[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)
Tap Fee including Materials
3/4 and 1
$400.00
1 1/2
$600.00
2
$675.00
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
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.
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.