A. Application Required. Any person owning property located within the city limits desiring to have such premises connected with the water supply of the city shall make application at the office of the city clerk on the printed forms furnished for that purpose. Every such application shall be made by the owner of the property to be furnished water service or by his/her authorized agent.

B. Conditions of Water Service. The applicant must state fully the purposes for which the water is required. The applicant must agree to conform to the regulations and rules concerning the use of water as they may be established from time to time and further agree that the city shall have the right at any time, without notice, to shut off the water supply for repairs, extensions, nonpayment of rates and charges, or for any other reason, and that the city shall not be responsible for any damage caused by the breaking, bursting or collapsing of any boiler, pipes or fixtures, or by the stoppage or interruption of the water supply, or any damage whatever resulting directly or indirectly from the shutting off of the water.

C. Director To Issue Water Availability Certificate. The city director of operations shall determine whether or not the city has adequate water before issuing a water availability certificate to the applicant by requiring compliance with the city’s concurrency regulations. If a property owner has made application for a CRC (certificate of reserved capacity) under the concurrency management code (Chapter 19.10 GHMC), and a CRC issues, the property owner must immediately make application for water service as required herein, but the director of operations’ issuance of a CRC shall serve the same purpose as a water availability certificate, as long as a hook-up is requested and all fees are paid prior to expiration. Water availability certificates shall expire within three years of issuance. (Ord. 907 § 2, 2002; Ord. 854 § 1, 2000; Ord. 369 § 3, 1981).