[R.O. 2016 § 700.040; CC 1994 § 30.200; Ord. No. 272-99 § 1, 5-11-1999; Ord. No. 1285-19, 2-12-2019; Ord. No. 1340-19, 12-10-2019]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring
a supply of water from the water system owed and operated by the City
of Park Hills, Missouri, shall make application therefor on forms
furnished by the City Water Department for that purpose.
B.
Said application shall contain or be attached
to:
1.
An exact description of the property
to be served.
2.
The general uses to which the water
is to be subjected (residential, commercial, industrial).
3.
The number of full-time residents
expected in the household or number of employees in industrial or
commercial establishments.
4.
The probable maximum amount of water
to be used per month.
5.
All other information necessary for
estimating the water usage to be expected from the service.
C.
The application for water service will
be directed to the Utilities Director and he/she or his/her office
will carefully review the information and approve or disapprove the
application. The City reserves the right to disapprove any application
if the water service would, in the opinion of the Director, create
a health hazard, or if the treatment of wastewater from the connection
will not be treated and disposed of in a manner that will meet the
requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Health,
and the Missouri Clean Water Commission.
D.
If application is made for temporary service, such as for construction projects, etc., where regular service connections are not made as outlined in Section 700.060, the consumer shall pay, in addition to the cost of water at regular rates, the cost of labor and material to connect services, set the meter and remove same at end of period.
E.
If a consumer desires water turn-on for a small amount of water, the consumer must pay the deposit required in Section 700.050. The consumer will be charged the smallest minimum monthly charge provided for in Section 700.010(A)(2) plus the minimum monthly charge provided for in Section 705.120(C), plus tax.
F.
A new application must be made upon any
change in occupancy of property, and the City Water Department shall
reserve the right to discontinue the water supply until such new application
has been made and approved.
G.
Except as provided in Section 700.040(J), water will only be turned on at a premises for a new or returning consumer during regular office hours of the City Water Department office. The deposit provided for in Section 700.050 and all payments required by Subsection 700.040(J) below must be paid prior to turn-on.
H.
The person, firm or corporation making
the application will, in all cases be considered as the consumer under
the contract, and will be held responsible for all water bills and
the proper observance of the rules and regulations of the City Water
Department.
I.
Occupancy Permit. All applicants for residential
water service shall provide a valid occupancy permit issued by the
appropriate municipality in which the service is requested. Water
service will not be given to any residential applicant without an
occupancy permit.
J.
Any consumer requesting water to be turned
on who has had his or her water shutoff previously for non-payment
must pay any balance due on the prior account and pay a reconnection
fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) if reconnection is during regular office
hours of the City Water Department Office. If the meter has not yet
been pulled after being shut off, reconnection may be made after regular
office hours of the City Water Department Office, in which case the
fee shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00).
[R.O. 2016 § 700.050; CC 1994 § 30.205; Ord. No. 425-02 § 1, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1285-19, 2-12-2019; Ord. No. 1340-19, 12-10-2019]
A.
A security deposit shall be required of
each water customer within the City of Park Hills, Missouri. The residential
deposit shall be in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
The City will not pay interest on the deposits. Any deposits made
by consumers prior to the adoption of this amendment shall be retained
by the City as new deposits.
[Ord. No. 1421-21, 7-13-2021]
B.
Each commercial or industrial consumer
deposit shall be determined individually. In no case shall the deposit
be less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
[Ord. No. 1421-21, 7-13-2021]
C.
A special account shall be maintained in
the books of the City Water Department to receive the deposits, and
expenditures from the fund shall be limited to refunding of deposits
to consumers upon termination of their service contracts and upon
full payment of their final bill or transfers of funds to the General
Water Fund in the event of forfeiture of the deposit due to non-payment
of the water bill.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.060; CC 1994 § 30.210; Ord. No. 387-01 § 1, 10-9-2001; Ord. No. 424-02 § 1, 8-13-2002; Ord. No. 686-06 §§ 1 — 2, 6-13-2006]
A.
Application Procedure.
1.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring
to obtain a water service connection from the municipal distribution
system as provided for in this Section shall make application therefor
on forms furnished by the City Water Department and said application
must be approved by the Director of Utilities of the City Water Department
or his/her office. The service connection shall include the tap, installing
the corporation stop at the water main, the tubing or pipe to the
meter, the meter box and shutoffs and appurtenances thereto. The meter
box shall be installed by the City Water Department at such location
as shall be suitable to the City and the expense of installation shall
be paid by the applicant. Installation charges for meter [five-eighths
(5/8) inch by three-fourths (3/4) inch] and service line to applicant's
property line shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the cost
of materials to be paid before connection is made. No service connection
shall be smaller than three-quarter (3/4) inch.
[Ord. No. 1420-21, 6-8-2021]
2.
If a water main is located in the
street or alley adjacent to the property to be served, the meter box
shall be located at the curb or inside the property line as determined
by the City.
3.
If a water main is not located in
an adjacent street or alley, water service shall not be provided unless
and until the applicant obtains a permanent private utility easement
(or easements) to traverse intervening private property (or properties)
between the public easement or right-of-way containing the water main
and the property to be served. Such private easement shall be a minimum
of five (5) feet in width and shall specifically allow installation
and maintenance of a water meter at or near the curb or property line
adjacent to the water main. The permanent private utility easement
must be filed for record with the St. Francois County Recorder of
Deeds and a certified copy of the filed private easement must be submitted
with the application for service. The following shall also apply:
a.
In no event shall private easements
be granted in the public right-of-way.
b.
If private easements are required,
the meter shall be located at the curb or inside the property line
of the easement nearest the water main and must be accessible from
the public right-of-way or public utility easement.
