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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 055 - Establishment of Municipal Water System CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNECTIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called in City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called in water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2. WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3. RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. The connection charge, the debt retirement/capital depreciation part of the water usage rate, and area special assessment for water trunks shall be adjusted by the ENR Index annually, on January 1 of each year. (12-15-81) SECTION 4. USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided in this ordinance. SECTION 5. Damage to water system and thawing of frozen water mains and/or services. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate valve used in the water system. No person shall make any connection of an electrical welder to the city watermain, appurtenance or service or use an electric welder for the purpose of thawing frozen watermains, appurtenances or services. (4-5-83) SECTION 6. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7. DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8. SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connection except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9. TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBITED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10. REPAIR 1. Determination of Need for Repairs: Based on the information supplied by the property owner or available to the city, the city will make a determination whether a problem exists in that portion of the service which is the city's responsibility. If the problem appears to exist in the areas for which the city has not responsibility, the private owners will be responsible for correction of the problem. Page 2 2. Thawing of Water Services: The city will attempt to thaw water services on request of the resident. If the problem is found within that portion of the service for which the private owner is responsible, the private owner thereafter will be responsible for thawing the service and correction of the problem. 3. Excavation and/or Repair of Water Service: The city will arrange for the investigative digging up and repair of any water service where the problem apparently exists within that area for which the city has responsibility. Unless it is clearly evident, however, that the problem s the responsibility of the city, the excavation and repair will not be made until the property owner requests the city in writing to excavate and/or repair the service and agrees to pay the cost. The owner further agrees to waive public hearing and be special assessed the cost of such excavation and repair if the problem is found to be other than the city's responsibility. The city will make the determination for responsibility for cost of investigation and/or repair. The matter of whether the dig up is done by city forces or contracted would depend on the urgency or need of repair and the availability of city forces to do the work. Recovery by the city for faulty construction will depend upon the circumstances and the decision of the city attorney on the likelihood of recovery. 4. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. (8-7-84) SECTION 11. ABANDONED OR UNUSED SERVICES. If the premises served by water have been abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new buildings are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections installed by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12. DISCONNECTION CHARGES A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section three (3). SECTION 13. SERVICE PIPES. Page 3 Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least one (1) inch inch up to the curb stop box. (4-7-88) SECTION 14. EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast it on water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfilled materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades Page 4 in accordance with Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15. OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16. USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17. CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where water mains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of this ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18. PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unlawful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is deigned or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed/maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is not means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. At such time as municipal water becomes available to existing homes or buildings, a direct connection shall be made to such public system within a period of time as determined by the City Council. If such connection is not made pursuant to this ordinance, a penalty shall be levied in an amount set by Council resolution. (5-29-85) C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not used after the time a municipal water connection is made: Page 5 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. 5. Wells must be abandoned in accordance .with the Minnesota Department of Health Water Well Abandonment Code. (4-7-88) SECTION 19. USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21. WATER CONNECTION APPLICATIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of water service connections and meter shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. Page 6 C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23. LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and sha~l be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24. SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR, PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said Page 7 insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicant shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a licensee in violation of any provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25. TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26. WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be address where service is provided. agents desire personal notice sent shall so note on the water service error in address shall be promptly mailed or delivered to the If non-resident owners or to a different address, they application. Any change or reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27. WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. Page 8 C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates establi~hed pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb stop box. SECTION 28. PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quarterly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time following discontinuance of service (a time period not to exceed ninety (90) days), said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property on which the charges have incurred, and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. (8-2-83) SECTION 31. WATER METERS Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public utilities Department shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A charge established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following. (12-15-81) B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler Page 9 system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as a one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, be written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5%) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32. WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not less than twelve (12) inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall. The meter shall be readily accessible to the meter reader adn shall not be located in crawl spaces, closets or under stairways. (4-7-88) All meter installations shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds Page 10 standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water systems without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to sue a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. C. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge as set by Council resolution for each day including Sundays and legal holidays, and a fee as set by Council resolution for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. (2-18-86) SECTION 34. TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public utilities Department. SECTION 35. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37. PENALTIES. Page 11 Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as defined by State Law. (1-19-88) SECTION 38. VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. of this of this part or The validity or any section, clause, sentence or provision ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid parts. SECTION 39. ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to the law of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER KEN ORTTEL Acting Mayor ATTEST: PATRICIA K. LINDQUIST City Clerk Page 12 CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA RES. NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PERMITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. AND RESOLUTION NO. 101-81. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: REFERENCE/ ORDINANCE 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES Service/Connection...... Tapping/Main............ Disconnection/Request... HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underground Sprinklers.. Re-inspections (All).... $50.00.....Section 15.00. . . . . 15.00. . . . . 15.00. . . . . 15.00. . . . . 15.00. . . . . 21/22 9 12 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters....... Up to 3" Meters....... Up to 4" Meters....... Up to 6" Meters....... 20.00.....Section 25.00 30.00 35.00 31 2. Violation Penalties Shut/Off - 8:00-5:00..........20.00.Section 10/37 Shut/Off - After above hours..30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 5/8" meter.............. 115.00.....Section 31 2. 1-1/2" meter........... 325.00 3. Special sizes....~...... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection 990.00 2. Non-Residential, Per REC 495.00/unit or $4,950.00/A, whichever is higher SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed quarterly 2. Minimum per quarter 3. Penalty/late payment $5.00 + $0.82/1,000 gallons $7.00 10% SECTION 6. The rates/charges as shown shall be effective January 1, 1989. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 17th day of January, 1989. CITY OF ANDOVER Page 13 ATTEST: VICTORIA VOLK City Clerk Page 14 JAMES E. ELLING Mayor CITY Of ANDOVER COUNTY Of ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R 305-94 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PERMITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3 AND RESOLUTION NO. 101-81. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: REFERENCE SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES ORDINANCE 55 1. Service/Connection..................$50.00......Section 21/22 2. Tapping Main.........................30.00......Section 9 3. Disconnection/Reconnection Requests..20.00......Section 12 4 . HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . 00 . . . . . . See t i on 20 5. Underground Sprinklers...............15.00 6. Re-inspection (all)..................l5.00 SECTION 2. 1. Testing Up to 2" Up to 3" Up to 4" Up to 6" SERVICE CHARGES meters......................cost meters......................cost meters......................cost me t e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co s t plus plus plus plus 15% 15% 15% 15% 2. Violation Penalties Shut-off (7:00 am - 3:30 p.m.).......$20.00 Shut-off (after hours)...............$50.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER CHARGES 1. 5/8" Meter..........................$125.00 2. 3/4" Meter..........................$lS0.00 2. 1" Meter............................$265.00 3. 1-1/2" Meter........................$452.00 4 . 2" Me t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 618 . 00 5. 3 II Me te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7 9 6.00 6. Special Sizes.......................Cost plus 10% handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGES 1. Residential.......................$1,190.00/unit 2. Non-residential, per REC..........$ 595.00/unit or $5,950.00/A., whichever is higher SECTION 5. WATER AREA CHARGES 1. Residential and Commercial........$l,lOO.OO/acre , \ SECTION 6. WATER USAGE RAGES 1. Billed quarterly..................$6.30 + 1.01/1000 gal. 2. Minimum per quarter...............$8.30 3. penalty/Late payment..............10% SECTION 7. The rate charges as shown shall be effective January 1, 1995. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 20th day of December , 1994. Attest: ~ d-u" victnr'~ volk - r;~v rlprk CITY OF ANDOVER J.t M~~~ .E. McKe vey - M or CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNECTIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a pUblic utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of .Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install' any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided in this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Arry charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connection except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBITED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe wi thin twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three ( 3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED SERVICES. If the premises served by water have been abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new buildings are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections installed by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (3/4) inch up to the curb stop box. -2- SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for' the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a corrnnon trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where water mains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of this ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. -3- SECTION 18 - PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unlawful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed/maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYST:EMS. Permi ts shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICATIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. . All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by -4- two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating p~eferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing POlicy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. -5- SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILDING INSPECTOR, PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering,' repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carry on such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of pUblic liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to any one (1) person and sUbject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($:300,000) dollars on account of any one (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicant shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year fOllowing the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. :3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and sUbject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a licensee in violation of any provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December :31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25- TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. -6- SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they shall so note on the water service application. .Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is formd to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amormt of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amormt used previously in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial bormdaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb stop box. SECTION 28 - PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quarterly charges. SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30 - ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City" Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for estinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, SUbject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a cOlIDTIercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be -7- ( permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as a one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unservicable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5%) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. .llll water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. .llll water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve (12) inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. .llll meter installations shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. .llll fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33 - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: -8- A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jOb or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. C. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - T:EMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35.- POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. .Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. .Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. .Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. -9- B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 - ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May , 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER (----~.-- ~ ~ ~.. /\ . ... i ...,.. ~ i <-. .. !' t-, 1;\., '---tn'\" ~. ,'-I'\l I'-\.,~-~" /'\~-=--- ) Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor -10- CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER MAY 5, 1981. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains: Ordinance No. 55 is hereby amended as follows: Section 3- Rates, Fees, Charges. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees and charges for permits or service herein- after referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. The connection charge, the debt reti rement/capi tal depreciation part of the water usage rate, and area special assessment for water trunks shall be adjusted by the ENR Index annually, on January 1 of each year. Section 31 - Water Meters A. A ee~e54t charge established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 15th day of December , 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER ~-4 , ~. It. _/J$ J y Wi ntJc .1, Mayor CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55B AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER MAY 5, 1981. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains: Ordinance No. 55 is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 5. Damage to water system and thawing of frozen water mains and/or services. No unauthori zed person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate valve used in the water system. No person shall make any connection of an electrical welder to the city watermain, appurtenance or service or use an electric welder for the purpose of thawing frozen watermains, appurtenances or services. - . --- Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of April , 1983. CITY OF ANDOVER CITY OF ANiJOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55C AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE, ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF ANDOVER MAY 5, 1981. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS: Ordinance No. 55, known as the Municipal Water System Ordinance adopted May 5, 1981, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time following discontinuance of service (a time period not to exceed ninety (90) days), said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property on which the charges have incurred, and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 2nd day of August , 1983. CITY OF ANDOVER /.A'E'TKST-:-, ~/W' e:.~ 1: ~ J Y w/ndschitl - Mayor st-City Clerk writen notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this All'JllC::+ , 1984. 7+h day of CITY OF ANDOVER ~1A.x~i~ J y W dschit1 - Mayor CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, MAY 5,1981. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS: Ordinance No. 55, known as the Municipal Water System Ordinance, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 10 REPAIRS 9F-bEAKS Delete existing language; revise as follows: 1. Determination of Need for Repairs: Based on the information supplied by the property owner or available to the city, the city will make a determination whether a problem exists in that portion of the service which is the city's responsibility. If the problem appears to exist in the areas for which the city has no responsibility, the private owners will be responsible for correction of the problem. 2. Thawing of Water Services: The city will attempt to thaw water services on request of the resident. If the problem is found within that portion of the service for which the private owner is responsible, the private owner thereafter will be responsible for thawing the service and correction of the problem. 3. Excavation and/or Repair of Water Service: The city will arrange for the investigative digging up and repair of any water service where the problem apparently exists within that area for which the city has responsibility. Unless it is clearly evident, however, that the problem is the responsibility of the city, the excavation and repair will not be made until the property owner requests the city in writing to excavate and/or repair the service and agrees to pay the cost. The owner further agrees to waive public hearing and be special assessed the cost of such excavation and repair if the problem is found to be other than the city's responsibility. The city will make the determination for respon- sibility for cost of investigation and/or repair. The matter of whether the dig up is done by city forces or contracted would depend on the urgency or need of repair and the availability of city forces to do the work. Recovery by the city for faulty construction will depend upon the circumstances and the decision of the city attorney on the likelihood of recovery. 4. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55E AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, ADOPTED THE 5TH DAY OF MAY, 1981, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS: Ordinance No. 55, as amended, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 18 - PRIVATE WELLS B. Add: At such time as municipal water becomes available to existing homes or buildings, a direct connection shall be made to such public system within a period of time as determined by the City Council. If such connection is not made pursuant to this ordinance, a penaltiesahall be levied in an amount set by Council resolution. All other subsections in Section 18 shall remain as written and adopted. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 29th day of May , 1985. CITY OF ANDOVER G.." - - I7iI L /" ~. ./.;2/ ~~y W' schitl - ~ayor CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55F AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS: Ordinance No. 55 is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 33 - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS D. The user shall pay a rental charge e~-~eft-deiia~s-*$ie.eet~e~ day as set by Council resolution for each day including Sundays and legal holidays, and s~x~y-eeftes-*$e.6et a fee as set by Council resolution for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 18th day of February , 19 86 CITY OF ANDOVER ATTEST: /QG Cx^-^,,- . )~(~ Ken Orttel -' c'tlng.. Mayor Johnson - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OFANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55G AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS: Ordinance No. 55 is hereby amended as follows: Section 37 - Penalties: Delete in their entirety Subsections A, Band C of Section 37. Add the following: Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as defined by State Law. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 19th day of January, 19 88. CITY OF ANDOVER ATTEST: ~~YOWin~~hi tf ~",~or ( ~0 i$/ Victoria Volk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55H AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains: Ordinance No. 55 is amended as follows: Section 13 - Service Pipes Connections with the main for domestic supply shall be at least eftfee-qtlaf~ef-+3f4+-ifteft one (1) inch up to the curb stop box. Section 18 - Private Wells D. Delete items 1 through 3 in their entirety. Add: Wells must be abandoned in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Health Water Well Abandonment Code. Section 32 - Water Meter Setting The meter shall be set out not mefe less than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall. The meter shall be readily accessible to the meter reader and shall not be located in crawl spaces, closets or under stairways. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 7th day of April , 19~ CITY OF ANDOVER ATTEST: ~./ (~ .R~../:d/ rryJWindschi'U - Mayor ~J:a Victoria Volk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 551 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains: Ordinance No. 55 is amended as follows: Section 30 - Action to Collect Charges In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable period of time (90 days), fe~~ew~R~-e~seeRt~R~aRee-ef- serY~ee-+a-t~me-~er~ee-Ret-te-e*eeee-R~Rety-+9G+-eays+T the service may be discontinued and said fee shall be certifIea-by the City Clerk and assessed against the property on which the charges have incurred, and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 3rd day of September , 1991. CITY OF ANDOVER Ke ATTEST: ~~ Victorla Vol - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55J AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE. The City Council hereby ordains: Ordinance 55 is amended as follows: Section 7. Deficiency of water, Shutting Off Water and Restrictions on Use. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator or Public works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. restrictions shall a 1 system: and other from see s, C. No erson shall 0 en, close or tam er with an except un er the aut or~zation 0 personnel. D. No ~erson shall waste water deliberately by allowing irrigat~on or sprinkling water to run off onto the street or into the drains. s. be no waterin in the Cit od or even, between the for All other sections of Ordinance 55 shall remain as written and adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 7th day of June ,1994. CITY OF ANDOVER Attest: II { JIfC-)(~ {J.E. Mc e vey - M r L~~ V~ctoria Vo - City Clerk . CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55k AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, REGULATING THE OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains: Ordinance No. 55 is amended as follows: Section 7. Deficiency of Water, Shutting OfnVator and Restrictions on Use. H. Tho Water Department shall shut offwator at tho stroot following tho third violation until su~htimo aG the property O'.\'ll0f agroes to oORlflly with the rostriotioflG. .^.. shut off fee and a turn on fco, as sot by City Cocmeil reGolution, v:ill13o added to tho ponaltioG. Newly sodded or seeded yards will be exempt from the odd-even restriction for a period of two weeks only. Over seeding or spot patching of existing established yards can be watered every day with a hand- controlled hose. NO watering will be allowed between 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm. Other exemptions are: car washing. filling of children's swimming pools. children plaYing in a hose operated sprinkler or water toy. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 19th March . 2002. day of CITY OF ANDOVER Attest: / ~~~~~ ichael R. Gamache - Mayor v~ tJ~ Victoria Volk, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA RES. NO 109-94 A RESOLUTION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION NO. 092-92 IMPOSING WATERING RESTRICTIONS. WHEREAS, certain restrictions for sprinkling have been imposed by the Andover City Council; and WHEREAS, due to dry conditions and high demands on the municipal water supply system, and based upon advice from the Department of Public Works that restrictions are necessary to protect the public safety and insure that adequate supplies of water will be available in the event of fire. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Andover that the following irrigation and sprinkling restrictions shall apply to those persons on the municipal water system: A. No person shall construct, cause to be constructed or operate any device which provides a cross-connection between the municipal water supply and a private well or the sewer system. B. Customers shall maintain taps, faucets, valves and other water facilities so that water waste is eliminated from seeps, dripping faucets, etc. C. No person shall open, close or tamper with any fire hydrant except under the authorization of the Water Department personnel. D. No person shall waste water deliberately by allowing irrigation or sprinkling water to run off onto the street or into the drains. E. Sprinkling will be curtailed from May 1st through August 31st. Even-numbered houses can sprinkle on even-numbered days. Odd-numbered houses can sprinkle on odd-numbered days. F. There will be no watering in the City of Andover (on the city water system), odd or even, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. G. There will be only one written warning for violators of the sprinkling restrictions. The second violation carries a penalty of $25.00 the first day and $50.00 each following day thereafter. H. The Water Department shall shut off water at the street following the third violation until such time as the property owner complies with the restrictions. A $25.00 shut off and $25.00 t\.U:ILgn fee will be added to the penalties. I. Additional curtailment of water usage in dry weather will be by order of the City Administrator. When restricted, no person shall discharge water for the purposes of watering lawns, shrubs, trees, washing cars or hosing down driveways, walks or structures. All unnecessary uses of water are prohibited for the duration of the imposed restriction. If such restriction endangers the life of new lawns, shrubs or trees, the Water Department shall be notified. If justified, limited permission may be granted to deviate from restrictions. J. If more drastic restrictions are necessary, orders may be issued by the City Administrator to take necessary action to protect the water system so that ample water may be available for health, sanitation and fire protection. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 7th day of June , 1994. CITY OF ANDOVER Attest: g. f. ~%~ ~ . E. McKe vey - 0 r Victoria Volk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANORA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R34-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PERMITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection . $35.00 2. Tapping/Main. . ~ ... 