§ 25-39. Private water supply connections.

(a)

All plumbing for any building or tract shall be connected to a public water supply system if available, it being the express intention of this section to prohibit connection of the same to a private water supply system except as hereinafter provided. A public water supply system shall be considered available to a building or tract when the building or tract is located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a public water main, as measured along the shortest distance between the main and the nearest property line of the tract or the property line of the building's premises, and, if the main is of sufficient size so as to provide an adequate supply of water as determined by the code administrator. When a public water supply system is not available, plumbing shall be connected to an individual water supply.

(b)

The owner of any building or tract whose plumbing is connected to a private water supply system as of the effective date of this article, and the connection is thereafter temporarily discontinued for a period of one (1) year or less as a result of casualty or fire loss or for purposes of rebuilding the same, shall be permitted to reconnect the plumbing to the same private water supply system so long as the water demand flows remain less than or equal to the water demand flows which existed prior to the temporary discontinuance of the connection.

(Ord. No. 10911, § 2, 4-2-90)