All new residential dwellings, commercial and industrial buildings within the City shall be required to connect to the City's water system.
(Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
If the placing of a check valve or cross connection control valve on the private property side of the water meter of any consumer is necessary in the opinion of the Director of Public Works for the safety and protection of the water system or appliances thereof, such consumer shall be notified in writing by the City to have such a valve installed, at his expense, and if after 10 days' written notice such valve has not been installed and working, then the service shall be discontinued and the water shut off until such valve is installed and the City notified, after which service will be restored only upon the payment of a reconnection fee established by resolution of the City Council.
(Formerly 13.05.040; Ord. 241 § 4, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
Consumers of water shall install, at their own expense, a shut-off valve inside the property line at a location accessible to the employees of the City and its Water Department or as otherwise approved by the Director of Public Works, and City shut-offs at consumer request will be billed at a fee established by resolution of the City Council.
(Formerly 13.05.050; Ord. 241 § 5, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
The City shall, at its own expense, make all repairs necessary to water mains, meters and pipe lines connecting with water mains. The City shall make no repair or do any work whatsoever on the water pipe line beyond the meter connection or on private property.
(Formerly 13.05.070; Ord. 241 § 7, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
Any authorized employee of the City shall have reasonable access to any premises supplied with water for the purpose of making inspections of the water system and water meters upon such premises. Any person who, as owner or occupant of any premises, refuses admittance to, or hinders or prevents inspection by, an authorized employee of the City, after service of notice of intention, shall have all water shut off.
(Formerly 13.05.090; Ord. 241 § 9, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
It shall be unlawful for any person to draw any water from any pipes or water mains of the City directly into any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump or similar apparatus. If a consumer shall desire water from the City to be used in any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump or similar apparatus, the consumer must first apply therefor in writing to the City Engineer, and if a permit is granted, such consumer must provide a tank or reservoir of such capacity as is required by standard practice. No such tank or reservoir shall be installed or used unless and until the plans and specifications have been examined and approved in writing by the City Engineer.
(Formerly 13.05.100; Ord. 241 § 10, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
The City shall have the right in an emergency, for the purpose of making repairs, extensions or other necessary purposes, to turn the water off or on without notice, but it shall be the duty of the Water Department to make a reasonable effort to notify all consumers that the water is to be turned off or on.
(Formerly 13.05.110; Ord. 241 § 11, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017; Ord. 380 § 1, 2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person to open any fire hydrant, stopcock, gate valve, or to interfere in any manner with any street water service, water connection or any water meter attached to any service pipe connected with the water mains, or to turn on or off any water meter or water pipe of the City, or any reservoir of the City, or to tape any water service pipe, or take or draw water from any water main pipe or hydrant of the City without paying the established water rental therefor after having made written application therefor as provided by this chapter, or in any way to trespass upon the public property of the Water Department without written permission first being obtained from the Director of Public Works.
(Formerly 13.05.120; Ord. 241 § 12, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
Before any water will be supplied by the City to any person which requires a connection or reconnection from the City-owned water mains to water pipes on any real property, the occupant of the property shall make a written application for such service and service connection upon a form provided by the City. If the consumer is not the owner of the property, the owner's name, address and telephone number shall be required on the application and a copy of the lease/rental agreement shall be provided.
(Formerly 13.05.130; Ord. 241 § 13, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
New service connection fees for multi-use motels and hotels shall be established by resolution of the City Council for each said unit that has no more than one bathroom and no kitchen facilities. Further, the number and sizing of services both on private property and to connection with the main supply line shall be subject to the sole approval of the Public Works Director. From the service connection fee, 80 percent shall be received into the water fund for purposes of operational expenditures, and 20 percent shall be received into the water fund for capital expenditure and debt service.
(Formerly 13.05.140; Ord. 241 § 14, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
There shall be a new service connection fee required for each individual dwelling, residence, building, or separate service to any multiple-use consumer on any parcel or parcels under the same ownership. The fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council. This fee is levied in addition to any actual costs by the City to provide the new service. From the service connection fee, 80 percent shall be received into the water fund for purposes of operational expenditures, and 20 percent shall be received into the water fund for capital expenditure and debt service.
(Formerly 13.05.150; Ord. 241 § 15, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
There shall be a charge set apart from any other charge or fee for the actual costs to the City for the installation, whether by force account or contract, of any water meter, encoder receiver transmitter, concrete or fiberglass box, or valve, etc., to provide water to any private property or other consumer; provided further, that such a charge shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Meter types, sizes, locations and connections methods shall be at the sole discretion of the Public Works Director.
(Formerly 13.05.160; Ord. 241 § 16, 2000; Ord. 296, 2012; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
No water shall be served to two or more parcels of property separately owned through a common service pipe. When more than one occupancy is placed on the same parcel of property and each is conducting a separately established residence or business, a water meter shall be required and installed for each occupancy.
Where there is a preexisting multiple-use service from one meter, the City shall establish additional accounts and charges for each additional commercial, professional, dwelling, or living unit situated upon the premises not served by an individual meter, and the cost shall not be less than the established minimum for each such use in the multiple services.
(Formerly 13.05.180; Ord. 241 § 18, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
Contractors or any person desiring to use water in construction work where connection must be made other than through a water meter shall in each and every case make written application for and obtain a written permit for the same from the Water Department before connecting with any water main, standpipe or using water therefrom, and shall make the deposit required by the Water Department to be used. Such permit shall be exhibited upon the work for which it has been issued during the full time the water is being used pursuant to such permit.
(Formerly 13.05.200; Ord. 241 § 20, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)
All applicants for service connections or water service shall be required to accept such conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the distributing system at the location of the proposed service connection and to hold the Department harmless from all damage arising from low pressure or high pressure conditions or interruptions of service.
(Formerly 13.05.220; Ord. 241 § 22, 2000; Ord. 356 § 1, 2017)