[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood 2-2-1933
(Ch. X of the Ordinances of 1933). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 150.
A.
All applications for the introduction or supply of water
to any premises or for the extension of any pipe for the conveyance of such
water must be made by the owner of the premises or his or her authorized agent
to the Village Board of Trustees, on blanks furnished by said Board.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
The introduction of service pipe for the supply of premises with water
and all plumbing of every description for the use or distribution thereof
must be done by plumbers licensed by the Village Board of Trustees and who
shall be responsible to it.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
No addition or alteration whatever, in or about public or private pipes,
shall be made by any person until the application therefor has been made in
proper form and a written permit given by the Village Board of Trustees.
The street must be opened and the paving and the earth deposited in
a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide
for the passage of water along the gutters; the paving and flagging must be
restored as quickly as possible, to as good condition as previous to the excavation;
and all work in the streets, in making service connections and repairs, must
be at the sole risk and responsibility of the person having the same done
or the plumber doing the same.
No owner or tenant of any premises supplied with water by the Village
will be allowed to supply water to other persons or families; if found so
doing, the supply will be stopped and the amount paid forfeited; and, except
where special permission is granted by the Village Board of Trustees, each
consumer must be supplied by an independent service pipe from the main. In
case two or more parties are supplied with water from the same service, if
either of said parties fails to pay the water rates when due or to comply
with any rule of the Village Board of Trustees, the Superintendent of Public
Works may turn off the water from such pipe until the rent is paid and the
rule strictly complied with.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
All new lateral or service pipes, for public or private use, and all
necessary fixtures connected therewith shall be subject to the approval and/or
laid under the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works; said pipes,
etc., should be laid not less than five feet deep and at the lot owner's expense.
All connections with the street mains will be made by or under the supervision
of the Superintendent of Public Works. A fee as set forth from time to time
by the Board of Trustees by resolution[1] for installation from main to curb must be paid by the applicant
to the Village Board of Trustees at the time of making the application; such
connections will be regarded as part of the main pipe and will belong to the
Village; also, in all cases, a stopcock with well and cover shall
be put in at the curb or outer edge of the walk and another with waste inside
of the cellar wall.
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the Village offices.
The Village has the right to use any of the service cocks when necessary
for its own protection.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
No plumber or consumer shall turn on water to any premises, whether
an old or new supply.
Notice must be left with the Superintendent of Public Works the day
before any service is to be put in, stating the street and number of the location
and the name of the person owning or occupying the premises and the exact
time when the trench will be ready for making the connection, and a like notice
must be left when water is to be turned on to any premises.
Taps at sinks, washbasins, water closets, baths, urinals, sprinklers
and for other uses must be kept closed when not in actual use and must not
be allowed to leak.
No yard fountain or hose sprinkler shall be used longer than six hours
a day, five months in a year or be allowed to run nights.
The Superintendent of Public Works personally and any person designated
by the Board of Trustees of this Village must at all reasonable hours have
free access to all parts of the premises to which water is delivered for the
purpose of inspection, examination of fixtures, etc., and all persons using
water must, at all times frankly and without concealment, answer all questions
put to them relating to its consumption.
Consumers vacating their premises must give notice at the office of
the Village Clerk that the water may be shut off, and they will be held responsible
for the water rate till such notice is given.
When leaks occur in service pipes, at any point beyond the main pipe,
they must be immediately repaired by the owner or occupant, and if not repaired
within a reasonable time after notice, the water will be shut off until repaired.[1]
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
In case of fraudulent misrepresentation on the part of the applicant
or of uses of water not embraced in the application or of willful or unreasonable
waste of water or violation of any of the rules and regulations of the Village
Board of Trustees or nonpayment of rates when due, in addition to the penalties
hereinbefore imposed, the water will be cut off without notice, and the payments
will be forfeited, and the water will not be turned on again until upon satisfactory
assurance that no further cause of complaint shall arise and upon the payments
of the same penalty mentioned at § 195-28 herein.
