A. 
The owner of any structure located within the City in which plumbing is to be installed shall, at the owner's expense connect the plumbing of such structure directly to the proper public water main in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
If the closest water main is located more than 1,000 feet from the property line of the residential property involved, the property owner may petition the Council for an exception to this requirement for existing lots of record or in conjunction with a minor subdivision (four lots or fewer) pursuant to the provisions of subsections (C), (D), (E) and (F) of this section.
C. 
Regardless of the distance from the closest water main, if the property is located within an area designated for RR-H, rural residential hillside overlay uses on the land use map of the General Plan, the property owner may petition the Council for an exception to this requirement pursuant to the provisions of subsections (D), (E) and (F) of this section.
D. 
The following procedures shall be followed for the consideration of petitions for exceptions to the requirements of this section:
1. 
Petitions shall be filed by the property owner with the Planning and Building Department on forms provided by the Planning and Building Department. Said petition shall be accompanied by materials and information outlined on the application requirements list available in the Planning and Building Department.
2. 
Said petition shall be considered by the City Council prior to the determination of completeness (pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code) of a development application for the property.
3. 
Petitions shall be considered during a public hearing.
E. 
The following criteria shall be considered by the City Council in the evaluation of petitions for exceptions to the requirements of this section:
1. 
The proximity of existing public water mains to the subject property;
2. 
The ability to provide water to the site at pressures adequate for domestic and emergency purposes by unmechanically augmented municipal systems;
3. 
The likelihood of adjoining property(ies) to develop and the need for the extension of public water facilities to accommodate such development;
4. 
The potential environmental effects resulting from the installation of public facilities given the physical conditions and improvements present at the property including but not limited to: slope, soil conditions, tree cover, existing features and structures, etc. which might present constraints to the extension of the public water facilities;
5. 
The physical conditions and improvements present at the property including but not limited to: slope, soil conditions, tree cover, existing features and structures, etc. which might present significant on-going costs for maintenance of the public facilities;
6. 
The ability to provide public service to the frontage of adjoining property(ies);
7. 
The adequacy of the proposed private system to provide adequate water flow rates, pressure and facilities to address domestic and emergency needs as determined by the Director of Public Works and the Fire Chief;
8. 
The adequacy of the proposed private system to satisfy the requirements of the Napa County Environmental Health Department.
F. 
The City Council may impose conditions or requirements upon the granting of a petition for an exception to the requirements of this section. Said conditions or requirements may include but shall not be limited to the following:
1. 
The property owner requesting the exception shall design and install the public water main across the frontage of the subject property including the extension, if any, of the public facilities from their existing closest point. Appropriate dedication of right-of-way shall be made to accommodate said installation. Said design, installation and dedication shall occur prior to the occupancy of the new development and shall not be subject to reimbursement or other credit by the City of Calistoga. An agreement for reimbursement from private development may be executed.
2. 
A home owners association (HOA) or other entity or binding agreement, acceptable to the City Attorney, shall be created and maintained in perpetuity to ensure the long-term maintenance of the common and/or private facilities (wells, water lines, pressure tanks, holding tanks, back flow prevention devices, etc.). The HOA shall maintain a sufficient fund reserve as determined by the Director of Public Works at all times to ensure that maintenance of the private facilities will occur as necessary. Duties and obligations of the HOA shall be stipulated in covenants, codes and restrictions (CC&Rs) which shall govern the private property. The City of Calistoga shall be a party to the CC&Rs, but shall not be responsible for the enforcement of the document.
3. 
The property owner requesting the exception shall record a notice which shall run with the deed on the property, and all subsequent parcels resulting from a subdivision of the property, advising subsequent property owners of the lack of public facilities and of the potential for failure of the private system(s). The deed notice shall further advise successor property owners that the City of Calistoga has no obligation to provide public facilities to the property in question even in the event of the failure of the private system(s).
4. 
The property owner requesting the exception shall execute and record a hold harmless agreement with the deed of the property, and all subsequent parcels resulting from a subdivision of the property. Said agreement shall relieve the City of Calistoga of any and all liability, which might arise from the use, and or failure of the private system(s). Said hold harmless agreement shall be in a form acceptable to the City Attorney and shall be recorded prior to occupancy of any new development on the subject property.
5. 
Appropriate design and equipment shall be installed prior to the occupancy of any new development on the subject property to prevent the potential contamination of the municipal water system by private systems. Such improvements may include the installation of back flow prevention devices, double check valve or equivalent acceptable to the State Department of Health Services.
(Ord. 458 § 2(A), 1990; Ord. 539 § 6, 1998)
A. 
No meter shall be installed by the Department on any private property, nor shall service be extended beyond the curb of the street in which the Department's mains are installed, except where the City owns or controls water pipeline right-of-way over private property and has water mains installed therein. Where there is no parkway, the service may be installed within four feet of the property.
B. 
The applicant for water service shall, at the applicant's own expense, extend service lines to the nearest open and accepted public street or place where a meter will be installed by the Department, subject to all other terms and provisions set forth in this chapter. However, the Department may, at its option, allow water service connections to its water mains installed in the right-of-way described in subsection (A) of this section; provided, that the applicant, at the applicant's own expense, extends service lines to the water mains.
A. 
If under particular circumstances it is determined by the Council that it is impracticable to install a single service connection for each premises and advantageous to the Department to furnish water to more than one premises through one service connection, then water may be furnished by the Department to multiple premises by one service connection.
B. 
After any such installation of water service for more than one premises through a single service connection, the Council may, if it determines that by reason of changed circumstances it has become practicable to install a service connection for each premises, elect to install a separate service connection and meter for each of the premises at the cost and expense of the owner of the premises.
Where there is more than one consumer supplied through a single service connection and single meter, the Department shall hold the applicant or other person agreed upon responsible for payment of all water furnished through the single service connection or one meter. However, where practicable to serve each consumer through a separate service connection, the Council may elect to install separate service connections and meters to each consumer at the cost and expense of the property owner or consumer and thereafter collect at the established meter rates for water supplied through each meter.