B.
Installations, City's Responsibilities.
1.
All other services requiring meters
one (1) inch or larger will be installed by the City Water Department
and all costs thereof will be recorded and the customer shall pay
the full cost of the installation. The customer shall pay an estimated
cost of large meter connections before any work is performed.
2.
After installation, the service and
meter shall become the property of the City and shall be maintained
by the City Water Department; provided, however, that the meter and
service shall remain with the property and no tenant or subsequent
owner shall be charged or billed for the replacement or repair of
the meter or service.
C.
Each premises shall have a separate and
distinct service connection. In this case "premises" shall be construed
as one (1) dwelling unit, building, or commercial or factory unit
and appurtenant buildings. Multiple dwelling units located in one
(1) building may be served from one (1) meter where the installation
of separate meters is impractical. In this case, the City will contract
only with the owner or his/her agent. One (1) and only one (1) water
meter will be furnished by the City Water Department for each service
connection from the City water main.
D.
Any consumer or property owner desiring
to alter or change a service line or lines from the City water mains
into his/her premises, must first make a written application on the
form furnished by the City Water Department, stating fully the purpose
for which the alteration or change is desired. Any such alterations
shall be made by the City Water Department at the expense of the consumer
or property owner.
E.
Each customer shall have installed a stop
and waste valve for turning off water on the premises. The stop cock
in the meter well shall not be operated by any person other than authorized
personnel of the City Water Department. No connection or disconnection
to the service, either temporary or permanent, may be made without
specific authority of the Utilities Director.
F.
Should it become necessary for the City
Water Department to locate (search for and find), change the elevation
or make any other change in order that these appurtenances be accessible
at all times, or repair any damages thereto, by lack of ordinary care
on the part of the consumer, the expenses incurred shall be the responsibility
of the property owner and shall be paid on actual cost plus ten percent
(10%) basis by him/her or them.
[R.O. 2016 § 700.065; Ord. No. 117-96 §§ 1 — 2, 11-12-1996; Ord. No. 887-10 § 1, 2-9-2010]
A.
It is the desire of the City Council of
Park Hills, Missouri, to set policy, terms and conditions for the
extension of water and sewer lines and for the provision of water
and sewer services outside the corporate limits of the City of Park
Hills in accordance with the City's interest in promoting orderly
development within its immediate planning area, in avoiding fragmented
corporate limits and in furthering the primary purpose of providing
municipal services to the City's own taxpaying citizens.
2.
The City of Park Hills will still
honor the regional sewer contract which it has with the Cities of
Desloge and Leadington and will continue to provide sewer service
consistent with the 201 sewer facilities program for the Mineral Belt
Sewer System.
3.
The City of Park Hills may provide
water and sewer services outside the corporate limits of the City
of Park Hills under the following conditions:
a.
All extensions of municipal water
and sewer services outside the corporate limits of the City of Park
Hills will be undertaken only where the persons or entities requesting
such extension:
(1)
In the case of land
contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Park Hills, requests
annexation by verified petition of all landowners of record; or
(2)
In the case of land
not contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Park Hills,
all landowners of record sign a verified "Petition for Voluntary Annexation"
with pertinent text substantially as follows:
(a)
The undersigned, in
consideration of the City of Park Hills, Missouri, granting to the
undersigned the right to tap into the public water and sanitary sewer
service from the City of Park Hills upon compliance with the City
of Park Hills development rules, regulations, guidelines and procedures
and upon payment of the customary fees, hereby petition(s) and request(s)
the City Council of the City of Park Hills, Missouri, to annex into
the corporate limits of the City of Park Hills, Missouri, the following
described tract of land presently outside of the corporate limits
when the said land becomes contiguous to the corporate limits of said
City of Park Hills, Missouri;
(b)
The undersigned agree
to be bound to all development rules, regulations, guidelines and
procedures then in effect within the corporate limits of the City
of Park Hills, including, but not limited to, setback requirements,
lot sizes, land use and building and construction codes, street widths,
utility installation and site development plans as well as inspection
requirements and occupancy permits;
(c)
The undersigned agree
to install, at their expense, such water and sewer line extensions
as are necessary to serve the property requesting service from the
nearest point of the then existing main line sewer or water service,
except that the City reserves the right to require that service lines
be appropriately sized to accommodate future growth and orderly development.
Any participation by the City towards payment of the costs of said
lines shall be limited to the difference in cost between the oversized
facilities and the facilities necessary to provide the extension to
the petitioner(s) land(s), except that the City may participate in
additional payment of costs (including providing labor) if the City
Council determines, by appropriate action, that it is in the best
interests of the City to do so in order to promote further development,
with the level of participation negotiated between the parties and
commemorated by a formal written agreement. All lines so installed
shall meet all standards in effect at the time. Ownership of said
lines, including easements for said lines, shall be transferred to
the City of Park Hills after inspection to insure proper installation
of said lines; and
(d)
This petition shall
be a continuing obligation running with the land and shall bind the
subsequent owners, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns
or legal representatives. It is understood that this instrument shall
be recorded in the Recorder of Deeds office of St. Francois County
and shall be of record, and the City Council of the City of Park Hills
shall have made a determination that the extension of said water and/or
sewer service is in the best interest of the City of Park Hills.
b.
In the event of a conflict between areas outside the corporate limits of the City of Park Hills requesting service and the City's ability to provide services, the following priorities shall be followed: Service shall first be provided to those areas requesting annexation by petition of all property owners of record within the area. Service will next be provided to those areas not contiguous to the corporate limits upon compliance with the contractual requirements set forth in Section 700.065(A)(3)(a)(2) of this Section.