All house and other boilers shall be set in a suitable manner to prevent
accidents from collapse or damage in case the water is suddenly drawn off
from the main pipes.
The Village Board of Trustees reserves the right to attach meters at
any time whenever it shall deem it expedient and to charge for the quantity
of water measured or used instead of the special rates. A reasonable charge
will be made for the use of meters.
The Village Board of Trustees reserves the right to shut off the water
for alterations, extensions and repairs and to stop and restrict the supply
of water whenever it may be found necessary; and the Village Board of Trustees
shall not be liable under any circumstances for a deficiency or failure in
the supply of water, whether occasioned by shutting off the water to make
repairs or connections or for any other cause whatever.
A.
No rebate from rates will be allowed for partial use
of water from wells, cisterns, etc.
B.
All fixtures for the supply of water for which the Village
Board of Trustees has regular rates must be paid for or disconnected from
the service pipe.
C.
Water rebates to apartment houses will be allowed if
the apartment owner or owners have complied with the following: The Village
Superintendent must be notified of vacated apartments at the time of vacancy,
said apartments must have individual water shutoffs which can be sealed by
the Superintendent of the Village and said apartments must be vacant for a
period of not less than six consecutive months.
The Village Board of Trustees reserves the right to change the rules
and regulations and the rates for the use of water from time to time and to
make special rates or contracts in all proper cases.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
A.
No person shall open any street hydrant or valve or in
any manner meddle with any part of the waterworks system, except by permission
of the Village Board of Trustees, Chief of the Fire Department or Superintendent
of Public Works or for the extinguishment of dangerous fires.
B.
No person shall deposit any building material or other
articles so as to obstruct free access to any hydrant or drinking fountain
or in any manner willfully break or injure any such hydrant or drinking fountain
or the water pipes or curbs or defile the water therein.
The Village agrees to furnish water on certain terms, for specified
uses, for a certain sum. Therefore, the consumer will not be permitted to
use it for any other purpose than that stated in the agreement.
A.
In no case may a plumber turn on water for a consumer
without the written consent of the Village Board of Trustees or the Superintendent
of Public Works.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997; 12-19-2006
by L.L. No. 1-2006]
B.
The Superintendent of Public Works will furnish and put
in corporation taps, and no other person will be allowed to tap the mains.
C.
The tapping will be done at the expense of the applicant.
D.
All service pipes from the mains to the curb box must
be of the best grade of standard materials. When service pipe of a more rigid
material than lead pipe is used, it must be connected with the mains by the
use of goosenecks which will be supplied by the Village at cost.
E.
The service pipe must be laid at least five feet below
the surface of the street and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by settling
and must be provided with a stopcock at the curb in all cases, protected by
a curb box leading from the same to the surface, with an iron or brass cover,
and so exposed as to be readily found; the whole to be subject to the directions
of the Board of Trustees or Superintendent of Public Works.
[Amended 12-19-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
F.
Notice must be left with the Superintendent of Public
Works on the day previous to the one on which the tapping will be required,
stating the hour when the street will be open at the main; and after the tapping
is done, the connections must be made and the street and pavement put in good
condition and all rubbish removed with as little delay as possible.
G.
A stopcock and waste cock must be located inside the
building and the pipes so arranged that the water can be drawn from them whenever
there is danger of it freezing.
H.
No plumber will be allowed to open the street for the
introduction of a service pipe without a written permit from the Village Board
of Trustees or consent of the Superintendent of Public Works, and the water
must not be turned on for use until an application has been signed at the
office of the Village Clerk, stating fully the purposes for which the water
is to be used.
[Amended 12-19-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
I.
No addition or alteration whatever, in or about any public
or private pipe, conduit, water cock or other fixtures, shall be made by any
person without permission first had, in writing, from the Village Board of
Trustees or consent from the Superintendent of Public Works.
[Amended 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997; 12-19-2006
by L.L. No. 1-2006]
J.
Each plumber will be provided with blanks which are to
be filled out and returned to the office of the Village Clerk as soon as the
work is completed.
