner may install sub-meters
for their own use on the private system after the City's master meter.
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C. No
service line shall be connected to the water system until all the
fees are paid. If a line is connected prior to payment of fees, the
City may disconnect the line and charge the owner, developer, contractor,
plumber, or other parties, jointly or severally liable, all costs
incurred for the disconnection, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorney's fees, court costs, and interest from the date of disconnection.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.330; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
No person shall install any equipment
for air-conditioning by the use of water from the mains or supply
pipes of the waterworks of the City without first securing a written
permit to do so from the Board of Public Works, and upon written application
thereof giving the name and address of the applicant; any air-conditioning
unit to be installed and where it is to be installed; manufacturer's
name; the number and horsepower of the compressor prime mover, if
the unit is of the compressor type; the rating in tons per twenty-four
(24) hours; the manufacturer's identification, classification, and
size of conservation equipment; and such additional information as
may be required by the Board of Public Works. There shall be no charge
for such permit.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.340; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to connect with or to the water mains, supply lines or water system
of the City an air-conditioning unit or system with a capacity of
one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or over per twenty-four (24) hours
unless each unit or system is used in connection with and equipped
at all times with an approved conservation equipment or appliance
consisting of evaporation condensers, cooling towers, spray ponds,
or other water cooling equipment to be approved by the Board of Public
Works.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.350; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Every air-conditioning unit or system
of less than one and one-half (1 1/2) tons capacity per twenty-four
(24) hours installed and operated by and using water directly from
the water supply system of this City shall have each direct connection
with the City water supply equipped with a suitable brass-body, brass-fitted,
check valve installed in the branch supply line to such unit; and
every such unit or system of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or
over capacity per twenty-four (24) hours shall have a physical break
installed between the public water supply pipe and the pipe of the
unit or system so arranged as to make impossible the back siphonage
to the public water supply line or system.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.360; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Cooling waters which are to be reused
for other purposes shall be provided with free, above-the-rim discharge
before entering other equipment, and the installation and use of the
above-the-rim discharge shall be approved by the Superintendent of
the Board of Public Works. All connections for the discharge and disposal
of waste waters shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations
of State and City Health Departments and all other regulatory bodies.
[R.O. 1992 § 700.370; Ord. No. 6702 § 1, 6-19-1989]
Whenever in the opinion of the Board
of Public Works, a shortage of water exists requiring conservation
in the use of water, the board may, upon twenty-four (24) hours' notice
to the users of the water, discontinue the supply of water to all
of the air-conditioning units or systems not equipped with water conservation
equipment.