(a) 
Construction water for off-site improvements.
(1) 
Off-site construction water shall be taken from hydrants designated by the Municipal Services Department and delivered directly to an approved tank truck for distribution. All water delivered to water trucks shall be taken from the two-and-one-half inch (2-1/2") discharge port of the hydrant only. Hydrants are to be operated using a hydrant spanner wrench only.
(2) 
Only under special conditions deemed beneficial by the Municipal Services Department shall a direct discharge from the four-and-one-half-inch (4-1/2") hydrant port be allowed. This use shall only be allowed under the direct supervision of the Municipal Services Department.
(b) 
A fire hydrant meter shall be obtained from the Municipal Services Department by depositing a fee as approved by City Council resolution with the Municipal Services Department. The deposit shall be refunded, less the amount for water used, upon return of the meter in good condition. In addition to actual consumption, customer shall pay a meter rental fee as follows:
Meter Size
Rate Per Month
1" or less
$2.00
1-1/2"
$4.50
2"
$5.50
3"
$13.50
4"
$27.50
6"
$48.50
8"
$86.50
10"
$140.50
(c) 
Hydrant meter rate (dollars per 1,000 gallons):
Existing
Effective July 1, 2004
Effective July 1, 2005
Effective July 1, 2006
Effective July 1, 2007
Effective July 1, 2008
$0.85
$1.17
$1.42
$1.64
$1.84
$1.93
Dollars per 1,000 gallons, provided a hydrant meter rate minimum charge:
Existing
Effective
July 1, 2004
Effective
July 1, 2005
Effective
July 1, 2006
Effective
July 1, 2007
Effective
July 1, 2008
$9.45
$13.00
$15.75
$18.25
$20.50
$21.50
(1019-CS, Added, 02/12/2004; 1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004; 1194-CS, Amended, 04/08/2014; 1209-CS, Amended, 06/25/2015)
(a) 
All water services shall be metered. Meter fees shall be paid on the building permit. Upon payment of the meter fee through the building permit, a utility account shall be established and a water meter installed. Water charges shall start when the utility account is established.
(b) 
Full utility service charges (water, garbage, and sewer) start when the building permit is finalized or the building is occupied.
(1019-CS, Added, 02/12/2004; 1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004; 1209-CS, Amended, 06/25/2015; 1274-CS, Amended, 02/13/2020)
(a) 
Water service may be disconnected by the City for an owner's failure to pay water construction fees, meter or backflow installation charges, or service fees for water service, repairs, or cleanup.
(b) 
In the event of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any rule or regulation established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or any condition of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, the Municipal Services Director shall notify in writing the person causing, allowing, or permitting such violation, specify the violation, and, if applicable, the time after which (upon the failure of such person to prevent or rectify the violation) the Municipal Services Director shall have the authority to disconnect, or will disconnect, the user from the water system and/or the sewage system service, and such time shall not be less than three (3) days after the mailing of the notice in writing to the user so in violation. The Municipal Services Director may disconnect any user from the sewage system and/or water system who continues such violation after the time stated in the notice.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the Municipal Services Director from discontinuing any user in a case of emergency.
(c) 
Whenever premises have been disconnected from either the water system or the sewage system for the nonpayment of water or sewer service charges, such premises shall not be reconnected to either the water system or the sewer system until the reinstatement charge and all other outstanding charges shown on the utility bill have been paid.
(1019-CS, Renumbered, 02/12/2004, Renumbered from 6-5-307; 1027-CS, Amended, 06/10/2004; 1155-CS, Amended, 09/22/2011)