K.
Any plumber wishing to engage in repairs of Norwood water
pipes or laying new services must obtain a permit from the Village Board of
Trustees, and in case of a violation of any of the above rules, the permit
will be revoked.
[Amended 10-20-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997[1]]
A.
All water rents shall be paid annually in four equal
installments payable on May 1, August 1, November 1 and February 1.
B.
A penalty of 2% per month will be charged on any unpaid
balance after the stated due date.
C.
The connection charge for water is:
|
Size of Pipe Hookup
(inches)
|
Connection Charge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
3/4
|
$250
| |
|
1
|
$300
| |
|
4
|
$450
|
D.
The charge for turning water off is $10; the charge for
turning water on is $10.
E.
Rates.
(1)
Rates per year are as follows:
[Amended 1-3-2002 by L.L. No. 1-2002;
2-1-2003]
|
Type of Use
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Residence
|
$240
| |
|
2 apartments
|
$480
| |
|
3 apartments
|
$720
| |
|
4 apartments
|
$960
| |
|
Beauty shop
|
$272
| |
|
Residence with beauty shop
|
$320
| |
|
Bakery
|
$320
| |
|
Office/shop (small store)
|
$204
| |
|
Supermarket with deli
|
$240
| |
|
Garage
|
$320
| |
|
Restaurant
|
$632
| |
|
Bar/mini-mart/diner
|
$506
| |
|
Laundromat
|
$656
| |
|
Day-care center
|
$360
| |
|
Legion
|
$380
| |
|
Car wash
|
$840
| |
|
The Union
|
$4,092
| |
|
School, public
|
$6,688
| |
|
ARC
| ||
|
Workshop
|
$1,580
| |
|
Hostel
|
$240
| |
|
Sunmount Home
|
$480
| |
|
Church
|
$148
| |
|
Lodge
|
$186
| |
|
Outside residence
|
$364
| |
|
Trailer court, per unit (trailer)
|
$240
| |
|
Baldwin Acres (36 units)
|
$8,640
| |
|
Office and residence
|
$444
| |
|
2 offices
|
$408
| |
|
2 apartments and 1 office
|
$684
| |
|
Funeral home garage
|
$106
|
(2)
Where more than one faucet or opening is used, the following
rates will apply:
|
Type of Use
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Faucet
|
$6
| |
|
Bathtub
|
$2
| |
|
Toilet
|
$2
| |
|
Outside faucet
|
$1
|
(3)
Special rates on everything not herein provided for will
be made on application to the Village Board of Trustees, and the Village Board
reserves the right to change all rates whenever it deems the interests of
the Village require it.
[Amended 12-19-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it shall be effective
11-1-1997.
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of property or the
user of Village water, or both, to introduce or permit the introduction into
the Village water supply system of pollution or contamination of any kind.
Whenever cross-connection to other water supply into the Village system is
found or whenever any other condition is found which presents the possibility
of contamination or pollution, the water supply to such premises and/or other
premises from which cross-connection is made shall be discontinued immediately
until the cross-connection is eliminated or the condition remedied. The operator
of the waterworks may permit or require a backflow preventer of pattern and
design which the New York State Department of Health approves as reasonably
adequate to prevent contamination, if the operator determines that a complete
physical separation from the Village water system is not practicable or necessary
or that adequate inspection for cross-connection cannot readily be made or
that such backflow preventer is necessary because of existing or possible
backflow resulting from special condition, use or equipment.
B.
Any corrective measure, disconnection or change on private
property shall be at the sole expense of the person in control of such property.
Any changes required in the Village system outside the property or between
the meter and the supply line or distribution system and any charges for cutoff
or disconnection shall be added to the charges for water against the premises
necessitating such expenditure.
C.
All physical connections which may constitute potential
cross-connection are prohibited unless constructed, maintained and operated
in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Sanitary Code, Chapter
I, Part 5, Section 5-1.33.
[Added 4-21-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable, upon
conviction thereof, by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for up to
15 days, or both.
