§ 54-8. Initial or minimum charge.

(a)

The initial or minimum charge, as provided in the rate schedule, shall be made for each meter installed, regardless of location and water usage. Each meter requires a separate meter reading sheet, and each meter reading sheet shall cover a separate and individual account.

(b)

In resort areas, where service is furnished to a user during certain months only, the minimum charge for service for the period of nonuse shall be the regular minimum as set out in the published water rates of the town.

(c)

Water furnished for a given lot shall be used on that lot only. Each new user's service shall be separately metered at a single delivery and metering point. Each commercial unit and each storeroom or stall used for business purposes, shall be metered separately from any residential use and vice-versa, whether now in service or to be installed in the future.

(d)

For the temporary activation of a water line running to a residence for a time period of no longer than eight hours during the town's business day, a fee as set forth by the board of commissioners in the town's fee schedule shall be paid in advance of activating the temporary water service.

(Ord. No. 2009-01, 1-13-2009; Ord. No. 2013-04, 5-9-2013; Ord. No. 2014-02, 2-13-2014; Ord. No. 2015-15, Art. 3, 12-9-2015)