Ordinance 856-82 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 "A. Service pipe material. Type "K" copper or ultra-high molecular weight high density iron pipe size polyethylene or polybutylene, 2 approved by the National Sanitation Foundation and meeting all applicable standards of ASTM and IAPMO only, shall be the service 3 pipe material used between the main and the service cock or meter, for three-fourth-inch and one-inch services and type "K" 4 copper or ultra-high molecular weight high density copper tube size polyethylene or polybutylene, approved by the National 5 Sanitation Foundation and meeting all applicable standards of ASTM and IAPMO only shall be the service pipe material used 6 between the main and the service cock or meter, for two-inch service connections. Ductile iron pipe only shall be used for 7 service pipe material between the main and the meter for services larger than two-inches in diameter except for those installations 8 approved by the Water Superintendent. The service pipe material on the customer's side of the service cock or meter may be any 9 material permitted in the plumbing code of the City." 10 Section 4: Section 21 of Ordinance No. 4085 (EMC 14.16.240) which reads as 11 follows: 12 13 "Water service to a premises will be turned on only if the customer is present to ascertain that no damage results from leaking or burst pipes or 14 fixtures within the premises when the turn-on is made." 15 shall be amended to read hereafter as follows: 16 17 "Water service to a premises will be turned on only if the customer is present to ascertain that no damage results from leaking or burst pipes or 18 fixtures within the premises when the turn-on is made, or when written approval by the owner is submitted to the City Utility Billing 19 Department." 20 Section 5: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 31-69 (EMC 14.16.310) which reads as 21 follows: 22 23 "Any service connection which shall have been inactive, unused or abandoned for a period of five years or the house removed from the lot 24 for at least twelve months shall be considered a dormant service and shall be removed from the main by the Water Department. If a service 25 connection is subsequently desired for all or a portion of the premises or property previously supplied by a dormant service, the owner of the 26 premises or property or his authorized agent shall made application and pay for a new service connection in the manner prescribed herein and 27 without any credit whatsoever for the dormant service." 28 shall be amended to read hereafter as follows: 29 30 "Any service connection which shall have been inactive, unused or abandoned for a period of five years or the house removed from the lot 31 32 -3