§ 114-158. Separate water connection.

(a)

There shall be a separate service connection with a separate curb stop and curb box located six feet from the property line for each building served by the city water supply. Buildings requiring more than one metered service, but less than four metered services, will be served by a single service line with a master curb stop and curb box followed by a maximum of four additional separate service lines with curb stops and curb boxes on each service.

(b)

Any building requiring more than four metered service will be allowed only one master service connection with a separate curb stop and curb box located six feet from the property line and:

(1)

A single master meter for the entire building; or

(2)

Multiple meters for each unit within the building.

In either case, the following criteria must be met to allow access and servicing of the meter or meters: A common utility/meter room must be provided in which all meters are located. The room size for the meter and backflow device must be six feet by six feet with a seven-foot ceiling height for domestic services up to three inches. If the building is to have a fire service the fire service must be located in the meter utility room. The size of the room will be a minimum of six feet by ten feet. The size of the room may be increased by the water department, if the sprinkler system is larger than four inches. All meter and backflows will be three feet above the floor and two feet from the wall. No meters or backflows will be located higher than five feet above the floor or closer than four feet form the door. The meter/utility room must have a heater of the radiant type with no flame, located within the meter/utility room, dedicated for the purpose of providing heat to the meter/utility room. The room must have a lockable, permanent outside access doorway at least 32 inches wide by six feet eight inches high. This room must be accessible to the water department at all times and two keys for entry must be furnished to the department prior to final inspection. The room will have exterior grade switches and receptacles and light sockets. There must be a minimum of one light located overhead at the meter locations. The light switch must be located inside the doorway immediately adjacent to the door. The room must be heated to maintain a temperature of at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent freezing and must have a floor drain. All meters in the room will have lockable one-fourth turn ball valves located before and after the meter. In addition, a lockable one-fourth turn master valve must be installed on the main service line. All valves must be permanently tagged identifying the unit within the building it serves. Each meter must also have a permanent rigid one-half-inch diameter conduit with 12-inch long flexible end run from the meter head to the outside wall. Each conduit will be permanently labeled on the outside of the building above the conduit indicating what unit is so served. Shop drawings showing the size, location, material type and configuration of all manifolds must be furnished and approved by the department of public works prior to installation. Manifold must be no less than 12 inches nor more than 48 inches above the floor of the utility/meter room.

(Code 1982, § 50.09; Ord. No. 103G, § 1, 2-4-97; Ord. No. 417G, § 1, 7-2-01)