15.00. 3. Disconnection/Request . . . 15.00 4 . HVAC. . . . . . . . . . 1 5 . 00 . 5~ Underground Sprinklers. 15.00 6. Re~inspections (All) . . 15.00 . Section 21/22 9 12 20 SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters Up to 3" Meters Up to 4" Meters Up to 6" Meters 20.00 . . . Section 31 25.00 30.00 35.00 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off -8:00 AM-5:00 P.M. Shut/off - After above hours $20.00 Section 10/37 $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 3/4" meter. . 2. 2 II meter.. 3. Speci~l sizes. . . . $ 65.00 . . . Section 31 285.00 . . cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed quarterly 2. Minimum per quarter 3. Penalty/late payment $0.75/1,000 gallons $7.00 10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May , 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER ATTEST~') Y~7<;!/ \, /f;( c\;--: /~ .~, ~,t ' - Patricia je: Lf'nq.q-Uist . ( r. ./:,), ( ~,;-;\ :~~\fl,/ ~en Orttel - Acting Mayor~ / . ~.//. - Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA RES. NO 109-94 A RESOLUTION AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55, THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION NO. 092-92 IMPOSING WATERING RESTRICTIONS. WHEREAS, certain restrictions for sprinkling have been imposed by the Andover City Council; and WHEREAS, due to dry conditions and high demands on the municipal water supply system, and based upon advice from the Department of Public Works that restrictions are necessary to protect the public safety and insure that adequate Supplies of water will be available in the event of fire. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Andover that the following irrigation and sprinkling restrictions shall apply to those persons on the municipal water system: A. No person shall construct, cause to be constructed or operate any device which provides a cross-connection between the municipal water supply and a private well or the sewer system. B. Customers shall maintain taps, faucets, valves and other water facilities so that water waste is eliminated from seeps, dripping faucets, etc. C. No person shall open, close or tamper with any fire hydrant except under the authorization of the Water Department personnel. D. No person shall waste water deliberately by allowing irrigation or sprinkling water to run off onto the street or into the drains. E. Sprinkling will be curtailed from May 1st through August 31st. Even-numbered houses can sprinkle on even-numbered days. Odd-numbered houses can sprinkle on odd-numbered days. F. There will be no watering in the City of Andover (on the city water system), odd or even, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. G. There will be only one written warning for violators of the sprinkling restrictions. The second violation carries a penalty of $25.00 the first day and $50.00 each following day thereafter. H. The Water Department shall shut off water at the street following the third violation until such time as the property owner complies with the restrictions. A $25.00 shut off and $25.00 turn on fee will be added to the penalties. I. Additional curtailment of water usage in dry weather will be by order of the City Administrator. When restricted, no person shall discharge water for the purposes of watering lawns, shrubs, trees, washing cars or hosing down driveways, walks or structures. All unnecessary uses of water are prohibited for the duration of the imposed restriction. If such restriction endangers the life of new lawns, shrubs or trees, the Water Department shall be notified. If justified, limited permission may be granted to deviate from restrictions. J. If more drastic restrictions are necessary, orders may be issued by the City Administrator to take necessary action to protect the water system so that ample water may be available for health, sanitation and fire protection. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 7th day of June , 1994. CITY OF ANDOVER Attest: ;j. t i#-ff~ (/J .E. McRe vey - or Victoria Volk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANORA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R 305-94 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PERMITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3 AND RESOLUTION NO. 101-81. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: REFERENCE SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES ORDINANCE 55 1. Service/Connection..................$50.00......Section 21/22 2. Tapping Main.........................30.00......Section 9 3. Disconnection/Reconnection Requests..20.00......Section 12 4 . HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . 00 . . . . . . S e c t ion 20 5. Underground Sprinklers...............15.00 6. Re-inspection (all)..................15.00 SECTION 2. 1. Testing Up to 2" Up to 3" Up to 4" Up to 6" SERVICE CHARGES meters......................cost me t e r 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co s t me t e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co s t meters..................... .Cost plus plus plus plus 15% 15% 15% 15% 2. Violation Penalties Shut-off (7:00 am - 3:30 p.m.).......$20.00 Shut-off (after hours)...............$50.00 i SECTION 3. WATER METER CHARGES 1. 5/8" Meter..........................$125.00 2. 3/4" Meter..........................$lSO.OO 2. 1" Meter............................$265.00 3. 1-1/2" Meter........................$452.00 4. 2" Meter............................$618.00 5. 3" Meter............................$796.00 6. Special Sizes...................... .Cost plus 10% handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGES 1. Residential.......................$1,190.00/unit 2. Non-residential, per REC..........$ 595.00/unit or $5,950.00/A., whichever is higher SECTION 5. WATER AREA CHARGES 1. Residential and Commercial........$1,100.00/acre SECTION 6. WATER USAGE RAGES 1. Billed quarterly..................$6.30 + 1.01/1000 gal. 2. Minimum per quarter.............. .$8.30 3. Penalty/Late payment..............10% SECTION 7. The rate charges as shown shall be effective January 1, 1995. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 20th day of December , 1994. Attest: 4~ tldL Victor1a Volk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER J~!Mcf{rv(~r i- CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 6E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.GENERALOPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 . WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3. RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5. DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 . SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT. ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 . ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUIIOlny::' are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). . SECTION 13 - SERVICE PI PES. Every service pipe shall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (]) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building i or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All ioints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 . EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where watermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of tlTis ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the publiC water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 . WATER CONNECTION APPLICA- TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, _PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING, All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of publiC liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of an.y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renewal icense. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licensesshall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. e. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refuse~, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause Why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25 - TURNING ON WATER, No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26. WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided_ If non. resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they sha'lI so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27. WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periOds of the year. e. Rates due and payable by each water user loc~ted beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. I n the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES, Any prepayment or overpayment of Charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 . WATER METERS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shaH be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, SUbject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (l) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises. any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adiusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa!(e2" F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with. the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 . WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. Agatevalve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. Theuser shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand 0,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS, An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 . PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 31- PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. e. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinanceshall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the . validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken OrUel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTYOF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER U$EAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance SS SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters. Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters. Up t06" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off'8:00 AM'5:00 P.M. .$20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off.After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 3/4" meter. . . . . $ 65.00. . . . . . Section 31 2. 2" meter. ......285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. . $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter. ........ $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment....................... 10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this5thdayofMay, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken arttel Ken Orttel . Acting Mayor ATTEST: s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk abcdefgh i i kl mnopqrs tuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May22,1981 ..... .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 .. .Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 . Section 31 Pa~e 3 'r CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USeD FOR SAID CONNEC. TlONS, PRESCRI BING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 . WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 . USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5. DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial Obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8. SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shari be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 . TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT. ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10. REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION " . ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllal-n9~ are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PI PES. Every service pipeshall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal"water line pressure. Unions must be three.part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three'quarter (314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 . EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavatio.n shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property. may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, o'r piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 . CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of tl1'is ordinance and subiect to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross.connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a pOint eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possiblei 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 . PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICA. TlONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two . (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box inclUding the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non'residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment pOlicy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD- ING INSPECTOR, 'pUBLIC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber sUbject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City, 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license periOd. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and Subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of an..y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be ,documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effectfrom January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25. TURNING ON WATER.-No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to_ have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects - to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 - PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be .retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges.. . SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30 . ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect. discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal useandasix (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adiusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adiustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa/(e2" F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street sideof the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33 - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30). day periOds as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. C. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user Shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 . POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satiSfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinanceshall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the . t validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and pUblication accord. ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel . Acting Mayor ATTEST: -$- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANQKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) . SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters . Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters. Upt06" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off'8;00 AM-5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off.After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 34/1 meter. . $ 65.00...... Section 31 2. 2" meter. ......285.00 3. Special sizes. ... cost + handling SECT ION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECT ION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. ......... $0.7511,000 gallons 2. Minimum per quarter. .......$7.00 3. Penalty/late payment. ...10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this5thdayofMay, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Ortfel Ken Ortfel Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk abcdefghi i k I m nopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May22,1981 .. .