Chapter 13.110
WATER SERVICE—CONNECTION*
Sections:
13.110.010 Service connections.
13.110.015 Water service—Connection.
13.110.020 Installation and maintenance responsibilities of customer.
13.110.030 Metered services.
13.110.040 System development charges.
13.110.050 Service outside city limits.
13.110.100 Acquiring water during emergency—Metering requirements—Billing.
* Prior ordinance history: Ords. 95-769, 98-023, 99-016 and 99-025.
13.110.010 Service connections.
Each residence or family dwelling unit, each commercial or individual customer and each public or private building not otherwise classified shall have a separate service connection to the public service as approved by the public works director. A family dwelling unit is defined as a part of a multidwelling unit having water use facilities equivalent in extent to a normal dwelling. Multiple-dwelling units with more than two units, such as rooming houses or boardinghouses or apartment houses, auto courts, hotels, rest homes, or trailer camps or condominiums which have community water use facilities may be served by a single service, subject to the provisions of the water rate schedule. As provided in the water rate schedule, a separate connection fee may be charged each dwelling unit regardless of whether or not a separate service is installed in each unit. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.015 Water service—Connection.
The city will maintain all existing service connections, including the meter facilities, subject to the regulations hereinafter included. The house connection shall be installed and maintained by the customer at his own expense and in accordance with the standards established by the city public works department. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.020 Installation and maintenance responsibilities of customer.
A. The customer shall, at his own risk and expense, furnish, install and maintain in safe condition all equipment that may be required for receiving, controlling and utilizing water as the house connection. The public works department shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by the improper installation, maintenance, wrong acts, or negligence of the customer or any of his tenants, agents, employees, contractors or licensees, in installing, maintaining, using or operating such equipment.
B. The city shall not be responsible for any damage to property caused by spigots, faucets, valves, and other equipment that may be opened when service is turned on at the meter in the original installation, or when restoration of service is made after a temporary shutdown. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.030 Metered services.
A. Each service shall be separately metered. Charges for all water use shall be on a metered rate basis as determined by the classification of the service and the applicable rate schedule.
B. The public works department will furnish, install and maintain a service of such size and location as the applicant may reasonably request from its water distribution main to the property line, or to the easement right-of-way line. Cost of a new service connection shall be as provided in the rate schedule.
C. The meters, whether installed on city or private property, shall be the property of the city. The applicant, as a condition of his contract for water service, guarantees access to the meter for purposes of reading and maintenance thereof.
D. No rent or other charges will be paid by the city for a meter and appurtenant facilities located on a customer’s premises.
E. The meters shall register within accepted ranges of accuracy.
F. No service shall be turned on or off except by an authorized agent of the public works department. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.040 System development charges.
A. A system development charge shall be levied and collected by the city for any development, expansion of use, change of occupancy, or increase in meter size that is found to place additional demand on the city’s water system. The system development charge shall be determined by multiplying the base charge per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU), which is established by resolution of the city council, times the number of EDUs of additional demand placed on the system.
B. Persons or firms connecting to water mains or lines or related facilities which have been specially constructed at a cost paid by the city, but not pursuant to local improvement district bonds or through developer funding, which connection shall go to the improvement of the property of the person or firm’s connection to said water line, shall pay a cost reimbursement fee to the city based on said person or firm’s proportionate share of the costs incurred by the city. (Ord. 04-013 § 1, 2004: Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.050 Service outside city limits.
The public works department, upon approval of the city council, may furnish water service to applicants adjacent to or within normal distance from existing water mains. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)
13.110.100 Acquiring water during emergency—Metering requirements—Billing.
The city manager or public works director shall be authorized to purchase on a temporary emergency basis from any other water district, water association, or utility, water as required; all such water so purchased shall be metered. All water sold or purchased on any emergency exchange basis shall be metered both ways and the net water consumed shall be billed at the regular billing interval. (Ord. 00-028 § 5 (part), 2000)