[Adopted 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 96-002 (Ch.
100)]
To permit the protection of the public and the
proper control, attachment, and inspection of all new utility connections
and laterals, the City of Oconto Falls does ordain the following article.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The physical attachment of a new service to a municipal utility
system or the replacement of an existing service, lateral, or service
drop to a municipal utility system.
Those utilities owned, maintained and/or operated by a department
of the municipality, its commissions or authorities.
A building, dwelling, or other facility that has not been
previously connected to a municipal utility system.
Reestablishing an existing connection to a municipal utility
system.
A.
Construction permit required. No connection of a new
service shall be made to a municipal utility system without the issuance
of a construction permit indicating that the municipal utility system
has the capacity to serve the new location.
B.
Affidavits. A new service connection to a municipal
water, electric, or cable system shall not be made without a signed
affidavit, in the form provided by the municipal utility system, stating
the internal plumbing or wiring of the facility to be connected, as
the case may be, complies with the State Electrical and/or State Plumbing
Code as required by state statute.
C.
Application for service. Prior to the establishment
of a new service, an application for the municipal utility service,
on the form required by the municipality, shall be completed, signed,
and filed with the municipal utility system business office.
A.
Excavation permit. If an excavation is required within
a public street, alley, sidewalk, or other public way, evidence of
the existence of an excavation permit, pursuant to municipal ordinances,
shall be required prior to the connection to a municipal utility system.[1]
B.
Fees. Payment of all fees that may be required by
municipal ordinance or resolution, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
rules or tariffs, and Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Codes
shall be paid in full prior to connection to a municipal utility system.
C.
Technical specifications. All connections, and corresponding
laterals, services and service drops shall meet the standards of the
municipality, its municipal departments, commissions, and authorities,
including but not limited to construction specifications, material
specifications and clearances when applicable. Both new services and
restored services shall comply with this section.
D.
Additional requirements.
(1)
Preconstruction conference. New service connections
or restored service connections shall not be made without first meeting
with the department head for the purpose of providing the applicant,
or its agent, with the material, technical, and restoration specifications
required by the municipal utility system.
(2)
Inspection. All municipal utility system connections
shall be inspected and approved by a representative of the municipal
utility system being connected to. No excavation containing a municipal
utility connection, whether within the public rights-of-way or on
private lands, shall be filled prior to a documented inspection and
approval by a representative of the municipal utility system. Any
excavation filled prior to inspection and approval of the municipal
utility system connection shall be reexcavated at the expense of the
applicant for the service. The municipal utility service desired shall
not be provided until a satisfactory connection and corresponding
inspection are completed.
A.
The installation, replacement, repair or relocating
of any lawn sprinkler system shall be made in conformance with this
section.
B.
Underground lawn sprinkler systems shall not be connected
to the municipal water distribution system unless such lawn sprinkler
system is separated from the municipal water distribution system by
an approved vacuum breaker or backflow preventor.
C.
The installer and/or owner of the underground sprinkler
system shall provide the municipal water utility with a signed affidavit
indicating such installation has been undertaken in accordance with
appropriate codes. In addition, the system shall not be permitted
to be operated without the inspection of the backflow preventor installation
by Water Utility employees. Operation of any lawn sprinkler system
prior to the furnishing of a signed affidavit and noted inspection
will result in the immediate termination of municipal water service.
Such service shall remain terminated until a satisfactory inspection
is completed and/or satisfactory affidavit is furnished.
D.
A minimum of three days prior to undertaking any excavation,
the installer shall call Diggers Hotline, its successors or assigns
to permit all private and public utilities to be properly located
to protect them from damage.
[Added 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 04-010]
A.
Upon notification by the City, the owner of any building
intended for human habitation or occupancy, and which is located adjacent
to a sewer or water main, or in a block through which one or both
of these systems extend, shall cause the building to be connected
to either or both systems in the manner prescribed by the City.
B.
If the owner of any building intended for human habitation
or occupancy fails to comply with the notice for more than 90 days
following receipt of the notice, then the City may cause the required
connection or connections to be made, through either municipal employees
or private contractors.[1]
C.
The cost of any work performed by or through the City under Subsection B of this section shall be assessed as a special tax against the property on which the building is located.
D.
If, within 30 days after completion of any work performed
by or through the City under this section, the owner of the building
files an option, in writing, with the City Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer
stating that the owner cannot pay the cost in a single payment and
requesting that the cost be levied in annual installments not to exceed
five in number, the total cost shall be levied in the number of annual
installments so requested.
A.
Administration. It shall be the responsibility of
the Administrator - Clerk/Treasurer or designee and Utility Manager
to administer the provisions of this article pertaining to the utilities
under their respective jurisdiction.[1]
B.
Failure to comply. The municipality, its departments,
commissions, and authorities may refuse to furnish the service of
a municipal utility system for failure to comply with this article
and the rules and regulations of the municipal utility system. If
service is withdrawn by a municipal utility system for failure to
comply with the rules and regulations of this article and if therefore,
state, county or municipal health regulations are violated, the violator
may be prosecuted under other municipal ordinances.
C.
General penalty.
(1)
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty as follows:
(2)
Each violation and each day a violation continues
or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall
not preclude the municipality, its departments and commissions from
maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation
of this article and assessing the violator for such costs.
