§ 13.04.050. Connection—Application.

A.

No connection with a city water main shall be made without an appropriate application, together with the payment of the appropriate fee at the time the building permit is applied for, being made to the city and a permit issued. Such application shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all the applicable provisions of Title 13, Water and Sewers, as such conditions govern the use of city water supply by the applicant. If the application to connect to a city water main is made for service to property outside of the city limits, the city may, at its option, require applicant to agree to be annexed to the city at such time as the property for which the application is made becomes contiguous to the city, and that the applicant take all necessary steps to complete such annexation.

B.

All such connections shall be made under the supervision of the city's public works department, and no connection shall be covered until the work has been inspected by such department.

C.

All such connections shall include a turn on/turn off valve on each side of the water meter, to be installed at the property owner's expense. The requirements for such turn on/turn off valves shall be established by the city's public works department.

D.

The service pipe from the main to the curb box, including the corporation cock, the curb cock, and the curb box itself, shall be furnished and installed by the property owner, under the supervision of the city's public works department, at the expense of the owner to be served. One of each such device shall be installed for each residence to be served, including one for each unit of an apartment, duplex or condominium. The property owner to be served must provide the above named materials which meet or exceed the requirements for such materials as established by the city's public works department. All maintenance and repair of such equipment shall be the responsibility of the city. The maintenance and repair of any service line extending from the building to the corporation cock shall be the responsibility of the property owner.

E.

Applications for such connections shall be made to the city.

F.

Connection Fees.

1.

Within the city limits, the connection fee shall be as follows:

a.

For residential connections, two thousand dollars per residential unit.

b.

For all other connections, the connection fee shall be determined by the director of public works in accordance with specifications of service needs.

c.

For all residential building permits issued through December 31, 2014, the connection fee shall be one thousand dollars per residential unit.

2.

The fee for connections made outside of the corporate limits shall be three thousand five hundred dollars, except in the following cases:

a.

The fee for connections made outside the corporate limits and utilizing the ten-inch water main running south and west of the city along Illinois Highway Route 2 shall be three thousand five hundred dollars; and

b.

The fee for connections made outside the corporate limits south of the Rock River, utilizing the water main extended under the Rock River, and any such branch mains, shall be four thousand dollars.

3.

A connection fee shall be paid for each unit of an apartment, duplex, condominium or commercial building, unless specifically authorized in writing by the director of public works.

G.

The property owner shall be responsible for acquiring all necessary easements for the laying of water lines from the main to the property line. Such property owner shall also be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to repair or replace all roads or roadways, or portions thereof, or other property used in the laying of such water lines.

H.

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to connect to a city water main without first obtaining authorization from the city and having the city, through its agents, inspect the water main connection, pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any person, firm or corporation making such improper connection to the city water main shall be subject to a fine, the amount to be determined by the mayor in conjunction with the director of public works, with a minimum fine of one hundred dollars and a maximum fine of seven hundred fifty dollars.

(Ord. 07-15 § 9, 2007; Ord. 06-16 § 1(part), 2006).

(Ord. No. 2013-03, § 1, 6-19-2013)