(a) 
Sewer.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning property with less than fifty acres (50 ac.) land which is within two hundred feet (200') of any sanitary sewer line within and belonging to the city to construct, use, or maintain, or permit to be constructed, used or maintained, on or about such property, any septic tank, privy, cesspool, water closet, urinal, slop sink, slop drain, bathtub, waste drain or any other apparatus, appliance, equipment or thing of any kind used, or to be used, for the purpose of receiving or removing sewage matter or slop of any kind, unless the same is connected with the sanitary sewer system of the city.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person owning property with less than fifty acres (50 ac.) land which is within two hundred feet (200') of any water line within and belonging to the city to construct, use or maintain, or permit to be constructed, used or maintained on or about such property, any water-using or dispensing device, apparatus, equipment or thing of any kind used, or to be used, to supply water consumed by persons directly or indirectly unless same is connected with the potable water system of the city.
(c) 
If any person owning improved property within two hundred feet (200') of any water or sewer line of the city shall fail or refuse to make the connections required by subsection (a) above, the city shall have the right to make such connections and charge the cost of same, including labor and material necessarily used, as well as any other expenses connected therewith, against such property owner, who shall be personally liable for the payment thereof. To secure the payment of such costs, the city shall have a lien against the property on which the connections were made.
(Ordinance 1151 adopted 10/3/06)
A fee for water meters and required meter reading equipment, as specified by the city and provided for in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this Code of Ordinances, is hereby set and established to be paid by any person, firm or corporation making application to the city, for water service, when such service has not previously been provided or made available to the tract or parcel of land, building or structure, prior to the making of such application. The fee herein established shall be paid by the applicant at the time of application for service, and when the application has been approved by the city, such payment and approval shall authorize the applicant to use the water system of the city for the purposes of setting a meter to gauge the rate of consumption from said system at the property designated and specified in said application. Such fee is in addition to all other fees and charges, including water and sewer tap fees and water and sewer impact fees.
(Ordinance 1434 adopted 8/5/19)
The city shall not provide water service to any user or sell any water to anyone without the volume of water used by the user being properly measured by an approved type device which registers the quantity of water used.
(1996 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article 2.00, Section 2.04)
All property which is requesting water or wastewater service, and has been vacant for more than thirty days, shall have a customer service inspection and a certificate of occupancy completed before services may be provided.
(Ordinance 1124, sec. A, adopted 12/13/05)
(a) 
Any person owning property located outside the city limits may request connection to the city-owned water and/or sewer system; however, if the property is contiguous with the city limits boundary, the property owner making the request must voluntarily petition to have their entire property be annexed into the city limits prior to the water and/or sewer connections being made. Owners of a single tract of land containing 10 or more acres that are contiguous with the city limits boundary shall have the option of voluntarily petitioning to be annexed into the city limits or not, provided the development of the property is intended for their primary place of residence and they have no immediate plans for further development of the property.
(b) 
All utility ordinances including water and sewer regulations and fees, will apply to the new services connection(s).
(Ordinance 1363 adopted 3/14/16)