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 .. Section 21/22 9 " 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 .....$ection31 Page 3 .. CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBUC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 6E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be publiShed once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 ~ USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 ~ DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose Of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9. TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 . ABANDONED OR UNUSED SERVICES. If the premises served by water have tbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllalhg~ an:; erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change .the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 ~ DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 ~ SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipeshall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the insideof the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except ioints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one ioint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (:314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC~ TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. e. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Pagel corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adiacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of misordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. e. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 ~ PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLlCA. TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi.monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with thewatermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring" disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD- ING INSPECTOR, ,PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing .or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and SUbject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, altera~ion of a water connection by a license in violation of an.y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cacsewhy such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25 - TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department. Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27. WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. e. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. I n the event a water customer elects' to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 - PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges. SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30 - ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. e. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded_ Such adiustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Page 2. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33- USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day inclUding Sundays and legal holidays, and Sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and subject to the penalties thereof. e. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinanceshall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the va lidity of any other part of this ordinance which can .II be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 - ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and pUblication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -so Ken Orttel Ken OrUel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31.81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN. DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION l. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re-inspections (All) . SECT ION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Upt02" Meters. Upto3" Meters. Up f04" Meters. Upt06" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shufloff-8:00 AM.5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off-After above hours. . $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 3/4"meter. ......$ 65.00. ..Section31 2. 2" meter. _ . . . . 285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. . . $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter. . $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment.. ..10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Ortfel. Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist- Clerk abcdefgh i i kl mnopq rstuvwx yz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 22, 1981 .... .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 .... .Section 31 .$600.00 Paf(e3 CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA {" STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE fAN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA. TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 8E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.GENERALOPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. I n case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROMONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10. REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllOlhy~ an" ereCTed on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 . DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop bOx. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the insideof the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tUbing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (3/4) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water .pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. I n all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers tothe density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems_ SECTION 16 . USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvenT this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where watermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Pagel corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adiacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of tttis ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross.connection. of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the pUblic water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICA- TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box inclUding the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previOUSly installed. The Charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such in!3,t<}ollation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water :"System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolutio~ the charges to be made for non. residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment pOlicy and Public Improvement Financing policy. SECTION 23. LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right.of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, .PUBlIC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subiect to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone 0) person'and Subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in theamount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shalt be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of any provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25. TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 . WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periOdS of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user loc~ted beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects' to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adiustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa/(e2 F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 . WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street sideof the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual iob or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. C. The user shall relinquiSh the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, SUbject to the time periodS, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty.One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 3S - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37. PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and prOViding a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and subject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinanceshall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.cB. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SEkTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publ ication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. - Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981- CITY OF ANDOVER -s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER. MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re-inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up t02" Meters. Up to 3" Meters . Up to 4" Meters . Up to 6" Meters . 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off-8:00 AM-5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off-After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. J/4" meter . .........$ 65.00......Section31 2. 2" meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285.00 3. Special sizes. . . . . cost + handl ing SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. ............. $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter...................... .$7.00 3. Penalty/late payment....................... 10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of AndOVer this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Orttel . Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist. Clerk abcdefghi i k I m nopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 22, 1981 ... .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 . . .Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 . $600.00 Page 3 ~ .. CITY OF ANDOVeR COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE useD FOR SAID CONNEC. TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 6E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTeD BY THE CITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a pUblic utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. I n case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8-SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10. REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllatn9~ an~ erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the eXisting water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13. SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except ioints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All ioints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three.quarter (3,4) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaSkets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adiacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16. USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 . CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where watermains of the City are in any street or alley adiacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adiacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of tltis ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the publiC water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the pUblic water system. SECTION 21 . WATER CONNECTION APPLlCA. TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be SUbject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. e. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23. LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of publiC liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and SUbject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, altera~ion of a water connection by a license in violation of any provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewabJe annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. e. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 2S - TURNING ON WATER, No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 . WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. sha'1I so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27. WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. e. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. J n the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES, Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be .retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar. terly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon. nect, take apart. or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, SUbject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Page 2 F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valveshall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33- USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jOb or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periOdS as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit. less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons Of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. e. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38. VALIDITY, A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the . validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 . ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -$- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-Bl A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance SS SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection.. 2. Tapping/Main.. 3. Disconnection/Request.. 4. HVAC.. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters . Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters . Upto6"Meters .. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off'8:00 AM'5;00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off.After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 34" meter. . $ 65.00. . . . Section 31 2. 2" meter. . . . 285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential eqUivalent connection. ... $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. BilledQuarterly.. ..$0.75/l,OOOgallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter. . $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment. .....10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Orttel Acting Mayor ATTEST: s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk a bcdefgh i i kl mnopqrs tuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 22, 1981 . $35.00. 15.00. . 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 . Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 Page 3 '" CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE . AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRiBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3. RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. I n case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. lnaddition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building sha'l be suppl ied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart. ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. Itshall be the responSibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllal-ny~ are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as toallow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three, part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (3/.) