Title 13 Public Utilities and Services
Chapter 13.04 Water
Article I. General Provisions
Section 13.04.0802 Separate Service
- Each parcel served must have a separate connection and separate meter unless otherwise specifically authorized by the Water and Hydroelectric Services Director, but such privilege may be revoked at any time by the Director for any reason.
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- Service connections are provided to the public water system in the public right-of-way unless otherwise approved.
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- The Director may waive the requirement in cases of two or more adjacent parcels 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).
- 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 connection, 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.
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- 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.
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- The City shall have no repair or maintenance obligations as to any such service connection.
- 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.
- 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, December 8, 2025
Effective Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026
ORD C36777 Section 13
