§ 13.04.080. Owners' water pipes.

Owners shall, at their sole expense furnish such materials and labor as may be necessary to service their premises with water in addition to that supplied or furnished by the City. All owner water pipes shall be laid underground, not less than three feet below the surface of the ground. All owner water pipes shall be of such materials and sizes as may be required by the City Plumbing Code. All owner water pipes shall include and owners shall maintain a stop valve at the meter on the customer side of the line so that water may be cut off and building pipes completely drained. All owner water pipes that do not have the stop valve required by this section shall be required to install a stop valve at the meter as provided herein whenever owners' water pipe or pipes are repaired, upgraded, repeated shut-offs are required by the City, or within thirty (30) days of sale of the owner's real estate. All newly installed water pipes will be required to have installed a stop valve as provided in this section. "Repeated shut-offs" is defined as more than two shut-offs and turn-ons within a six-month period not including initial shut-off and turn-on for change of ownership or change in tenancy.

(Ord. 1469 § 1, 2007: Ord. 1462 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1426 § 1, 2005: Ord. 1387 § 1, 2003: Ord. 1266 § 3, 1994: Ord. 1091 § 8, 1982)