(A) All water furnished to consumers shall be metered, except in cases where the Superintendent of Waterworks shall determine that the nature of a particular usage necessitates a measurement by other means.

(B) The installation of meters and street service lines shall be in accordance with the following specifications and requirements:

(1) One and only one street service line, meter setting, and meter shall be installed for each premise.  Additional meters, meter settings, street service lines and other appurtenances may be installed as approved by the Superintendent of Waterworks, and all additional costs shall be borne by the applicant.

(2) Street service lines shall be at right angles to the water main and street service lines shall not be installed unless sufficient footage of water main exists adjacent to the premises requesting service to allow meter setting installation free of obstructions such as fences, trees, driveways, culverts, and mail boxes.

(3) The Water Department shall permit no master metering of water.  Each and every unit, business, or place of business shall be on a separate service and meter excluding service to transient occupancy such as hotel, motel, recreational vehicle park and Ahotel@ as defined by the transient room tax ordinance.  Where water is now supplied through one service to one or more separately owned premises through pipes previously installed, the Superintendent of Waterworks may, at his discretion, refuse to furnish water until separate services are provided.  However, if the owner of premises whereon more than one unit or business is receiving water through a single meter and approval for same is granted by the Superintendent of Waterworks, service may be continued under the following conditions:

(a) The minimum charge for the service shall be determined by multiplying the established minimum charge for the meter size installed in the service by the number of dwellings, units or businesses served through the single meter;

(b) For the purpose of calculating the charge for water used through the meter the established rate structure shall be revised as follows:  the number of gallons in each bracket of the established rate structure shall be increased by multiplying that number of gallons by the number of dwellings, units or businesses served through the single meter. (Ord. 429, passed 6-14-61; Am. Ord. 1972, passed 10-12-98)
Cross-reference: Transient room tax, see Chapter 112