[Code 1991, § 18-22]
It shall be unlawful for any person to have a bathtub or other
tub, water closet, pond or fountain, or any other thing or device
on his premises, and use City water therein, for which a special charge
for the use thereof is made, without reporting such thing or device
to the City Manager.
[Code 1991, § 18-23]
It shall be unlawful for any person to let his hydrant, faucet,
hose bibb, or water closet, or other device for drawing water, leak
and waste water without making a prompt report to the City Manager.
[Code 1991, § 18-24]
It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a person authorized
by the City to make any connection with a water main of the City water
system.
[Code 1991, § 18-25]
No person or his agent, except employees of the City under the
supervision of the City Manager, shall cut off or turn on the water
at any City curb cock, or remove, disconnect or tamper in any way
with any water meter, water connection, curb cock or curb box, or
any part thereof, or any other equipment installed by the department
of building and development services in connection with the City water
system, without prior written permission from the department of building
and development services.
[Code 1991, § 18-27]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to install in any building an
air conditioner, refrigerating device, or device of any kind which
uses City water for cooling purposes or to replace any such existing
air conditioner, refrigerating or other device unless such air conditioner,
refrigerating or other device is used in conjunction with a recirculating
mechanism which is designed to reuse not less than 90% of the water
used for cooling, except that in any building one air conditioner,
one refrigerating mechanism or one other such device using City water
and having a capacity of three tons or less may be installed without
such recirculating mechanism.
[Code 1991, § 18-31]
Water meters shall be located in the ground as near to water
mains as is practical, unless, in the opinion of the City Manager,
the best interests of the City would be served by locating a meter
elsewhere.
[Code 1991, § 18-32]
The amount of water used by a customer shall be determined by
direct metering of the water passing through the customer's service
line, and the department of public works shall not be required to
remeter any water for the purpose of determining the amount of water
consumed through any branch line.
[Code 1991, § 18-33; Ord. No. 12-10, 5-8-2012]
A. All provisions of this section shall be applicable to water service
both within and outside the City.
B. Should any customer request temporary removal of a water meter for
one or more billing cycle, there shall be a removal charge equal in
amount to the service charge for one billing cycle for the size of
such meter; provided, however, that when a meter is permanently removed
there shall be no removal charge; and provided further that the temporary
or permanent removal of a meter shall not alter, defer, or discharge
the customer's liability to the City for any unpaid accounts.
C. In those cases where more than one meter is installed for a customer
at one location or place of business, each meter shall be read and
billed separately.