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ORDINANCE NO. 368
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE V, CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED WATER SYSTEM OF THE REVISED
AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, BY REQUIRING
THAT WHEN CITY WATER BECOMES AVAILABLE WITHIN 300 FEET OF ANY PROPERTY, THE OWNER
CONNECT TO THE CITY WATER SYSTEM AT HIS EXPENSE.
WHEREAS, The City Counei 1 and the Mayor of the City of Meri oi an, T oaho have
concluded that it is in the best interest of said city to amend Title V, Chapter 1,
Section 5-136 (D), and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and welfare of the City of Meridian and its citizens
require that all property capable of using city water should be required to use said
city water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
Section 1. That Section 5-136 (D) is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-136 (D) The owner or occupant of any house, building or property used for
residential, commercial, industrial, governmental or recreational use,
or other purpose, situated within the city which is abutting on or having a permanent
right of access to any street, alley or right of way in which there is located a
city water line of said city is hereby required to cease using any other water
system and at his expense to connect such building directly with the city water in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within fifteen (15) days after date
of official notice from the city to do so, provided, however, that said city water is
within three hundred feet (3001) of any property line of the huilding to be served or
common property line in a mutiple building development. At such time as the municipa
water-system becomes available to the property served by the private water system,
and the owner or tenant connects his property to municipal service as required,
it is mandatory that the private water supply is not connected or cross connected in
any way to the water lines served by the municipal water system.
Section 2. Whereas, there is an emergency therefor, emergency is hereby
declared to exist, this ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication as required by law.
Passed by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, this 5th day of May~ 1980.
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