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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-14 10-23 CCO 7 t CHAPTER 32 AN ORDINANCE ESTA3LoISH - HG A WATER DEPARTA3 NT AND MAKING PROVISION FOR THE ADi II - ISTRATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY SM -FT.EM IN THE A VI L kE 9F. tax -00K CENTER THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAG?F, OF BROOKLYN C: VT7' 'R ISO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 1* A new ch.rpter shall be added to the ordinonces o:' the Village of Brooklyn Center and shall be identified as Chapter 22 to .read. as follows. Section There: is hereby established a watch department in the Village of Brooklyn Center which shall operate and my intain the water supply and distributing facilities oxrned by - the Village of Brooklyn Center. This department shall be administered by such errpl.ayees of the village as may be designated f= -oj.n "ime to time by thou Village Council. Section � � Any person desiring to connect with the water system of the villa.�. shall apply therefor on a form provided by the village. Such. application shall include an exact description of the property to be served, the uses for which the i.9ater servica is requested, both general and special, and the size service required„ At the time of rzking canner Lion these shall be paid the following gees for the purposes indicated. (a) The grater department shall exa-mine the special assessment records for such premises, and if the premises have not paid for the Full cost of the water distributing lines and a pro -rata share of the grater sax „ply system (including wells, tanks, etc *) as determined by the Village Council (the cost thereof in 1956 having been determined at s)'490v for a 75 Foot lot; and iJ' such sum has not been spread against the premises in the form of a special assessment, then the 7 applicant shall be required either to (I) pray - the balance oaring - thereon, or (2) consent to the spreading of such charge against his property •; . in the form of a spacial assessment for a period of not to exceed 20 years, in equal annual installments with interest payable at the rate of 5% per annum on the unpaid balance* (b) Prior to construe a w: ter l ace Jntetded to connect to the existing municipal grater supply system and the house or building or other place to be starved, the oimer or contractor shall 'first obtain a. building permit therefor Z r and shall pay in, connection thei -e- -ith a fee of $5.00, which s_'aall be separate from and in addition to the permit, fee for plummbine . After the water pipe has been >; connected with the curb boa€, the •rater deprrtrent shall be notified end it shall ' be unlawful to covey-- she; w ter lime until an inspaect� on has bt en made to insure that a proper and suitable connection has been made,, (c) Before: any water conveyed through the municipal, water system shall be utilized by any person, .fire or corporatv.on there 12' st be installed a water meter which will ac .ra 'ely miasure all of the watf;r +:o be constmged y_ F t G. h� R an the promises. The applicant for wn ;ern service shah deposit with the Village. ` the suss of $2 7.50 if the proposed service will not exceed a maximum flow, o£ 20 gallons per minute and if the' proposed service will exceae6 such maximum f lowp hen the deposit shall be a sum equivalent to the cost to the Tillage of procuring a. suitable: tracer mete r plus •twu dollars. This mone shall be used by the Village to procure a. suitable water meter, and said sum may be re turned .to the otter o f the premises in accordance with the p rovisions hereinafter set forth° The naa ::r dopvrtment shall upon receipt of an application for water service ancompaaied by the nocessar°y fee examine the premises therein described ark the water system: installed. theveora„ If the A,6a %er df'.€?£la is satisfied that sudh premises are entitled to water service e and that the ct7$`a3:taction with the vil lage syste i consistent with th tale engineering s t,an.c:-ards f or the water dis vri br tion syste p it shall install the crater meter s� . on the pr °: >b:�ass.,,1,. C p ,t, .b, i; e ^ mot s ,`i under the provisions of c -" ,, � a The 3.t :,�'i f" L14 :�.e� his ordinance caP."?'.11 remai " e of �i he Vil and s all be repaired by 'ls '. � `vtl , property uho cater aeT„art,���.nt from time to time as may be necessary to acctzratelyme;asure the ? lo of ? -j -,tee , provided, 't10 ev er g that , when vc r a water meter is damaged through the negl QU WH. Ce of persons other than those eTal toyed by the water department, t he `?L:S nor of the prnmises or such E3=7 person C3e'sAring water shall teirn rse the anew dsprr for the e.:pense of repairi ,arty ,such leae"ter, and upon fiailure to re.iu.urse 't;28 waiver department v't`.2in a reasonable tim't..'' and aaf twr� dc-maa3d the `efory the water supp_.y to said premises may be shut � OfA The cost of the original installation of all plumbing - 1waits, includibg t'0tures oictints valves and t he supply 1.a_,es up to the curb box or other con- nection point Es2 well as all r:;_ca.i+-rrs thereto shall be bonne wholly by the cona�)Y�aer although such plumbing shaE be subject to reasonable inspection by the wa ter de ar i,mtnt,a Aft- ' t initial Coniaection by the consumer to the curb box, the consumer shall thereafter be liable for all repairs required to the water linens out to their connection with the s treet mains including a, _. opains nceessa.ry to the curb bon, it shall be aar?lawrfu.:i_ a "ra:t ark: person to tar ger with alter, bypas or in any u.1c>.n'ner -° whatsoever to int is ere with the proper use and. functionine of any water meter which 'r._a:= been inotalled by tl•7r-3 water Qpv rtmenK LSE _0?, FvOry person applying or water er use 'vice and ever owner of pre:part or suc:l3 yplicr7tioar is ,::ape shall be deemed by such a ppl.icatian to come nt to all of the rules, regulations and rates set Forth i n this ordinance ar-'�d c uch further rules arC regulations as M from time to time be adopted by he ifill.age Counc�y consistent with this ordinance. The Village reserve; the right to discontinue serv ice to any c't3stoa::`3r of the water s j otem without notice when necessary fo repairs or for n or• - paymznt of bills or for disregerd of rules and re alations in connection with the oparation of the water distribution system. Whenever service has been discontinued for son-payment of bills o.