Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
14.08.010 New Connections to Mains -
Application Required.
14.08.020 New Connections to Mains -
Contents of Application.
14.08.030 New Connections to Mains - Fee to
Accompany Application.
14.08.040 New Connections to Mains -
Determination of Meter and Service
Size.
14.08.045 Effective Date of Revised Rates.
14.08.050 New Connections to Mains - Fee
Schedule.
Chapter 14.08
CONNECTIONS, RATES AND CHARGES
14.08.010 New Connections to Mains - Application Required.
14.08.060 New Connections to Mains -
Connections Generally.
14.08.070 Fees for Service Relocations.
14.08.080 Service Fees for Meters.
14.08.090 Water Service Meter Rates at
Premises - Monthly Rates.
14.08.095 Customer Service Charge.
14.08.130 Meter Test - Replacing Meter.
14.08.140 Placement Generally and General
Treatment of Meters.
No new connection for any premises shall be made to City water mains or to City water system unless a written
application has been properly filed with the Public Works Department, signed by the owner or his agent, upon forms
to be furnished by the Public Works Department. (Ord. 3610 §1, 1973.)
14.08.020 New Connections to Mains - Contents of Application.
The application form referred to by Section 14.08.010 shall be completely filled out and shall state the following
information:
(1) The location where such connection shall be made;
(2) That the service pipe is laid to within two feet (2') of the curb line of the street;
(3) That such service pipe is properly equipped with a shutoff approved by the Director of the Public Works
Department;
(4) The size of the meter and service requested. (Ord. 3610 §1, 1973.)
14.08.030 New Connections to Mains - Fee to Accompany Application.
The application referred to in Sections 14.08.010 and 14.08.020 shall be accompanied by a fee as provided for in
Section 14.08.050. (Ord. 3610 §1, 1973.)
14.08.040 New Connections to Mains - Determination of Meter and Service Size.
The size of any new meter and service and/or reduction in meter size shall be subject to the final determination
and approval by the Director of the Public Works Department.
Uniform Plumbing Code requirements will be used as a guide for determining the size where applicable.
Where insufficient information is available to determine the size from the Uniform Plumbing Code, the proper
size may be determined on an area basis as follows:
(1) Usable Land Area: Service Size:
10,000 square feet or less 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch
10,000 to 20,000 square feet 1 inch
20,000 to 34,000 square feet 1-1/2 inch
35,000 square feet and over 2 inch or larger as required
(2) Existing services and meters: In cases where the consumption history of a consumer's meter is greater than
the average consumption of the next larger size meter, the Director may require the consumer to have installed at his
expense the next larger size meter and services.
(3) Change in meter size for any property will not be approved without the written consent of the property
owner. (Ord. 4250, 1984; Ord. 3610 §1, 1973.)
14.08.045 Effective Date of Revised Rates.
The revised rates and schedules imposed by Sections 14.08.050, 14.08.090 and 14.08.095 of this chapter shall
become effective as of the commencement of the first complete billing period following the effective date of the
ordinance codified herein. (Ord. 3610 §1, 1973.)
277 rev. 3/31/95