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Ordinance 955 Chapter 900 City Code 4 might otherwise arise for damage, loss or injury caused by or arising by reason of such work being performed. Subd. 3. Construction of Connections: Before proceeding with the construction, enlargement, alteration or repair of any water line connecting the Municipal water system to any house or building, the owner or an agent shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Obtain from the Municipality a water connection permit, the fee for which shall be established by resolution of the City Council. The Building Inspector Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee, shall examine all applications for water connections before construction. b. Whenever a new water connection is constructed, the owner shall pay to the Municipality a trunk, source and storage contribution as established, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council. Such contributions shall be reserved solely for the purpose of funding construction, replacement, modification or major maintenance of water trunk lines, wells, towers or reservoirs and the debt service thereon as specifically authorized by the City Council. Subd. 4. Requirements: There shall be installed in every connection to the Municipal water system one (1) stop and waste valve which shall be installed at a point between the curb stop and on both sides of the water meter so that the water may be turned off and the meter and house plumbing entirely drained. There shall be installed another stop and waste cock in the pipe on the house side of the meter. All service pipes connected to the Municipal system shall meet material and installation standards set forth by the Director of Public Works/City Engineer and Building Officialbe of a Type K (3E) copper tube and 3D fittings a minimum of three-fourths inch (3/4”) inside the diameter of its approved equal and shall be laid at a depth not less than six and five-tenths feet (6.5’) below the established grade or as low as the street mains. Subd. 5. Final Inspection: After the construction, enlargement or alteration is complete, the Building Inspector Director of Public Works/City Engineer, or its designee, shall be notified for the final inspection. It shall be unlawful to cover any connecting line until an inspection has been made and such connection and the work incident thereto has been approved by the Municipality. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title 900, Chapter 906, Section 906.04 of the Mounds View Municipal Code by adding the double-underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 906.04: WATER METERS: Subd. 1. Water Meter Installation; Responsibility for Costs: Before any water conveyed through the Municipal water system shall be used or utilized on the land or premises of any Municipal hydrant by any person, there shall first be installed a water meter with remote reader that will accurately measure the water consumed on the premises, except and unless