§ 38-60. Service requirements outside city limits

(a) Except as otherwise provided, this section applies to any retail utility service provided and requested to be provided by the city to premises that are located, in whole or in part, outside the corporate limits of the city.

(b) All customers of the city's utility system, including those customers located in whole or in part outside the corporate limits of the city, shall comply with the cross contamination and backflow prevention requirements of the city.

(c) Any customer receiving utility services outside the city limits may not maintain connection to the city's utility system or connect to the city's utility system unless the customer is in compliance with the applicable utility ordinances. Customers receiving utility service must at all times be in compliance with state law, the city's plumbing code, and other city ordinances relating to the provision of utility service. Any customer failing to be in compliance or refusing reasonable requests for inspection of facilities connected or to be connected to the city's utilities may be disconnected or declined services.

(d) No retail utility service shall be provided at premises located in whole or part outside the corporate limits of the city unless the person desiring such service has filed an application with the city, the city has determined the application meets the requirements of this chapter and approved such application, and the person is a qualified service applicant as defined by section 38-59

(e) The application for service to property located outside the corporate limits of the city shall include the following statement:

;le=2;THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY (AS NOW WRITTEN AND AS HEREINAFTER AMENDED) RELATING TO UTILITY SERVICE OR TO PLUMBING MATTERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CROSS CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS, AND INCLUDING ORDINANCES THAT IMPOSE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS, APPLY TO UTILITY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY TO PREMISES OUTSIDE OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS. THE APPLICANT ALSO UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE CITY MAY SUSPEND OR DISCONNECT SUCH SERVICES IN THE EVENT THAT THE APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON AT THE PREMISES TO BE SERVED FAILS TO COMPLY WITH SUCH ORDINANCE.

(f) No utility service application shall be accepted by the city unless a completed and signed application is submitted to the city that meets the requirements described in section 38-59, and the person has complied with the following requirements:

(1) The person has paid the prescribed utility connection fee, if required, paid the plumbing code or customer service inspection fees and has presented to the city manager written evidence from a qualified licensed inspector that the plumbing system at the premises to be served has been inspected and is in compliance with the city's plumbing code;

(2) The person has complied with the city's utility facilities extension requirements as provided by section 38-61, if necessary.

(Ord. No. 592, art. IV, § 3, 10-23-2012)