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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-058 Council Ordinances2— ORDINANCE NO. 58 VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO A MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM. THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM SECTION 1. General Operation. The Village of Lino Lakes (hereinafter called the Village) municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) shall be operated as a public utility and convenience from which revenue will be derived, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. Use of Water Restricted to Authorized Persons. No person shall make, construct, or install any water service installation or make use of any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 3. Willful Damage to Water System. No person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or property of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation, or raise or open any gate constructed or maintained for the water system. SECTION 4. Discontinuance of Service for Violations. Water service may be shut off at any stop box connection whenever: (1) The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system, has violated or threatens to violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance. (2) Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant of the premises served is unpaid. (3) Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises served in connection with an applica- tion for service. SECTION 5. Deficiency of Water and Shutting Off Water. The Village shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections, or from any other cause whatever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs or construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. SECTION 6. Supply from One Service. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connection ex- cept by permission of the Village. SECTION 7. Tapping of Mains Prohibited. No person, except persons employed by the Village, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system, or insert stop -cocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 8. Repair of Leaks. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the water main into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his pipe within twenty-four hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water will be shut off, by the Village, and will not be turned on until the sum of ten dollars has been paid to the Village and the leak repaired. When the waste of water is great, or when damage is likely to result from the leak, the water may be turned off immediately, by the Village, pending repairs. SECTION 9. Abandoned Services. (1) All service installations that have been abandoned or have not been used for three years shall be disconnected at the main by the Village and all pipe and appurtenances removed shall be the property of the Village, and any expense of the Village shall be charged to the property. (2) When new buildings are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service shall have been removed and the main plugged by the Village, and any expense of the Village shall be charged to the property. SECTION 10. Service Pipes. (1) Every service pipe must be laid sufficiently waving to allow not less than one foot of extra length and in such manner as to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven feet below the surface and in all cases so arranged as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb box to the inside of the building; or, if not taken into a building, then to the hydrant or other fix- tures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, unless otherwise approved by the Village Plumbing Inspector. Joints on copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service to 70 feet in length. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the Village Plumbing Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. All services over two inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least 3/4 inch. (2) Four inch cast iron service connections with four inch gate valves and boxes shall be the smallest size permitted from the water main to the property line. Each cast iron service shall be rodded from the water main tee to the gate valve or as directed by the Plumbing Inspector. SECTION 11. Excavation and Construction Requirements. (1) No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the Village. (2) No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is made of cast iron soil pipe with caulked leaded joints or push on type joints with approved rubber gaskets, and provided further that the horizontal distances between the sewer pipe and the water service is at least ten feet at property line, and provided that the water service pipe approaches the sewer trench at an angle with the property line of not less than 45 degrees and having bends with not less than a three (3) foot radius. (3) Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building drain or building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten feet apart the water -service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe and unless impractical it shall be placed at least two (2) feet above the sewer and on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be heavy cast-iron soil pipe with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion -resistant. Copper pipe and cast-iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast-iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell -joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast-iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compact earth. SECTION 12. Private Water Supplies. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply. SECTION 13. Use Confined to Premises. