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<br />§ 2.04.250
<br />ORONO CODE
<br />customer is at or below 50 percent of the state
<br />median household income as documented by the
<br />customer to the city, and the customer's account
<br />is current for the billing period immediately
<br />prior to October 1 or the customer has entered
<br />into a payment schedule and is reasonably cur-
<br />rent with payments under the schedule. The city
<br />clerk shall, between August 1 and October 30 of
<br />each year, notify all residential customers of
<br />these provisions.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(3); Code 2003, § 14-75; Ord.
<br />No. 289(3rd series), § 1, 2-26-2024)
<br />Sec. 2.04.260. Damage to municipal utility
<br />equipment.
<br />Any person causing damage to any municipal
<br />utility equipment or appurtenance, including,
<br />but not limited to, meters, streetlights, water
<br />hydrants and curb cocks, shall pay the reason-
<br />able value of such equipment or appurtenance to
<br />the city, including labor for renewal and instal-
<br />lation of any equipment, and shall be, in effect,
<br />an insurer of any equipment in his possession or
<br />with which he comes in contact.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(9); Code 2003, § 14-76)
<br />Sec. 2.04.270. Permission required for
<br />connection.
<br />It is unlawful for any person to make any
<br />connection with, opening into, use, extend or
<br />alter in any way any municipal utility system
<br />without first having applied for and received
<br />written permission to do so from the city.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(7)(B); Code 2003, § 14-77)
<br />Sec. 2.04.280. Permit required for turning
<br />on discontinued service.
<br />It is unlawful for any person to turn on or
<br />connect a utility when the utility has been
<br />turned off or disconnected by the city for nonpay-
<br />ment of a bill, or for any other reason, without
<br />first having obtained a permit to do so from the
<br />city.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(7)(C); Code 2003, § 14-78)
<br />Sec. 2.04.290. Certification required prior
<br />to tapping or connection.
<br />(a) Prior to issuance of a permit to tap or
<br />connect a lot or parcel of land with a municipal
<br />utility, the city shall issue a certificate of compli-
<br />ance with one of the subsections of this section.
<br />Any certificate issued under this section shall
<br />provide that in the event of a subsequent assess-
<br />ment for such utility, the amount of the assess-
<br />ment shall be credited against the subsequent
<br />assessment.
<br />(b) The certificate shall state that such lot or
<br />parcel has been specially assessed for its share of
<br />the cost of construction of the sewer or water
<br />main, as the case may be, and that no install-
<br />ments are delinquent or permit fees unpaid.
<br />(c) The certificate shall state that such lot or
<br />parcel has not been specially assessed for its
<br />share of the cost of construction of the sewer or
<br />water main, as the case may be, but that proceed-
<br />ings have been, or will be, commenced, and that
<br />no permit fees are unpaid.
<br />(d) The certificate shall state that such lot or
<br />parcel has not been specially assessed for its
<br />share of the cost of construction of the sewer or
<br />water main, as the case may be, but that a sum
<br />equal to such share has been paid to the city, and
<br />that no permit fees are unpaid.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.06; Code 2003, § 14-79)
<br />Sec. 2.04.300. Separate services.
<br />Each separate occupied property or each
<br />separate building or occupancy on a single
<br />property shall be served by and shall utilize a
<br />separate service connection not shared by any
<br />other property or occupancy, including each unit
<br />of any townhouse development, or each com-
<br />mercial occupancy under separate ownership.
<br />Exceptions are:
<br />(1) Duplex dwellings consisting of two
<br />residential units in one building, on one
<br />parcel of property, owned by one owner;
<br />(2) Condominium, residential or commercial
<br />uses having more than one owner within
<br />the same building, where the land and/or
<br />common areas of the building, including
<br />service areas, are owned in common or by
<br />an association; or
<br />(3) Apartment buildings or leasehold com-
<br />mercial or industrial buildings having
<br />one owner but multiple tenants.
<br />(Code 1984, § 3.05(11); Code 2003, § 14-80)
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