Each individual residence or building making connection with the city water system shall have a separate meter and no new connection shall be made by the city unless the individual residence or building is separately metered.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-19; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; 1997 Code, sec. 52.42)
Any number of houses on one plot of ground owned by one person and constituting a bona fide tourist camp shall be entitled to water service from one meter. In all cases, however, where the owner's or manager's residence, store or filling station is conducted in connection with such tourist camp, such residence, store or filling station shall each be equipped with a separate meter and a separate charge made therefor, unless the residence, store or filling station is situated within a single building, in which case a single meter shall suffice for such residence, store or filling station and one charge shall be made therefor.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-20; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; 1997 Code, sec. 52.43)
Where a residence and garage apartment are served by a single meter, and the garage apartment is used by a member of the same immediate family occupying the residence, or by a servant of the family occupying the residence, no separate charge shall be made for water service to the garage apartment.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-21; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; 1997 Code, sec. 52.44)
In all cases where two or more houses or buildings are now served by one meter, separate charges shall be made for each house or building and no allowance shall be made for vacancy of either house or building unless the owner shall furnish satisfactory proof to the city that water service to
such house or building has been disconnected, and at the same time by a written application agree that, in the event of a reconnection, the same shall be equipped with a separate meter and a separate charge paid therefor.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-22; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; 1997 Code, sec. 52.45)
If a meter fails to register the water actually consumed because the register or meter is out of order, the water department may estimate the charge by the normal consumption, taking into consideration the season of the year. This estimation may be based on the consumption either before or after the period that the meter fails to register the water consumed.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-9; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; 1997 Code, sec. 52.46)
If a patron complains of the charges for water supplied to him or her and if he or she demands that the meter supplying his or her premises be tested, the water department may remove the meter and send to a certified third party for testing and, if it is found that the meter does not register in error more than 2% fast, the consumer shall pay the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code for making the test and no adjustment of the charges shall be made. If, however, the meter should register more than 2% fast, the consumer shall pay no fee for such test, and the water department shall make appropriate adjustment in the water service charges.
(1984 Code, sec. 17-10; Ordinance 357 adopted 2/14/1984; Ordinance O-11-15 adopted 6/23/2015; 1997 Code, sec. 52.47; Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)