No person shall ever engage in the production, transportation or distribution of water or sewer service within the city, nor within its extraterritorial jurisdiction except as permitted by the city council, for a period of time not to exceed one (1) year, for the temporary production, transportation or distribution of water or sewer service by such person wishing to produce, transport or distribute water or sewer service within the city, or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction, under written and express conditions and provisions, strictly complied with by such applicant, to be set by the city council in an emergency only, dealing with life, health, safety and welfare.
(Ordinance 5187 adopted 11/3/03)
(a) 
Regulated.
In cases wherein the city is required to lay water and sewer mains outside the city limits in order to interconnect various grid systems, persons whose property lies adjacent to the above-mentioned mains are hereby offered the privilege of tying onto the water and sewer mains under the following conditions:
(1) 
Application must be made at the office of the water superintendent, and the regularly required pro rata payment under division 4 of this article must be paid, as well as the regularly required tapping fee.
(2) 
The water meter must be set within three (3) feet behind what would be considered as the curb, or at a location agreeable to the water superintendent.
(b) 
Charges for services.
Water rates for customers located outside the city limits shall be double the rates applicable inside the city limits. The same rules covering accounts inside the City in regard to service lines, billing, payment of accounts, etc., will be applicable to the accounts outside the city limits.
(Ordinance 5187 adopted 11/3/03; Ordinance 6870 adopted 9/15/2025)