This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Water Service Law of the Village of Minoa, New York."
[Amended 3-20-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000; 1-17-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
This chapter shall be applicable to all property
owners and water users within the Village of Minoa and all water users
outside of the Village of Minoa which users receive water pursuant
to the Onondaga County Water Authority lease agreement with the Village
of Minoa.
[Amended 1-17-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this chapter, the Customer Rules (Revised Rules adopted April 14,
1999 and any amendments thereof) are hereby incorporated as if fully
set forth herein and enacted as laws of the Village pertaining to
its Village water service as of the effective date hereof.
The Village undertakes to use reasonable care
and diligence to provide a constant supply of water through its mains
to consumers, but reserves the right at any time without notice to
shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of repairs or extensions,
or for any other similar purpose, and the Village shall not be liable
for the deficiency or failure in the supply of water for any cause
whatsoever or for any damage caused thereby or by the bursting or
breaking of any mains or service pipes or any accident to the waterworks,
but it is the intention of the Village, when practicable, to give
suitable notice of a shutting off to the consumer, and no deduction
from water bills will be made in consequence thereof.
In case of making repairs or constructing any
new work, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to shut off the
water from any consumer without notice and keep it shut off as long
as may be necessary.
The Village reserves the right to limit the
amount of water furnished to any consumer when circumstances warrant
that action, although no limit may be stated in the application or
permit for such use, or the Village may entirely cut off the use for
any manufacturing purpose or any use for supplying power at any time
by giving reasonable notice to the consumer of that intended action.
No contractor shall take water from the Village
without a builder's permit for every separate job. When any person
desires to use the Village water on any premises for building purposes
of any description, the owner of the premises must, before using Village
water for such purpose, make a regular application at the Village
Clerk's office for permission therefor and shall pay for the same
at regular Village rates.
No person shall use the Village water for flushing
sewers, settling earth in ditches or any similar purpose without permission
from the Superintendent of Public Works and paying for the same in
advance.
[Amended 3-20-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, other than nonpayment of water bills or charges, shall be guilty of a violation under the Penal Law; provided, however, that a person who violates §
151-22 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of the same, the person shall be subject to the fines, penalties and other provisions as provided in Chapter
113 of this Code.
B. In addition to, and separate and apart from, any other fine or penalty provision applicable hereunder, a person or contractor in violation of §
151-17 or who otherwise commences water service in violation of §
151-5 or 151-6 shall be liable for such penalties and expenses incidental to its violative conduct and estimated consumption as shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Village Board of the Village of Minoa.
[Added 9-27-2005 by L.L. No. 6-2005]
[Amended 3-20-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
All water rents and charges and other sums payable
under this chapter shall be a lien upon the real estate where the
water is supplied. If the water rents or charges or other sums due
under this chapter are not paid, the amount thereof, together with
all interest and penalties thereon, shall be levied, enforced and
collected in the same manner as general Village taxes.