Spokane Municipal Code

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.04 Water

Article I. General Provisions

Section 13.04.0802 Separate Service

1. Each building served must have a separate connection and separate meter unless otherwise specifically authorized by the director, but such privilege may be revoked at any time by the director for any reason.

1. 1. Service connections are provided to the public water system in the public right-of-way unless otherwise approved.

1. 2. The director may waive the requirement in cases of two or more adjacent buildings under a common ownership or for other good reasons consistent with the public health and safety (e.g. no accessible water main on abutting streets).

2. The director may further require the property owner(s) to execute and record at their expense an easement appurtenant to and for the benefit of parcels served by the service main on a form supplied by the director, allowing perpetual access to said service main by parcels served and mutually covenanting to maintain said service main for the enjoyment of all such premises.

1. 1. Said easement shall prohibit construction over or interference with the easement area and shall not be subject to revocation without the written approval of the director.

1. 2. The City shall have no repair or maintenance obligations as to any such service main.

3. Where the requirement of the prior paragraph is waived because of common ownership, the waiver expires automatically when premises or buildings are separately owned, unless affirmatively extended by the director.

4. Exceptions to the requirement of separate connection may be revoked by the director without cost or liability to the City and the premises/building served shall thereafter be required to make a separate connection and install a separate meter at the property owner’s sole expense and liability.

Date Passed: Monday, January 14, 2008

Effective Date: Friday, February 22, 2008

ORD C34171 Section 12