§ 50.21. FEE FOR NEW WATER CONNECTION.

(A)

Water customers may elect to have the Town install a separate three-quarter inch (¾") water meter to be attached to an irrigation system which is not connected in any way to the pipes which transmit potable water to any residence or business. Water which flows through the irrigation meter is not to be used as potable water for any purpose other than irrigation.

(B)

No sewer charges will be charged on water flowing through irrigation meters, but water shall be charged the applicable Town rates.

(C)

The Town shall collect an installation charge (for installations under sixty (60) lineal feet) at the time of connection based upon the current fee scale as adopted by the Town Council in accordance with § 50.20 of the Code of Ordinances.

(D)

For installations of irrigation meters and service lines of sixty (60) lineal feet in length or for larger irrigation meters or service lines over two inches (2") in size, the Public Works Department will calculate the cost.

(E)

A twenty dollar ($20.00) account fee shall be paid in addition to the fee for the irrigation meters.

(F)

Anyone who connects or causes to be connected a line metered by an irrigation meter to a home or business for potable water or uses the water metered by an irrigation meter for any purpose other than irrigation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by § 50.99 in the Town of Lexington Code of Ordinances. Each day of such unlawful connection or usage shall be considered a separate offense.

(G)

Water used for flushing any newly constructed water line shall be metered and the developer, builder, or contractor of such line shall be charged for the water at actual cost to the Town.

(Am. Ord. 138, passed 10-5-92; Ord. 142, § 1, passed 11-2-92; Ord. 293, § 4, passed 6-3-96; Ord. 314, passed 12-2-96; Ord. 2000-15, passed 5-1-00; Ord. 2011-16, § 1, passed 7-18-11)