Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or limiting the right of the City to require or undertake the preparation of engineering, economic, environmental or financing evaluations from any person requesting water service from the City, which service necessitates the installation of City water facilities, and thereafter to require the construction of such facilities as a condition of service, all without cost to the City.
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Following the effective date of the ordinance adopted in this chapter, every connection made to the City distribution system or service connection shall provide for and include a meter. A meter shall be supplied or approved by the City and must be installed prior to any connection to the City's distribution system.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
A. 
Whenever practicable, the service connection from the water main to the customer's property line shall be installed at the time the main is constructed.
B. 
Main line extensions, service connections and meters shall be installed only after the City's issuance of a permit and after payment by the customer of all City fees and charges.
C. 
Main line extensions, service connections and meters shall be installed, at the City's option, either by the City or by persons hired by the City or under the supervision of City employees.
D. 
When main line extensions, service connections or meters are not installed by the City, the main line extension, service connection or meter shall be installed only by bonded contractors licensed to perform such installation, in accordance with all applicable local, State, and Federal laws and regulations, including City standards.
E. 
When the City determines that any installation shall be performed by the City or persons hired by the City, the applicant shall pay in advance an amount of funds equal to the approximate costs of construction and other necessary expenses. Upon completion of construction, the City shall refund any funds paid by the applicant in excess of the actual costs to be borne by the applicant and the applicant shall pay the amount, if any, by which the actual costs exceed the deposit.
F. 
When required under California Labor Code, the applicant will comply with all requirements to pay prevailing wages for the construction of City water facilities.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
The size of the service connection shall be approved by the City in advance. Except when specifically approved by the Director, the maximum size for a single-family service connection shall be one (1) inch. The standard size for a single-family service connection shall be three-quarter (0.75) inch.
The size of industrial, commercial and multifamily residential service connections shall be determined on a case by case basis by the Director, based on existing capacity or any other factors affecting the City's distribution system.
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Applicants and customers shall install all private water lines at their own expense, according to this code, California Plumbing Code and California Building Code, and any other applicable City, State and Federal laws or regulations. The private water line shall remain the sole property of the customer.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
An applicant who installs or causes to be installed any part of the City's water facilities shall be responsible for the costs of installation, and all incidents thereof.
The City may require the installation of facilities larger than that necessary to adequately serve the applicant's property. When the City requires such an installation, provisions of DMC § 14.02.420 and § 14.02.430 shall apply.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
Upon a customer's written request, a service connection may be relocated by the City; provided, that the relocation, in the opinion of the Director, is not detrimental to the City's distribution system. The cost of the relocation shall be borne by the customer and shall be payable in advance to the City. The cost of the relocation shall include the applicable costs and fees for all construction (if the construction is performed by persons hired by the City), design, installation, inspection, administration, legal expenses, overhead and any other necessary related expenses.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
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A customer may apply in writing to the City to change the size of an installed meter in accordance with this chapter. Such approval shall be at the sole discretion of the Director. Any increase in the size of a meter shall only be approved if sufficient capacity exists to accommodate such increase.
B. 
If the existing service connection is adequate to serve the proposed change in meter size and the City determines that the change is necessary or advisable, the City shall authorize a change. Before the meter is changed, the customer shall pay all applicable fees and charges to the City, including meter installation costs.
C. 
If the existing service connection is inadequate to serve the proposed meter change, the service connection can be changed at the customer's expense. Before the meter and service connection are changed, the customer shall pay all applicable fees and charges to the City.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
Each service connection shall serve a single premises. No person shall cause or permit water to be received by a premises from a service connection that serves a different premises.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
When a premises currently served by the City's distribution system through a single service connection is divided into two (2) or more premises, the existing meter and service connection shall be considered to belong to the premises which the meter or service connection most directly enters, and the new premises shall require the installation of additional meters and service connections and the payment of all applicable fees and charges.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
A. 