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell ioint clamps with rubber gaSkets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the jOints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers tothe density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of tl1is ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is deSigned or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 . PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 . WATER CONNECTION APPLICA- TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for'the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the watermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non. residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment pOlicy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23. LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of.way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adiusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 . SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10l days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shalf not be less than one hundred thousand {$100,000l dollars for injuries including accidental death toany one (1) person'and subiect to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,OQO) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shaH be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, altera~ion of a water connection by a license in violation of an-y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effectfrom January 1 to December 31 of the same year. e. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 2S. TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department. Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 . WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previOUSly in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects. to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar. terly charges.. . SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service Charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (l0 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 . WATER METERS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (l) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. e. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adiusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa!:e2 F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (l2) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. Agatevalve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (l) inch or less in size. SECTION 33- USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jobor contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental Charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, SUbject to the time periOdS, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 . PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the . . validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord. ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -5. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31.81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECT ION l. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC.. 5. underground Sprinklers.. 6. Re.inspections (All) . SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters. Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters. Up to 6" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off-8:00 AM'5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off. After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. J/,j"meter. .$ 65.00. ...Section31 2.2" meter. ......285.00 3. Special sizes. . cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection.............. $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. . $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter. ..... $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment. ........10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Orttel Acting Mayor ATTEST: s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist. Clerk abcdefgh i i kl m nopqrsfuvwxy z Published in Anoka Co. Union May22,1981 ..... .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 . . Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 . Section 31 Pa!(e3 ~ t...- CITY OF ANDOVER cau NTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA. TlON OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. I3E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITV OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a pUblic utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 . USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. I n case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 . SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllalh9~ art:: erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 . DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at leas.t one (l) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tUbing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tUbing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All ioints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three.quarter (314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 . EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (0) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials Shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of tl1'is ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct. reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building I nspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are con,nected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the publiC water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICA- TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) -inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis_ SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of water main and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right.of.way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, _PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries inclUding accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in theamount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance pOlicies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shatl hold said bond for one (1) year following the license periOd. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of arw provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the city Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any I icense issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25 - TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVJCE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. sha-lI so note on the water service appl ication. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 . WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user loc~ted beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects. to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar. terly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public .Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters inclUding installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, SUbject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingiy and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa/(e2. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 . WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street sideof the meter. Agatevalve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual iOb or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periOdS as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. C. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS, An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty.One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 . POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37. PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38. VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the " validity of any of her part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 . ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord. ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -$- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Upto2" Meters. Up to 3" Meters.. Upt04" Meters. Up t06" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off-8:00 AM-5:00 P.M. . $20.00. . Section 10/37 Shut/off-After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 34" meter. ...... $ 65.00. .... Section 31 2. 2" meter. . . . . . 285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECT ION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. ... $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimump'erquarter. ...........$7.00 3. Penalty/late payment.. ..10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk abcdefgh i i kl mnopqrs tuvwxyz PubliShed in Anoka Co. Union May22,1981 .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 . . .Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 . . . . . Section 31 Pa!(e3 1Iw' CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 13E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 . SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by. permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED .SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllalng~ arc erecTed on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 . DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipeshall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City BUilding Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC. TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaSkets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where watermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of tI1'is ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality_ SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time, Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B_ All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICA- TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with thewatermain to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, .... the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water system Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stoPPed because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment POlicy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23. LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, _PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPART. MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shalf remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and sUbject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of an.y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licensesshall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25. TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non. resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. sha'lf so note on the water service application. Any Change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periOdS of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects' to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges. SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30 - ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by paSSing through a meter supplied or approved by the City_ No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters inclUding installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in additiOn to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. e. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adiustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water COnsumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adiustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pal{e2. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 . WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. Agatevalve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (l) inch or less in size. SECTION 33- USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jobor contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hYdrant and none other. B. The user shall makean advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day inclUding Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, SUbject to the time periOdS, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be puniShed under State Law and subject to the penalties thereof. e. Any perSOn violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38. VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the "..' validity of any other partof this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord. ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken Orttel Ken OrUel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters . Up to 3" Meters . Up to 4" Meters . Up to 6" Meters . 2. Violation Penalties Shutloff-8:00 AM.5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off. After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 34" meter. . . $ 65.00. . . . . . Section 31 2.2" meler. ..............285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly. ..... .$0.75/1,000gallons 2. Minimum p'er quarter. ........ $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment. ......10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Orttel Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk a bcdefgh i i kl mnopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 22,1981 ... .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 .... . Section 31 .$600.00 Page 3 ." , CITY OF ANDOVER COU NTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USeD FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 6E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTeD BY THE CITV COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l-GENERALOPERATION. TheCifyof Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 . WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 . USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5. DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6. DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by Shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 . SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9. TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT. ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10. REPAIR OF LEAKS. Itshall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 . ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUIla"i"ng~ arc erecfed on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 . DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13. SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as toallow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if nottaken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All ioints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (3/.4) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 . EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. 8. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight ioints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 . USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 . CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermainsof the City are in any street or alley adjacent, to or outside the Page 1 corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adiacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the 3pplicable provisions of misordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The casing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 . PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. SECTION 21 . WATER CONNECTION APPLlCA. TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk.. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by tw.o (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box inclUding the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the water main, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, .. the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the C05t50f the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolutio~ the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 . SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD- ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand (S100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person"and sUbject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand (SSO,OOO) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements Of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subiect to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of an.y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licensesshall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 2S - TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects - to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum charge shall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 - PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of Charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges. SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30 - ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon. nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters inclUding installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment .shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. e. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa~e 2 F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shari be brought through the floor or 'bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33 - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jOb or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periOdS as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. Theuser shall makean advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and Sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subiect to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 3S - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and subject to the penalties thereof. e. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the . validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 . ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord. ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981- CITY OF ANDOVER .s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: os. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO.R31'81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER. MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN. DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Referencel Ordinance 5S SECTION l. WATER PERMIT FEES ,. Service/Connection. 2. Tapping/Main. 3. Disconnection/Request. 4. HVAC. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 6. Re.inspections (All) SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Upt02" Meters. Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters. Up to 6" Meters . 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off-8:00 AM'5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off.After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 3;"" meter................ $ 65.00...... Section 31 2. 2" meter. ................285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly............... $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum per quarter. ..................... .$7.00 3. Penalty/latepayment................. ..... .10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s. Ken Orttel Ken Orttel' Acting Mayor ATTEST: s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk abcdefghi i k I m nopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 22,1981 .. .$35.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00. 15.00 15.00 . . .Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 Pa/(e3 ...." CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. S5 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE t" AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. I3E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.GENERALOPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be publiShed once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shaH be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 . TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart- ment. shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twenty-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 . ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have I been abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllalny~ art: erected an the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City Building Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three'quarter (3~) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 . EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUe. TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaSkets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the ioints on cast iron water pipe. I n all cases, precautions shaH be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes Shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adiacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 - CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermainsof the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Pagel corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable provisions of tttis ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful. to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available 10 the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a pOint eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as possible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the pUblic water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLlCA. TlONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, \ the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring "" ctisturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of water main and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment Policy and Public Improvement Financing Policy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-Of-way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD- ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber sUbject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries including accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,OOO) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance pOlicies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond.. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of an.y provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any license issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25. TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department. Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non. resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, thev. shall so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City sha'll be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be .retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar- terly charges.. . SECTION 29- PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 . WATER METERS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon. nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Pa~e2' F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The metershall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the house side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none other. B. The user shall makean advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. e. The user shall relinquish the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day including Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section Thirty.One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36 - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the periOd of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be puniShed under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any Of the proviSions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the jalidity of any other partof this ordinance which can -...- be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 . ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and \. after its. passage, approval and pUblication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31-81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER. MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN. DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: Reference/ Ordinance 55 SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection........ $35.00 . 2. Tapping/Main. 15.00. 3. Disconnection/Request. 15.00. 4. HV AC . 15.00. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 15.00 6. Re.inspections (All) 15.00 SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters . Up to 3" Meters . Up to 4" Meters. Up to 6" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off'8:00 AM-5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off-After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. 3/4" meter................ $ 65.00...... Section 31 2. 2" meter................. .285.00 3. Specialsizes.....cost+ handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly............... $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum p.erquarter...................... .$7.00 3. PenaltY/late payment....................... 10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER .s- Ken Orttel Ken Orttel' Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist. CJerk abcdefgh i i kl mnopqrstuvwxyz Published in Anoka Co. Union Mayn, 1981 . . Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 Page3 " '. CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC- TIONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 13E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a publiC utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3 - RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person Shall install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any Charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial Obligations imposed on the present or former owner or occupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an application for service. SECTION 7 - DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by Shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. In case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one hOUSing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT- ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Uti/lties Depart- ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring in his service pipe within twentY-four (24) hours after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the serviceshall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUIJal-ng~ an:. ereCTed on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or Change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 - SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipe shall be laid so as to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement. The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hYdrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tUbing shall be used up to and including two (2) inch services. All underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tUbing shall be kept toa minimum, with not more than one joint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All joints and connections shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City BUilding Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three. part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (314) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC- TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (10) feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight joints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaSkets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shall apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 - OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other Source of water supply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 - USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 . CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Wherewatermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Pagel corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties 'adjacent or accessible to such water mains to make proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the .:applicable provisions of tttis ordinance and subject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to prOVide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross.connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank Shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as close to the floor level as pOSSible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sealed. SECTION 19 . USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City BUilding Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the pUblic water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLICA_ TIONS. All applications for service installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk, All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City theamountof fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be SUbject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22 - CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional Charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment POlicy and Public Improvement Financing POlicy. SECTION 23 . LOCATION OF CURB STOp BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of.way line at a lOcation best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical position when baCkfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly supported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 . SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD. ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART. MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to house Supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber Subject to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department, A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to carryon such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk pOlicies of publiC liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall not be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries inClUding accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in theamount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No Work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City, 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and reqUirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and Subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of any provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said I icense may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licensesshall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. C. Before any I icense issued under the provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why such license should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 2S - TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26. WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non-resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. sha-IJ so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 . WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commenCing March 31, 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previOUSly in comparable periods of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects - to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 . PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of charges may be retained by the City and applied on subsequent quar. terly charges. SECTION 29. PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by paSSing through a meter supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Publ ic Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon- nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof, or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installations and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, Subject to the fOllowing: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (l) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the building. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act, neglect (inclUding damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer_ D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depositing the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3). In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water consumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the testing deposit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing periOd from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Paj:(e2 F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It Shall be the responsibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building change. SECTION 32 . WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the following rules: A. The service pipe from the water main to the meter, when the same enters the bUilding, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is .from twelve < 12) inches to twenty-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter Shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City Building Inspector. All meter installation Shall have a gate valve on the street sideof the meter. A gatevalveshall also be installed on the hOuse side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the hOuse side of the meter. A meter yoke Shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguishment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hYdrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first Obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows; A. A permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual iObor contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City Shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hYdrant and shall be for the use of that hYdrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to COver breakage and damage to hYdrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable Charges for use. C. The user shall relinquish the use of the hYdrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day inClUding Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand 0,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 . TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant, SUbject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section ThirtY-One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the apprOval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 3S - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall assume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37. PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be viOlating any prOviSion of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and prOViding a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and SUbject to the penalties thereof. C. Any person viOlating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38. VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the " .,' validity of any other partot this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -5- Ken OrUel Ken Orttel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -5- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31.81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER- MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN- DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION l. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection........ $35.00. 2. Tapping/Main. 15.00. 3. Disconnection/Request. 15.00. 4. HV AC . 15.00. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 15.00 6. Re-inspections (All) 15.00 SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters . Up to 3" Meters. Upto4" Meters Up to 6" Meters . 2. Violation Penalties Shutloff'8:00 AM-5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off. After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1.3;4" meter. ............ ...$ 65.00..... . Section 31 2.2" meter... ........... ....285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly............... $0.7511,000 gallons 2. Minimum per quarter..... ................ ..$7.00 3. Penalty/late payment....................... 10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this5thdayofMay, 1981 CITY OF ANDOVER s. Ken Orttel Ken OrtteJ Acting Mayor ATTEST: S. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. lindquist. Clerk abcdefgh i i k I m nopqrstuvwx yz Published in Anoka Co. Union May 72,1981 Referencel Ordinance ss . . Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 Pa/(e3 CITY OF ANDOVER COU NTY OF ANOKA STATE Of MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 55 MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OPERA- TION OF THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, REQUIRING CERTAIN CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO THE PUBLIC WATER- SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR, AND SUPERVISION OF, ALL CONNEC. TlONS TO THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM PRESCRIBING CERTAIN MATERIALS AND METHODS TO BE USED FOR SAID CONNEC- TIONS, PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE, AND PRESCRIBING FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAME IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER, COUNTY OF ANOKA, STATE OF MINNESOTA. 8E IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 - GENERAL OPERATION. The City of Andover (hereinafter called the City) does hereby make provision for the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) to be operated as a public utility. SECTION 2 - WATER UNIT. A water unit (hereinafter called unit) shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000 gallons per year. SECTION 3. RATES, FEES, CHARGES. The City Council shall adopt by resolution a schedule of all water rates, fees, and charges for permits or service hereinafter referenced in this ordinance. Such resolution will be published once in the Official Newspaper of the City of Andover. This resolution may be amended from time to time if operating costs indicate a need. SECTION 4 - USE. No person shall, install any water service or use any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided by this ordinance. SECTION 5 - DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM. No unauthorized person shall remove or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or partially fill any excavation or move any gate used in the water system. SECTION 6 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE. Water service may be shut off at any connection whenever: A. The Owner or Occupant of the premises served, or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which are connected with the water system has viOlated, or threatens to viOlate, any of the provisions of this ordinance. B. Any charge for water, service, meter, or any other financial Obligations imposed on the present or former owner or OCcupant served is unpaid. C. Fraud or misrepresentation by the Owner or Occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an appl ication for service. SECTION 7 . DEFICIENCY OF WATER, SHUTTING OFF WATER AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE. The City shall not be liable for any defiCiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned by shutting the water off for the purpOse of making repairs or connections or from any other cause whatsoever. I n case of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new Works, water may be shut off at any time and kept off as long as necessary. In addition, the City Council, City Administrator, or Public Works Director shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the City water system in emergency situations. SECTION 8 - SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE. No more than one housing unit or building shall be supplied from one service connecion except by permission of City Council. Each unit served shall have a separate water meter. SECTION 9 - TAPPING OF MAINS PROHIBIT. ED. No person, except persons authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Depart. ment, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein. SECTION 10 - REPAIR OF LEAKS. It shall be the responsibility of the consumer or owner to maintain the service pipe from the curb stop box into the hOuse or building. In case of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak oCCurring in his service pipe within twentY-four (24) hOurs after verbal or written notice thereof, the water may be turned off by the City and shall not be turned on until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to Section Three (3) has been paid to the City. SECTION 11 - ABANDONED OR UNUSED 'SERVICES. If the premises served by water have lbeen abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one (1) year, then the service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the City and the water meter will be removed. When new bUllalhg~ arc ereCTed on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be . made until all the old service has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections instal- led by the City at the owner's expense. SECTION 12 - DISCONNECTION CHARGES. A permit must be obtained to disconnect from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). SECTION 13 . SERVICE PIPES. Every service pipeshall be laid soas to allow at least one (1) foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by settlement_ The service pipe must be placed no less than seven (7) feet below the ground and in such a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop box to the inside of the building; or if not taken into the building then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and including fwo (2) inch services. All underground jOints are to be mechanical, except ioints under floors shall be silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the City Building Inspector. Joints of copper tubing shall be kept to a minimum, with not more than one jOint used for service for each seventy (70) feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three piece unions only. All ioints and connections Shall be left uncovered until inspected by the City BUilding Inspector and tested at normal water line pressure. Unions must be three-part type. All services over two (2) inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic supply shall be at least three-quarter (3f4) inch up to the curb stop box. SECTION 14 - EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUC_ TION REQUIREMENTS. A. No excavation Shall be made until a permit for the connection has been issued by the City. B. No water service pipe or water connection shall be installed in the same trench, or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code as adopted by the City of Andover and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. C. Where it is desired to lay the water service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate trenches less than ten (TO) feet aparL the water service pipe shall be above the sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one (1) foot above the sewer and on a. solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the Minnesota Department of Health regulations with tested watertight jOints. The water service pipe shall be watertight and corrosion resistant. Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected ioints is acceptable for this construction. Cast iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Association Specifications for such pipe. Bell joint clamps with rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints on cast iron water pipe. In all cases, precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall be backfilled with compacted earth. D. In case the installation is on a surfaced street, the following shaH apply: All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in twelve (12) inch layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Standards. Complete surface restoration shall be made. SECTION 15 . OTHER WATER SUPPLY. No water pipe of the water system shall be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any other source of water SUPply except to service municipal systems. SECTION 16 . USE CONFINED TO PREMISES. No person shall permit water from the water system to be used for any purpOSe to circumvent this ordinance. SECTION 17 . CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES. Where watermains of the City are in any street or alley adjacent to or outside the Pagel corporate limits of the City, the City Council may issue permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to such water mains to mak.e proper water service pipe connections with such water mains of the City and to be supplied with water in conformity with the .3pplicable provisions of tltis ordinance and SUbject to any contract for the supply of water between the City and any other municipality. SECTION 18 PRIVATE WELLS. A. Except where municipal water is not available, it shall be unawlful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system which is deSigned or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private Wells, to provide water for other than human consumption, may be constructed-maintained and continued in use after connection is made to the water system, provided there is no means of cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any time. Hose bibbs that will enable the cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the well system supply. Where both private and City systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both systems. B. All new homes or buildings shall connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the property. C. Where new homes or buildings do not have water available to the property, the City Council Shall determine whether and under what conditions the municipal water systems will be extended to serve the property. D. If the well is not to be used after the time a municipal water connection is made: 1. The well pump and tank shall be disconnected from all internal piping; 2. The caSing shall be filled with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight (8) feet from the top; 3. The remaining eight (8) feet shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well caSing cut off as close to the floor level as pOSSible; 4. Within thirty (30) days after the municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City Building Inspector that the well has been sea led. .SECTlON 19 - USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING. All air conditioning systems which are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be equipped with water conserving and water regUlating devices as approved by the City Engineer or City Building Inspector. SECTION 20 - PERMITS REQUIRED FOR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. Permits shall be required for the installation of all air conditioning systems to the pUblic water system. SECTION 21 - WATER CONNECTION APPLlCA. TlONS. All applications for service instal/ations and for water service Shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state the size and location of Service connection required; the applicant shall, at the time of making application, pay to the City the amount of fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connection as hereinafter provided. Applications for Services larger than one (1) inch shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans, or