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose ex- cept upon his own premises unless prior written consent is obtained from the Village. SECTION 14. Connections Beyond Village Boundaries. Where water mains of the Village are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the corporate limits of the Village, the Village Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the Village and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of this Ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the Village and any other municipality. SECTION 15. Private Wells. (1) Private wells may be maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross -connection between the private well and municipal supply at any time. Hose bibbs, that will enable the cross -connection of the two systems, are prohibited on internal piping of the well supply system. The threads on the boiler drain of the well volume tank shall be removed or the boiler drain bibb replaced with a sink faucet. Where both private and Village systems are in use, out- side hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. (2) All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if a water main is available to the property unless the Village Council approves a private well where circumstances exist. (3) Where new homes or buildings do not have a water main available to the property, the Village Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property or a private well allowed. (4) If the well is not continued in use at the time a munici- pal water connection is made, (a) The well pump and tank shall be discontinued from all internal house piping; (b) The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight feet (8') from the top; (c) The remaining eight feet (8') shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; (d) The owner or occupant must advise the Plumbing Inspector within thirty (30) days from the date of inspection that the well has been sealed. SECTION 16. Use of Water for Air Conditioning. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the Village Engineer. SECTION 17. Permits Required for Air Conditioning. Permits shall be required for the installation of all new air conditioning systems to the public water system. Said permits shall be on forms as provided by the Village. Water Connections SECTION 18. Applications. (1) All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the Clerk -Treasurer on printed forms furnished by the Village. (2) All applications for service installations shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall at the time of making application, pay to the Village the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for ser- vices larger than one inch (1") shall be accompanied by two sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. (3) When service connections have been installed, application for water service may be made to the Clerk -Treasurer either by the owner, agent, tenant or occupant of the premises. (4) The size of water service connections and meters shall be subject to approval of the Village Engineer. (5) For all meters up to and including 1 inch size, a meter spacer with tailpiece couplings will be furnished to the contractor or plumber, at the time a connection permit is issued. Meter spacers will be picked up when the Village installs meter after completion of water service installation. (6) The plumber shall notify the Village within 24 hours after piping is complete and ready for meter installation, giving street address and permit number. (7) Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter or, in the event the meter is not installed, seven days after completion of outside piping, and shall be cal- culated upon the minimum quarterly rate, pro -rated on a monthly basis. SECTION 19. Service Charges. (1) A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb box, and interior plumbing. The fee for the permit shall be $10.00 for each application; in the event one application is made for both connections, the total charge shall be only $10.00 ► said fee may be changed by the Village Council by resolution. (2) Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water mains where a curb box and service lead is not installed, which charges shall be as follows: (a) In case the installation is to be in an unsurfaced street: 3/4 inch service connection $ 150.00 1 inch service connection $ 175.00 This charge shall include the tapping of the water main, the installation of the service line, and the installation of the curb stop and box. The sums listed in this subsection may be changed by the Village Council by resolution. (b) In case the installation is to be upon a surfaced street, the following shall apply: There shall be a fee of $ 75.00, or such sum as set by the Village Council by resolution, for restoration of a typical road -mix bituminous street, in addition to the charge in (a) above, and for restoration of a higher type street, such fee as will be set by the Village Engineer; all back fill materials shall be mechanically compacted in 12" layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area, in accordance with Minn. Highway Dept. standard specifi- cations to the existing street grade. (c) For larger connections, the amount to be charged shall be fixed by the Village Engineer based upon the estimated cost of installing the service. (d) The Village shall install, or have installed, all service connections from the water main to the property line. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started. (3) For turning on water where service has been turned off for violation of any provision of this Ordinance, a service charge of $ 5.00 will be made. If turned on after normal working hours, the charge shall be $10.00 . The foregoing sums may be changed by the Village Council by resolution. SECTION 20. Damage to Shut Off Box. Before any grading or excavation is started, the water shut off box shall be located and checked for damage by the Utilities Department at the time connection permit is issued. If the shut off box cannot be lo- cated or is found bent or in a damaged condition, the Plumbing Inspector is to be called at once. The contractor assumes all responsibility for damage to shut off boxes unless the Utilities Department certifies that damage existed before excavation or grading started. SECTION 21. Time for Connections. If, from any cause, the plumber or contractor laying the service pipe should fail to have the connection made at the time specified in his