Each application for a permit for which installation of City water facilities is necessary shall conform to any submittal requirements set forth by the Community Development Department, City Engineer and Public Works Department.
B. 
Plans submitted by the applicant for installing City water facilities shall be the exclusive property of the City. A statement indemnifying the City for the design, construction and installation of City water facilities shall be included on the cover sheet or general notes sheet of such plans.
C. 
The Director shall determine the adequacy of the proposed City water facilities as to size, type and quality of materials, and as to the location of facilities to serve the proposed development, including off-tract pipelines and other appurtenances.
D. 
The Director must certify in writing whether plans and specifications submitted conform to City standards before any permits related thereto can be issued.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
A. 
Any applicant who installs or proposes to install public water facilities shall furnish the City all necessary easements and rights-of-way for such public facilities and the subsequent operation and maintenance thereof.
Any applicant who installs or proposes to install private water facilities connecting to the City's distribution system shall provide evidence to the City of all necessary easements and rights-of-way for the inspection of such private facilities.
The City shall not obtain any private easements on behalf of an applicant.
B. 
If the applicant cannot furnish the necessary easements and rights-of-way for public water facilities that applicant proposes to connect to the City's distribution system, the City may, at its sole option, acquire such easements and rights-of-way. In such case, the applicant shall be required to pay all costs to the City for the acquisition of the easement or right-of-way.
C. 
Until the necessary easements and rights-of-way have been properly executed and recorded, the City shall not approve any plans for City water facilities to be constructed by a person across the property of another person, the City shall not accept for public use any such City water facilities, and no person shall place into use any such City water facilities. In such cases, the applicant shall indemnify the City for any damage to the property of another prior to approval of any plans.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
Each applicant or customer shall post a surety bond, cash or other security satisfactory to the City to guarantee the faithful performance of any agreement or obligation for the construction of City water facilities. The surety bond, cash or security shall be in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated cost of the work, or in such other sum as may be fixed by the City. The surety bond, cash or security shall, in addition to guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work, guarantee the maintenance of the portion of City water facilities constructed by the applicant for a period of one (1) year following the City's written acceptance of the work.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
The City and its officers, agents and employees shall not be liable for any injury or death of any person or damage to any property arising during or stemming from the performance of any work by applicant. The applicant shall be answerable for, indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officers, agents and employees, including all costs, expenses, attorney's fees and other fees and interest incurred in defending the same or in seeking to enforce this provision. The applicant shall be solely liable for any defects in the performance of the applicant's work or for any failure, damage, injury, claim or loss which may develop therefrom. Any agreement entered into between the City and an applicant pursuant to this chapter shall require the applicant to carry insurance in a form acceptable to the City and shall require the applicant to indemnify the City.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
An offer of dedication of City water facilities, excluding any private water lines, shall be included in any application for a permit. The City shall not accept for dedication any portion of City water facilities which are not constructed in conformity with the requirements of this chapter or any agreement with the City.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
Record drawings, including blueline prints, reproducible drawings and electronic files delineating as-built conditions of water lines and appurtenances, consistent with building permit and Community Development Department and/or Public Works Department requirements, shall be filed with the City prior to, and as a condition of, the City's approval and acceptance of construction by an applicant. No certificate of final inspection shall be issued until such prints and drawings are filed.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
The Director shall have the right to inspect all work during and subsequent to its construction. When the construction is completed, the work must be inspected and approved by the Director before the newly constructed City water facilities may be connected to the City's distribution system.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
The Director shall authorize the acceptance of water facility improvements after the Director determines that all work done under a permit or agreement has been constructed according to, and meets the requirements of, all applicable provisions of this chapter, all other applicable City, State and Federal laws or regulations, and all permit or agreement conditions, and after all fees have been paid.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)
When the certificate of final inspection and completion is issued, the City shall accept the offer of dedication and authorize the connection of the new City water facilities. Upon connection to the City's distribution system, the new City water facilities, excluding private water lines, shall become the exclusive property of the City.
(Ord. 14-008 § 1)