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OR BK 9999 PG 1862 Page 8 of 17 D. No person,firm,or corporation shall connect any private well to any abode,building, or structure. E. The property owner shall be notified when water and/or sewer service is available to their property.Sewer and/or water service shall be considered available to an existing or new residential,commercial,or industrial building when the property line is within 200 feet of an existing or future water and/or sewer line. F. Sewer and/or potable water service charges shall be in effect within 365 days of notification of the availability of sewer and/or water service or if connection is made before the expiration of 365 days,upon actual connection. G. The City shall notify the property owner of any on-site private water system of the availability of the central water system.No less than one year prior to the date the central water system will become available,the City shall notify the affected owner of the on-site private water system of the anticipated availability of the central water system and shall also notify the owner that the owner shall be required to connect to the central water system within one year of the actual availability. H. The owner shall have the option of prepaying the amortized value of the required Connection and/or Capacity Fee charges in equal monthly installments over a period not to exceed two years from the date of initial notification of anticipated availability. I. No owner,tenant,or occupant of any such lot shall fail or refuse to connect with the water and/or sewerage system within a 365-day period of time upon receiving notice by the appropriate City official to connect. 55.7.3.2 Unauthorized Connection No person shall connect to,or turn on,any potable water service or cut-in,interconnect,tap,or make any alteration to any main or distribution or collection pipe of the City's potable water system or permit any connection or tapping to be made to the City's potable water system,on his premises,or the premises occupied by him or her,or knowingly use the City's potable water service from connections in violation of any provision of this Ordinance,or any rules or regulations adopted by the City Council with respect thereto. 55.8 CONNECTION BY CITY No person,except those persons duly employed or authorized by the City for such purposes, shall tap or make any connections to the City's potable water mains or lines.No person other than an authorized City employee shall enter any public potable water system or appurtenances thereof without a written permit from the City. 55.9 EXTENSION OF EXISTING SYSTEMS 55.9.1 City Approval of Routes Before allowing or agreeing to any extension of the potable water system,the City Council or designee shall approve the route to be adopted for the extension,!and shall require the applicant to procure and deliver to the City deeds conveying the easement;of way or the entire route - - proposed for the constructing and maintenance of the extension.Upon completion of the extension,and the extension being inspected and approved by appropriate officials,the applicant shall transfer and assign the same to the City by deed of conveyance,vesting title to the lines in the City. 55.9.2 Cost A. The entire cost of extension of the potable water system shall be borne by the person applying for the service.The costs incurred by the applicant shall not be reimbursable. -8-