§ 90.03 Mandatory Connections

The text in force today, and every version since 2010.

Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.

90.03 MANDATORY CONNECTIONS

All residences and business establishments within the City limits, intended or used for human habitation, occupancy or use shall be connected to the public water system, if a City water main abuts the property line by either right-of-way or easement. In case the owners of the property shall fail to make the connections required in the manner and within the time fixed by the City Council, the City Council may cause the same to be made and the costs and expenses thereof assessed against the serviced property.

Ord. 2015-368, adopted March 11, 2015; in effect on publication (March 13, 2015) · source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 90.03, p. 189), apart from minor wording.

In the 2026 draft (a comparison with a draft, not adopted): § 90.03 — wording changed, minor wording · compare

History

From	To	Source	How	Document
Aug 11, 2010	Mar 13, 2015	2010 Code	base text not available	p. 1
Mar 13, 2015	today	Ord. 2015-368	section replaced · text	p. 1

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