sketches, indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on building demand. The size of the water service connections and meter shall be Subject to approval of the City Engineer. Water billing shall start at the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not installed, seven (7) days after completion of outside piping, and shall be calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis. SECTION 22. CONNECTION CHARGES. A. A permit must be obtained to connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant to Section Three (3). The City shall install or have installed all service connections from the watermain to the curb stop box including the stop box. Payment for service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based upon 1.5 times the estimate of costs provided by the City Engineer. Any excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant. B. Additional Charges shall be paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously installed. The charge shall include the tapping of the watermain, corporation cocks, the installation of a service line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas and all other costs related to such installation. C. There shall be a connection charge pursuant to Section Three (3) levied by the City to contribute to the payment of the costs of the Andover Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the charges to be made for non-residential installations. D. When water services have been stopped because of a violation of this ordinance, the City shall collect a fee before service is recommenced. If a person desires to connect to the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of watermain and lateral construction, then before a permit is granted, the City shall collect an amount from the applicant that is determined by City Assessment POlicy and Public Improvement Financing POlicy. SECTION 23 - LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX. Curb stop boxes will be installed on the right-of.way line at a location best suitable to the property and shall be left in a vertical Position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop bOxes will be installed at an approximate depth of seven (7) feet below the finished ground elevation and the top of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground elevation. Curb stop boxes must be firmly SUpported by a masonry block. No person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would obstruct the use of the curb stop box or cause damage to same. SECTION 24 - SUPERVISION BY CITY BUILD_ ING INSPECTOR, .PUBLlC UTILITIES DEPART- MENT AND LICENSING. All piping connections from the curb stop box to hOuse supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a licensed plumber sUbiect to inspection by the City Building Inspector. The piping connection made to the curb stop box on the hOuse side shall be inspected by the Public Utilities Department. The water meter installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the Public Utilities Department. A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing municipal water connections within the City without first obtaining a license to !=arry on Such occupation from the City. 1. Applicant shall file with the City Clerk Policies of public liability and property damage insurance which shall remain in force and effect during the entire term of said license and which shall contain a provision that they shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days written notice to the City. Public liability insurance shall I"\ot be less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars for injuries inClUding accidental death to anyone (1) person'and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount of not less than three hundred thousand ($300,000) dollars on account of anyone (1) accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for each accident and not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars aggregated. No work shall be done under this license until said insurance policies have been filed and approved by the City. 2. The applicand shall file with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance of work with this ordinance. Said bond shall be in the amount of two thousand ($2,000) dollars. The City shall hold said bond for one (1) year fOllOWing the license period. Failure to COmply with provisions and requirements of this ordinance shall result in forfeiture of the bond. 3. Applications for licenses shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the City. 4. Any installation, construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of alW provision of this ordinance or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct such defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a license. Said license may be revoked or refused for renewal by the City at any time for cause which shall be documented in writing. B. All licenses required in this section shall be renewable annually. Applications for Such license shall be made annually on a form furnished by the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. e. Before any license issued under the prOVisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why Such license Should not be revoked or refused. Notice of the time, place and purpose of Such hearing shall be in writing. SECTION 25 - TURNING ON WATER. No person, except an authorized Public Utilities Department Employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box. SECTION 26 - WATER SERVICE BILLING AND NOTICE ADDRESSES. All bills and notices shall be mailed or delivered to the address where service is provided. If non.resident owners or agents desire personal notice sent to a different address, they. shaH so note on the water service application. Any change or error in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk. SECTION 27 - WATER RATES. A. The rate due and payable by each user within the City for water taken from the water system commencing March 31. 1981, shall be established pursuant to Section Three (3). B. In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periOds of the year. C. Rates due and payable by each water user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City Shall be determined by special contract. D. The minimum rates established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall begin to accrue after connection of the service pipe with the curb stop box. E. A meter Shall be installed on the street valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether inside piping is connected. F. In the event a water customer elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum chargeshall continue until such date as service is disconnected at the curb box. SECTION 28 - PAYMENT OF CHARGES. Any prepayment or overpayment of Charges may be retained by the City and applied on Subsequent quar. terly charges. SECTION 29 - PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT. If a quarterly service Charge is not paid when due, then a penalty of ten percent (10 percent) shall be added thereto. SECTION 30. ACTION TO COLLECT CHARGES. In the event a user fails to pay his water user fee within a reasonable time as determined by the City, said fee shall be certified by the City Clerk and assessed against the property connected to the water system and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection. SECTION 31 - WATER METERS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless otherwise authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom, unless the same be metered by paSSing through a meter Supplied or approved by the City. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall connect, discon. nect, take apart, or in any manner change, or cause to be changed, or interfere with any such meter or the action thereof. or break any meter or valve seal. A. A deposit established pursuant to Section Three (3) shall be paid by customers to the City for water meters including installafions and check valves and payment for the same shall be made at the time of water service application. This payment shall be made only once, subject to the fOllOWing: B. Where a consumer has need for a larger line in addition to his domestic line, as in the case of a commercial consumer who needs a one (1) inch line for normal use and a six (6) inch or eight (8) inch line for a fire sprinkler system, he will be permitted to run one (1) line into the premises and Y off into two (2) lines at the bUilding. When this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a check valve as well as one (1) inch detection meter shall be put on the large line. C. The City shall maintain and repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear and shall replace them if necessary. When replacement. repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the act. neglect (inClUding damage from freezing or hot water backup) or carelessness of the owner or occupant of the premises, any expense can cause the City thereby shall be charged against and collected from the water consumer. D. A consumer may, by written request, have his meter tested by depOSiting the amount established pursuant to Section Three (3), In case a test should show an error of over five percent (5 percent) of the water conSumed, a correctly registering meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted aCCOrdingly and the testing depOSit refunded. Such adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of the written request. E. All water meters and remote readers shall be and remain the property of the City. Paj:(e2. F. Authorized City employees shall have free access at reaSonable hOurs of the day to all parts of every building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and inspections. G. It shall be the responSibility of the consumer to notify the City to request a final reading at the time of customer's building Change. SECTION 32 - WATER METER SETTING. All water meters hereafter installed shall be in accordance with the fOllOWing rules: A. The service pipe frOm the water main to the meter, when the same enters the building, shall be brought through the floor or bottom course of concrete block or foundation where depth permits. B. The meter shall be located so that the bottom is from twelve (12) inches to twentY-four (24) inches above the finished floor line. The meter shall be set out not more than twelve inches measured horizontally from the inside line of the basement Wall, unless an alternate method is approved by the City BUilding Inspector. All meter installation shall have a gate valve on the street side of the meter. A gate valve shall also be installed on the hOuse side of the meter. All fittings and pipe shall be red brass or bronze. Gate valves shall be brass 125 pounds standard. Ball valves may be used in lieu of gate valves on the house side of the meter. A meter Yoke shall be required on water meters one (1) inch or less in size. SECTION 33 - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS. Except for extinguiShment of fires, no person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities Department shall operate fire hYdrants or interfere in any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the City as follows: A. A permit to Use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual jOb or contract and for a minimum of thirty (30) days and for such additional thirty (30) day periods as the City shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hYdrant and none other. B. The user shall make an advance cash deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to caver breakage and damage to hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable Charges for use. e. The user shall relinquiSh the use of the hydrant to authorized City employees in emergency situations. D. The user shall pay a rental charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day inClUding Sundays and legal holidays, and sixty cents ($0.60) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used. SECTION 34 - TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO FIRE HYDRANTS. An Owner of a private water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hYdrant, subiect to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in Section ThirtY.One (31) above. In addition, the method of connection to the private system shall conform to all eXisting requirements of the City ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Utilities Department. SECTION 35 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS. The Building Official, Public Utilities Department employees and other duly authorized employees of the City, upon proper identification, Shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections, observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 36. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. The Public Works Director shall aSSume and discharge the responsibilities imposed by this ordinance, along with such other duties as may be required or assigned to him. SECTION 37 - PENALTIES. A. Any person found to be violating any prOviSion of this ordinance shall be served written notice stating the nature of the violation and prOViding a reaSonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in Such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time provided for in the written notice shall be punished under State Law and subiect to the penalties thereof. C. Any person violating any of the prOViSions of this ordinance shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation. SECTION 38 - VALIDITY. A. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in confHct with this ordinance are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity or any section, clause, sentence or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validityof any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 39 -ORDINANCE IN FORCE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its. passage, approval and publication accord- ing to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Adopted by the Andover City Council this 5th day of May, 1981. CITY OF ANDOVER -s- Ken Orttel Ken OrUel - Acting Mayor ATTEST: -s- Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist, City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA NO. R31.81 A RESOLUTION SETTING RATES FOR PER MITS, CONNECTION FEES, SERVICES, AND WATER USEAGE PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 55, SECTION 3. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AN. DOVER HEREBY RESOLVES: SECTION 1. WATER PERMIT FEES 1. Service/Connection........ $35.00. 2. Tapping/Main. 15.00. 3. Disconnection/Request. 15.00. 4. HVAC. 15.00. 5. Underground Sprinklers. 15.00 6. Re.inspections (All) 15.00 SECTION 2. SERVICE CHARGES 1. Testing Up to 2" Meters. Up to 3" Meters. Up to 4" Meters. Up t06" Meters. 2. Violation Penalties Shut/off.8:00AM.5:00 P.M. . $20.00... Section 10/37 Shut/off. After above hours.. $30.00 SECTION 3. WATER METER DEPOSITS 1. J;"" meter................ $ 65.00...... Section 31 2. 2" meter................. .285.00 3. Special sizes..... cost + handling SECTION 4. UNIT CONNECTION CHARGE 1. Per residential equivalent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600.00 SECTION 5. WATER USEAGE RATES 1. Billed Quarterly............... $0.75/1,000 gallons 2. Minimum per quarter....................... $7.00 3. Penalty/late payment. .....................10% Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 5th day of May, 1981 C I TV OF AN DOVE R .s- Ken Orttel Ken Orffel. Acting Mayor ATTEST: .s. Patricia K. Lindquist Patricia K. Lindquist Clerk a bcdefgh i i kl mnopqrstuvwxyZ Published in Anoka Co. Union MaY22,1981 Reference/ Ordinance 55 . . .Section 21/22 9 12 20 20.00. 25.00 30.00 35.00 ..... Section 31 Page 3