Ordinance 31-69 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • It is recognized that lateral mains of a size less than the standard minimum six inch (6") diameter have previously been installed or annexed to the Water System. When such an undersized lateral requires renewal or replacement, it shall be installed in accordance with the standards set forth herein. Payment for renewal or replacement of such undersized lines shall be made as follows: (a) Any such line replaced with a pipe four inches (4") in diameter shall be installed by and at the expense of the Water System. (b) Any such line replaced with a pipe six inches (6") or larger in diameter shall be installed by the Water System. The cost equivalent to a four inch (4") pipe shall be borne by the Water System. The difference in cost between a four inch (4") pipe and the larger size pipe together with any addi- tional fire hydrants and appurtenances shall be assessed against and paid by the property benefited. The equivalent cost of the various size pipeline instal- lations used in the computation of assessments to property benefited shall be determined by the Water Department from current cost records for similar installations. Section 2: That Everett City Code Section 14. 16. 140 (Ordinance No. 4085, Section 13) is hereby amended in full to read hereafter as follows: 14. 16. 140 Determination of actual cost. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the terms "cost" or "actual cost" of any work performed for any person or other agency or City Department by the Water Department shall in- clude the direct cost of all labor plus fringe benefits, the direct cost of all material plus ten percent (10%), the direct cost of equipment rental used in connection with the work, all other direct costs incurred in connection with the work, plus administrative and supervisory cost computed at ten percent (10%) of the total labor, materials and other direct costs. Section 3: That Everett City Code Section 14. 16. 290 (Ordinance No. 4085, Section 29) is hereby amended in full to read hereafter as follows: 14. 16. 290 Dormant services - connections. Any service connec- tionwhich shall have been inactive, unused or abandoned for a period of five (5) years or the house removed from the lot for at least twelve (12) months shall be considered a dormant service and shall be removed from the main by the Water Department. If a service connection is subsequently desired for all or a portion of the premises or property previously supplied by a dormant service, the owner of the premises or property or his authorized agent shall make application and pay for a new service connection in the manner prescrib} ed herein and without any credit whatsoever for the dormant service. Section 4: That Everett City Code Section 14. 16. 420 (Ordinance No. 4085, Section 42) is hereby amended in full to read hereafter as follows: 14. 16. 420 Meter testing - frequency and charges. In the event a meter is out of order and fails to register, the consumer shall be charged at the average daily consumption as shown by the meter when in order. Meters in sizes from one-half inch to two inch inclusive, may be removed and tested free of charge to the consumer once every five years, and may be tested mor often than once during a five year period upon the written request of the con- sumer, and shall be tested in his presence in the shops of the Water Depart- ment and a report thereon shall be duly made. Both the parties to the test must accept the finding so made. If the test discloses an error against the consumer of more than three percent in the meter's register, the excess (Ordinance) -2-