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City of Poplar Bluff, MO
Butler County
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[R.O. 2007 §37-9]
Any person desiring any utility service furnished by the City shall make application for the same to the General Manager. Such application shall contain the applicant's name, address and the uses for which such utility service is desired.
[R.O. 2007 §37-10]
Upon the approval of the application for any utility service, the General Manager shall work with the Building Inspector to issue a permit therefor.
[R.O. 2007 §37-11]
It shall be unlawful for any person not having a permit to use any utility service offered by the City or to make any connection thereto.
[R.O. 2007 §37-12; Rev. Ords. 1951 §24.450(14, 16)]
Any person having a permit from the City for the use of any utility service offered by the City who shall use such utility service for any purpose other than mentioned in such permit shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[R.O. 2007 §37-13; Rev. Ords. 1951 §24.450(6)]
All premises connected to any utility service of the City shall be assumed to be using such utility service and the owner or occupant shall be charged therefor so long as such premises shall remain connected with the utility service.
[R.O. 2007 §37-14]
It shall be unlawful for any person obtaining any utility service from the City to habitually permit any other person to use such utility service.
[R.O. 2007 §37-15; Rev. Ords. 1951 §24.450(1)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to resell any utility service obtained from the City to others except by units of local government or recognized and licensed utility companies and then only by special arrangement with the City.
[R.O. 2007 §37-16]
Every building, structure or consumer in the City shall have a separate utility service connection.
[R.O. 2007 §37-17]
Connections for any utility service furnished by the City shall be made only by the City under the supervision of the General Manager.
[R.O. 2007 §37-18; Ord. No. 6926 §1, 11-20-2006]
See Section 525.340 of this Code.
[R.O. 2007 §37-19; Rev. Ords. 1951 §24.450(7)]
All persons taking any utility service from the City shall keep their own service pipes, cocks and apparatus in good repair and protect the same from frost at their own risk and expense and shall prevent all unnecessary waste.