Gilroy Municipal Code Art. III Installation of New Water Mains Without the City

The provisions of this article shall apply to extension of water mains and water service outside the city.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

For the purposes of this article, a water main shall mean any line, extension or part of the water system, to be of cast iron, and to be a minimum size of eight (8) inches unless approved by the city.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6; Ord. No. 924, § 2, 6-21-1971)

A “water service”

under this article shall be a line with a minimum size of one inch, extending from water main to and including the meter and meter box. The meter shall be set just inside the curb line, or just inside of right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

Application may be made by a person without the city for a new water main and water service to be installed from the nearest existing water main to a point where water service is required.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

Application for a new water main and water service outside the city shall be made to the city administrator and subject to the approval of the city council.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

If the city council believes the additional water service outside the city would for any reason endanger the existing water supply of the city, they may reject the application.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

If the council approves the extension of a water main, the property owner shall construct said main to serve his property. The city may elect to oversize said main. The city shall enter into a ten year reimbursement agreement with the property owner whereby any adjoining property owners electing to connect to the new main shall pay a front footage charge to be reimbursed to the property owner constructing the water main. Said reimbursement agreement shall be on terms approved by the city council upon the recommendation of the department of public works, shall be in effect ten years from the date of signing and shall be void after said ten-year period.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6; Ord. No. 924, § 2, 6-21-1971)

A water main laid on any road, street, avenue, alley, regularly accepted right of way or regularly accepted streets or alleys of a recognized subdivision outside the city may serve one or more water services.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

Each water service under the city will be limited to serve consumers on one premises only and such service shall not be extended to other premises.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)

The director of public works may determine that it is of benefit to the city and necessary that installation of new water mains be done by use of city forces.

(a) The director of public works shall estimate the cost of the installation and the applicant shall deposit the sum of the estimate with the director of finance in advance before work is started.

(b) The cost of installation shall be all labor based on wage scale of men performing labor, all material including pipe, fittings, meter, meter box and any other material used based on cost of material to the city, all ditching, all backfill, rental on machinery used and any property damage incurred during installation.

(c) The installation shall consist of all lines from existing water main to and including meter and meter box at new water service.

(d) At completion of installation the director of public works shall determine the total cost of installation and refund any overpayment, or bill any underpayment to the applicant who must pay the deficiency before being entitled to any water.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6; Ord. No. 924, § 2, 6-21-1971)

Any new water main or water service installed under the conditions of this article shall remain at all times the property of the city, be subject to all regulations governing the department of public works, and be accessible to the city at all times.

(Ord. No. 479, § 6)