Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM cause the same to be made and the costs and expenses thereof assessed against the serviced property. 90.04 ABANDONED CONNECTIONS. When an existing water service is abandoned or a service is renewed with a new tap in the main, all abandoned connections with the mains shall be turned off at the corporation stop and made absolutely watertight. 90.05 PERMIT. Before any person makes a connection with the public water system, a written permit must be obtained from the City. The application for the permit shall include a legal description of the property, the name of the property owner, the name and address of the person who will do the work, and the general uses of the water. If the proposed work meets all the requirements of this Code and if all fees required under this chapter have been paid, the permit shall be issued. Work under any permit must be completed within 60 days after the permit is issued, except that when such time period is inequitable or unfair due to conditions beyond the control of the person making the application, an extension of time within which to complete the work may be granted. The permit may be revoked at any time for any violation of the Code. 90.06 PERMIT FEE. Before any permit is issued, the person who makes the application shall pay $250.00 to the Clerk. 90.07 COMPLIANCE WITH PLUMBING CODE. The installation of any water service pipe and any connection with the water system shall comply with all pertinent and applicable provisions, whether regulatory, procedural, or enforcement provisions, of the current edition of the State Plumbing Code adopted by the City in Chapter 155 and the current edition of SUDAS adopted by the City in Chapter 158 90.08 PLUMBER REQUIRED. All installations of water service pipes and connections to the water system shall be made by a State-licensed plumber. 90.09 EXCAVATIONS. All trench work, excavation, and backfilling required in making a connection shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of the State Plumbing Code and the provisions of Chapter 135. 90.10 TAPPING MAINS. All taps into water mains shall be made by or under the direct supervision of the Superintendent and in accordance with the following: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 372.13(4)) 1. SUDAS. The tapping of mains shall comply with the current edition of SUDAS adopted by the City in Chapter 158. 2. Location Record. An accurate and dimensional sketch showing the exact location of the tap shall be filed with the Superintendent in such a form as the Superintendent shall require. 90.11 INSTALLATION OF WATER SERVICE PIPE. Water service pipes from the main to the meter setting comply with the current edition of SUDAS adopted by the City in Chapter 158. The pipe must be laid sufficiently waving and to such depth as to prevent rupture from settlement or freezing. 90.12 RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SERVICE PIPE. All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection, and maintenance of the water service pipe from the CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 728 -