§ 20-161. Removal, relocation, and retapping city's facilities.

(a)

City shall not remove or relocate city facilities at customer's request provided customer pays the cost of removing or relocation such facilities. In the event a problem shall arise on customer's side of the point of delivery, and shall require the removal of a meter or retapping of the main, only authorized city personnel shall remove meters or make retaps to the mains. A fee for such work shall be charged to the customer.

(b)

City shall upon discontinuation of service to customer, dismantle and remove all lines, mains, equipment, apparatus or other facilities which city may have installed to provide utility services to customer. City shall, however, abandon in place, in whole or in part, its underground mains, lines and equipment in lieu of removing such facilities.

(c)

In case of a relocation made necessary due to inaccessibility, hazardous location, dangerous or unsanitary conditions for which customer is responsible, or in order to prevent recurrence of unauthorized use of water or tampering with city equipment, customer shall be required to pay the cost to relocate the metering equipment to a location agreeable to the city.

(d)

In the event it is deemed necessary by the city to relocate water or wastewater mains due to unsafe, unsanitary, topography or excessive vegetation, city shall move the mains, and relocation of taps on mains, shall be provided for customer at no charge; however, it shall be the customer's responsibility and at customer's expense to extend service lines to the new taps at customer's expense since it is not lawful for city do such work on private property.

(e)

Under no circumstances shall any meter installation or tap to be moved or relocated, except as authorized by the city.

(Ord. No. 2010-01, § 11, 1-11-2010)