§ 17-42. Turning on water cut off by department

(a) No contract or agreement shall be made between the town and any tenant or occupant of any premises other than the owner thereof.

(b) No water or sewer service shall at any time be supplied to any premises within the town when there are any outstanding and unpaid water or sewer charges for service to said premises regardless of by whom incurred, which has not been paid within thirty (30) days after their due date. Where water is shut off or sewer service discontinued for nonpayment of charges, application must be made in writing by the owner of the property to the town for resumption of service, and upon payment of all charges due, and a fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) for the expense of turning on the water, water may be turned on again and sewer service resumed by the town. Where water or sewer service has been turned off or discontinued by the town for any reason, no person shall turn on the water or resume the use of sewers without permission of the town.

(c) If a structure is burned to such an extent by fire that the structure is condemned or if the structure is condemned and destroyed or destroyed by the owner or removed leaving a vacant lot or parcel of land; then and in that event, if a new structure is not begun or replaced within twelve (12) months of the date of destruction or removal, the owner shall pay a reconnect fee for water plus he shall pay a users fee as adopted under the water and sewer tap fee schedule in section 17-126.

(Code 1973, § 25-30; Ord. of 5-27-80, § 25-30; Ord. of 8-2-82, § 25-30; Ord. of 8-15-06)