Clovis Municipal Code Art. 3 Meters, Main Connections, and Laterals

All connections to water mains for water service shall be made by the City except in cases where a permit is issued by the City Engineer specifically allowing such connections to be made by a subdivider or owner. All such connections shall include the installation of a water meter of a type and make approved by the City Engineer.

(§ 1, Ord. 437, eff. February 14, 1968; as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

Any property owner whose property has a City water main passing along a street abutting such property may make a written application to the Water Department for a water service connection. The fees for such connection shall be paid at the time of and as a part of such application and shall be as follows:

(a) In cases of the connection of a service by the City, a fee as set forth in the Master Development Fee Schedule shall be charged, and in cases where a subdivider or owner has, pursuant to a permit issued by the City, furnished and installed a house lateral at his own cost and expense from the main to the property line, the fee shall be as set forth in the Master Development Fee Schedule.

(b) In any case where a request is made for a connection larger than two (2") inches, the installation shall be made only by the City, and the person requesting such service shall pay the full cost of all labor and materials therefor, including all engineering fees and a reasonable cost to the City for services rendered by the City employees, including the cost and expense of all excavations, repaving, and resurfacing of City streets. The person requesting such services, at the time of requesting such services, shall deposit with the City such an amount as is estimated by the City Engineer as being necessary to cover all such costs and expenses, and, in the event such deposit is insufficient, any balance shall be paid immediately upon the completion of the work, and any overpayment shall be refunded.

(c) The charges specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted annually, rounded to the nearest dollar, by the percentage increase or decrease in the Engineering News Record Index for the California Cities for the twelve (12) month period, preceding December, or by variations of the actual construction costs. The foregoing fees, and any amendment thereto, shall be fixed by the City Council, by resolution and shall be included in the Master Development Fee Schedule.

(§ 1, Ord. 439, eff. February 14, 1968; as amended by § 1, Ord. 73-45, eff. January 16, 1974; § 12, Ord. 79-25, eff. August 1, 1979; § 8, Ord. 93-19, eff. August 18, 1993; § 11, Ord. 93-24, eff. December 1, 1993; § 14, Ord. 95-14, eff. June 30, 1995; Ord. 96-20, Amended, 12/18/1996)

Any person who desires standby fire service lines shall install such lines at his own cost and expense only after receiving a permit therefor issued by the City, and all such lines shall be installed in such a manner and in such specifications as the City may require.

(§ 1, Ord. 439, eff. February 14, 1968)