application, notice must be given the Utilities Department fixing another day on which he wishes to make connection. The notice must be given at least two days previous to the excavation for laying of the service pipe, and the connection must be made before 4:30 P.M., except in special cases and then the work shall be done only upon a written order from the Utilities Department. SECTION 22. Property Assessments. The permit fee for water main tapping shall be paid for each connection in the amount specified in Section 19 above. In addition thereto, before any permit shall be issued, the following conditions shall be complied with: (1) No permit shall be issued to tap or connect with any water main of the Village directly or indirectly from any lot or tract of land unless: (a) Such lot or tract of land has been assessed for the cost of construction of the water main with which the connection is made, or (b) If no assessment has been levied for such construction cost, the proceedings for levying such assessment have been or will be completed in due course, or (c) If no assessment has been levied, and no assessment proceedings will be completed in due course, that a sum equal to the portion of cost of constructing said water main would be assessable against said lot or tract has been paid to the Village, or (2) If the above conditions have not been met, no permit to tap or connect to any water main shall be issued unless the applicant shall pay an additional connection fee which shall be equal to the portion of the cost of construction of the said main which would be assessable against said lot or tract to be served by such tapping connection. Said assessable cost shall be determined upon the same basis as any assessment previously levied against other property for the said main. If no such assessment has been levied, the assessable cost will be determined upon the basis of the uniform charge which may have been or which shall be charged for similar tapping or connection with said main, deter- mined on the basis of the total assessable cost of said main, allocated on a frontage basis, acreage basis, or both. SECTION 23. Location of Stop Boxes. Curb stop boxes will be installed at a point on the property line most suitable to the property and shall be left in an accurate position when back - filling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of 7 feet below the grade established by the Plumbing Inspector. Type K copper tubing shall be used for in- stallation of water services. SECTION 24. Supervision by Plumber. Bond Required. All piping connections from curb box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a plumber or a water -sewer installer, subject to inspection by the Utilities Department. Any person, firm or corporation so engaged as a plumber or water -sewer in- staller will be required by the Village to furnish a surety bond in the amount of $5,000.00 and will be required to file with the Village Clerk -Treasurer a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage, the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the Village Clerk -Treasurer, before a permit shall be issued. SECTION 25. Turning on Water. No person, except an authorized Village employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the stop box without permission from the Plumbing Inspector. Water Rates and Collection of Charges SECTION 26. Accounts, How Kept. All accounts shall be kept by the house and street number and under the account number assigned thereto, and by the name of the owner or of the person signing the application for service. All bills and notices shall be sent to the house or street number of the property. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they shall file an application therefor with the Clerk -Treasurer. Any error in address shall be promptly reported to the Clerk -Treasurer. SECTION 27. Water Rates. (1) The rate due and payable by for water taken from the water system 19 73, shall be 48 cents provided, however, that the water user for each quarter is furnished shall be each user within the Village commencing January 1 per 1,000 gallons, payable quarterly, minimum amount due and payable by each year period during which water service as follows Meter Size Quarterly Minimum Charge 5/8 inch 1 inch 11 inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch 8 inch 10 inch 12 inch $ 6.40 12.80 25.60 38.40 76.80 115.20 192.00 384.00 576.00 768.00 The rates set forth in this paragraph shall be subject to change by resolution of the Village Council. (2) In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in com- parable periods of the year. (3) Where service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly charge will be prorated on a monthly basis. (4) Where a connection is made to an automatic sprinkler system for standby service only on either municipal or private water mains, a charge for such service shall be made on an annual basis as follows: 2 inch pipe connection 3 inch pipe connection 4 inch pipe connection 6 inch pipe connection 8 inch pipe connection 10 inch pipe connection 12 inch pipe connection $ 30.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 160.00 250.00 These rates shall apply in all cases where automatic sprinklers are installed and where fire gates and other outlets are sealed. Meters or detector check valves must be installed on such services as required by the Utilities Department. The rates set forth in this paragraph shall be subject to change by resolution of the Village Council. (5) Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the Village shall be determined by special contract. (6) Where a service pipe is connected to the stop box and laid into the building, with no intention of connecting to the building piping for use immediately, there shall be the same minimum rates charges as in Section 27 (1). (7) A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. (8) In the event the water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as the service pipe is excavated and dis- connected at the stop box. SECTION 28. Payment of Charges. Any pre -payment or over- payment of charges may be retained by the Village and applied on subsequent quarterly statements. SECTION 29. Penalty for Late Payment. Each quarterly billing for water service not paid when due shall incur a penalty charge of 10% of the amount past due. SECTION 30. Action to Collect Charges. Any amounts due for water charges hereunder may be collected in a civil action, or the Village Clerk -Treasurer may certify to the County Auditor the amount due, together with a legal description of the premises served, and the County Auditor shall thereupon enter such amount as part of the tax levy on said premises to be collected during the ensuing year. Water Meters and Hydrants SECTION 31. Water Meters. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, except authorized Village employees, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the Village. No person not authorized by the Plumbing Inspector shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. (1) A payment in the amount of $ 55.00 , or such sum as set by the Village Council by resolution, shad be made by customers, to the Village, for water meters and payment for the same shall be made in advance of installations. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following. (2) Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one inch line for normal use and a six or eight inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one line into the premises and Y off into two lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as a 3/4 inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. (3) There shall be an installation charge for meters on fire sprinkler systems of $ 10.00 per meter, which shall include the first 10 sprinkler heads, but where there are more than 10 sprinkler heads on the system, there shall be an additional $ 1.00 charge for each additional 10 sprinkler heads. (4) The Village shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them, if necessary. However, where replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered necessary by the act, neglect, including damage from hot water backup, or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense caused the Village thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. (5) A consumer may, by written request, have his meter re- read, by depositing the amount stated below with the Clerk - Treasurer. In case a test should show an error of over five per cent of the water consumed, the deposit will be refunded to the consumer, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly if the meter erred in favor of the Village. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. The deposit charges for meter testing are as follows: For testing 1/2 inch to 2 inch meters $ 5.00 For testing 3 inch meters 10.00 For testing 4 inch meters 20.00 For testing 6 inch meters 30.00 (6) All water meters shall be and remain the property of the Village. (7) Authorized Village employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. SECTION 32. Deposit. Each user shall pay to the Village a deposit, before connecting to the municipal water system, of a sum of $35.00, or a sum equal to 6 months of anticipated water usage, whichever is larger. Such sum shall be returned to such user upon his discontinuance of municipal water service if the user's obligation for water service has been met; if a balance remains owing, such sum shall, after 30 days after such discon- tinuance, be applied to such obligation. SECTION 33. Water Meter Setting. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: (1) The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block of foundation. (2) The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from 12 inches to 24 inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than 12 inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the Plumbing Inspector. (3) All meter installations shall have a stop and waste gate valve .on the street side of the meter. In no case shall there be more than 12 inches of pipe exposed between the point of entrance through the basement floor and the stop and waste valve. A stop and waste gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe to be red brass, or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. SECTION 34. Use of Fire Hydrants. No person other than authorized Village employees shall operate fire hydrants or inter- fere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Village as follows: (1) Permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of 30 days and for such additional 30 day periods as the Village shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. (2) The user shall make a $100.00 advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. (3) The user shall pay a rental charge of $10.00 for each 30 day period or fraction thereof, and $.45 for each 1,000 gallons of water used. SECTION 35. Temporary connection to Fire Hydrants. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground con- nection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions and payment specified in Section 30 above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of Village Ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Plumbing Inspector. SECTION 36. Hydrant Rentals. There shall be an annual $15.00 rental fee for fire hydrants, payable by each owner (including the Village) upon whose property such hydrant is situated. SECTION 37. Penalties for Violation. Whoever intentionally destroys, damages or tampers with any property of the water system or who shall otherwise violate the terms of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90)days or to payment of a fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), or both. Miscellaneous Provisions SECTION 38. Utilities Superintendent. The Village Council may appoint a Utilities Superintendent who shall assume and dis- charge the responsibilities imposed by this Ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 39. Any provisions of any Village Ordinance previously adopted which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 40. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, this 18th day of December , 1972. William I. Bohjanen, Mayor ATTEST: / Edna L. SarneVillage Clerk -Treasurer (Village Seal)