�: disregard of regulations it shall not be resumed encept upon payment of tho bills together with inter 'ki.'t"Ie:ti s on t".-."t: the r c`.:'t^e of 6 full cor2gli,ar_ce with the regulations and the payment meat to the .pater department of a fee of WOO for W: tOM% service - - P s' Sectio .3 There shall be a curb box in every service line attached the hater mains, the same, to be placed as near as possible to the property line # if on a street or within one foot t in a lley line if the main is located in the alley. Curb 'coxes shall be enclose zT_ case covered with a tight fitting iron lid With the letter nW" Gast upon its There shall be one stop and waste cock attached to every supply pip$ at same point between the curb crick and the met so that. the water can be allot off and the meter and the house plumbing entirely i side of the e shall meter.be another such stop and waste cock in the pipe on the hous e E. All service pipes connected with the wate the es s y s tem tablished grade e or a as Epproved equivalent and shall be laid 6 feet below 5 3.ow as the street mains. SectioI 32 - Check valves are hereby required an all water ::. connections to stear`a boilers or on any other connection deemed by the water rlepartmenat to require one. Safety and relief valves shall be placed on all here boilers or other steam apparatus connectedth po�.ziadstperssquarewinch.the steam. pressure (7i�ty be raised in excess Of fifty p :.. Seed n 2R1 It shall be unlawful f or any person in this Vi llage _ or alley person o7orning or occupying premises connected to the municipal grater Sy stem to use or allow to be used during a fir$ any wate a�ous�o 'the m water systf except for the purpose of extinguishing said fire sounding of a fire alar it t that no d water is used o e t exceptfornecessary water services are tightly closed and household purposes during said fire. Section 3��.�12 o The iTillafie Council shall have authority from brae .3.re to prescribe the rates for which water shall o be charged to the con 4` and reray prescribe the date of billing, a discount for the payment of any within a reasonable time and such further rules and regulations as it may ream necessaryo "F Sectio 32-7713° The deposit made with 'the Village for the purpose of having installed s water meter shall be return, to the persona depositing the same whenever such person shall leave the premises a nd the water service disconnected, provided that there are no delinquent or unpaid water bills up to the elate of the termination of such service° If there are unpaid bills these music be first deducted from th deposit. the la e shall n be entitled. to deduct delinquent in the payment of the bills b from said deposit the amount of such unpaid bills and may discontinue service the to Va.ae c ©nsurrer until the depleted deposit sum shall be i�ne eAsec�.the Villa e or a ga.nal amount required under this oridnance® `the liab� -��' o g for the return of Said deposit however, shall be limited to such funds as are available in the Crater department fund and shall r not con fsr o ge ob3l_ s ation of the. Village ® Tf an own er shall _ to another �:ers= the pu.rcha.ss,: thereof shall be Entitled to the return of sad deposit in lieu of the original applicant upon the follo�;iia; conditions: a)xao� satisfacto proff of the transfer of title and possession Of said premises at least six months prior to th e application for such refund; and (b if the prior owner` shall have failed to apply for such refund; su( refund, ho weve1 ° being subject to all other restrictions of this ordinance. Section 3�e11 a Tt shall be unlawful for any r(erson t o tamper with,, use, alter or damage any fire hydrant,, curb or valve boas or street valves without � ' authority from the eater depertment. Any person who shall damage any pert of the Municipal water supply system including any valve or hydrant shall be liable for such damages. Section 32 -115® Whenever any premises are connected on to the municipal water supply system there shall be a eoriplete physical separation between the water supply system in such premises and any private water supply system so that it is impossible either intentionally or unintentionally for any water produced by a private w• supply system to be introduced into a water system which is connected on to the municipal supply. S ection 32 --116 If any portion of this ordinance be held invalid., the invalidity of such portion shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this oridnance which shall continue in full force and effect. Section 12.111. Any person violating this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or 90 days imprisonment. 2. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its dete of publication. Passed by the Village Council this day of a $ :M60 Attest: .: Yhyor (Seal) :.. 3 R' i. � as w