FULL PACKET_2020-11-17 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

ARTICLE II. WATER* Page 2 of 19 Premises means the integral property or area, including improvements thereon, to which water service is provided or for which an application for water service is filed. Service area means all area within the city limits and the area served outside the city limits on September 16, 1968. Service connection means the tapping connection, pipe, valves, and other facilities by means of which water is conducted from the main to the meter. Temporary service means a service for circuses, bazaars, fairs construction work, irrigation of vacant property, and similar uses which, because of their nature, will not be permanent. Theft of water means the taking of water from any city water main, hydrant, service or facility without a meter or the written permission of the city in the form of a permit or application as provided for in the provisions of this article, or with the intent to avoid payment therefor. Unit of water means one hundred (100) cubic feet. Usage : Shall is mandatory; may is permissive. Utility means the municipal water system of the city. Waste water means the water allowed to flow without useful purpose. Well means an excavation for the purposes of extracting water from the underground. (Code 1952, § 7400; Ord. No. NS-936, § 2, 9-16-68) Sec. 39-16. Application for water service installation. (a) Required, form, procedure : To have water service installed, an application shall be made to the department. The application shall be made on the forms provided by the department and in conformity with the procedure established by the director of public works. (b) Size and type of installation : The department will endeavor to provide a regular water service installation of such size and at such location as the applicant requests, provided said request is reasonable and complies with this Code. Installation by the utility is neither mandatory nor compulsory and the connection may be discontinued by the utility after reasonable notice for noncompliance with any provision of this Code. The utility reserves the right to make the final determination of the size of the service connection, its location and the number of premises to be served. (Code 1952, § 7401; Ord. No. NS-936, § 2, 9-16-68) Sec. 39-17. Application for turning on water. (a) Required, form, procedures : Application to have water turned on or to transfer responsibility for water charges shall be made to the department of finance on the form provided by the finance department of the city and in conformity with the procedures established by the director of finance. (b) Change in tenants : Within the meaning of this Article, a change in tenant occurs when the owner or his agent informs the department that there has been a change of tenants or ownership. (c) Cash deposit : Each applicant, except the record owner, who does not have a current water account with the city shall make a cash deposit at the time of filing the application in an amount estimated by the department of finance to be equal to the charges for water or services likely to be supplied to said property during a period of four (4) months, but not in an amount 19F-104 http://Iibrary2.municode.com/default-test/DocView/14452/l/242/244 3/3/2009