2017-08 Reorganization Amending City Code Chapters 9, 16, 64, 65, 66, 75

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CHAPTER 64—WATER SERVICE 4. WATER METERS. Water furnished from the water system of the City shall be measured by meters tested and approved by the Public Works Department R-f-- -A.4-Aflagefnefit and furnished by the water user, which Department shall repair or replace all meters in services of one inch or smaller. Meters in services larger than one inch shall be tested, repaired or replaced in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the City Manager. Said rules may provide for the frequency of testing or inspection and the manner thereof; the cost or expense of or charges for testing, inspection, repair or replacement and the allocation thereof, the place of such operations and the responsibility for production of meters thereat, or of testing or repair equipment at meter sites; the limitation of the makes of meters to specific manufacturers which may be placed in service; the establishment of reasonable time limits for, and procedures to, carry out the mechanics of such testing, inspection, repair and replacement and the administration thereof. 6. COMMERCIAL SERVICE LINE. Water service classified as commercial service will be supplied through a single service line to each building situated on one lot or parcel of ground or on contiguous lots or parcels of ground under single ownership and the water furnished thereto will be measured by a single meter for each service line. The property owner may request in writing to the Public Works Director that more than one service line or more than one meter be utilized to furnish the water service in this section. The Director shall approve or deny such requests in writing to the property owner prior to service line installation. The intervening of a street, alley, or public easement or way between such lots or parcels of ground under single ownership shall be ignored in determining the contiguity thereof. In the event any part of such lot or parcel, or such contiguous lots or parcels, is separated into more than one ownership, the respective separate parcels shall thereafter be served by separate service lines and meters. 7. WATER METER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE. All existing and newly installed water meters shall be located or relocated, at the expense of the owner of the premises served, so as, in the determination of the Public Works Director of the DepaAment 0 to control the entire supply of water to the premises and in a clean, dry safe place so that the meter or meters not be subject to great temperature variance and be properly protected from freezing and other hazards, and be easily accessible for installation, maintenance, reading, and replacement. All meters shall at the time of installation be equipped with a device, approved by said Director, which will permit said meter to be read without entry into the building or other enclosure wherein the meter is located, said device being known as a communication module. After original installation, said Department shall test, inspect, repair, or replace water meters and communication modules as needed. Said Department may charge the owner of the premises served for service and/or replacement costs for water meters and accessories that are damaged due to improper protection from freezing and other hazards by said owner. 9. CLASSIFICATION OF WATER SERVICES. Water services from the water system of the City are hereby classified as residential monthly services, commercial monthly services, and industrial monthly services. The term "monthly" as used in this Chapter, unless