Ordinance 839 - Water Service369
ORDINANCE NO. 879
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 26-10 OF THE KALISPELL CITY CODE TO
PROVIDE THAT WATER SERVICE PIPES BE OF COPPER-K TYPE; TO PROVIDE
FOR TYPE OF CURB STOP; TO PROHIBIT CURB COCK WITH "STOP AND WASTE";
TO PROVIDE FOR TYPE OF CURB BOXES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PRO-
VIDING FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTAr
SECTION 1. Section 26--10, Kalispell City Code, is hereby amended
to hereafter provide:
A. The water service pipe, within and without the prem;.es
and through its entire length, from the tap in the city water main
to the meter or for its entire length if not metered, shall only
be copper K type. A curb cock shall be installed therein and same
shall be of a type with a stop operating with only a 1/4 turn for
"off" and "on". No curb cock shall have a "stop and waste". Curb
boxes shall be of a telescoping type with 1," riser and saddle type
bottom.
B. Said service pipe together with curb cock and box, through
its entire length and within and without the premises, must be laid,
kept in good repair and protected from freezing by the owner.who
shall be responsible for all damages resulting from leaks and break
and no claim shall be made against the city on account of the break:'.
of any service pipe or apparatus, or for the failure in supply of wr-
C. The City Water Department will repair all water leaks in
the street where it can be determined said leak is only in the city
water main.
D. When there is a leak in the street and it is doubtful
whether the water is from a break in the city main, or from a
private service pipe, employees of the water department will make
an excavation to determine which it is from. If the leak is found
to be from a leak in the service pipe, the owner or occupant of the
premises or their respective agent, will be notified and such person,
must immediately take charge of the excavation, repair the leak and
replace the street and be responsible for all damages that may or
may have resulted. In such instances all costs of excavation made
by the city shall be a charge against the property. In case the
owner, or occupant, or their respective agent, does not make
immediate repairs and replace the street at once, the City Water
Department will proceed to do so and all costs of labor and.materi_al
for the excavation, repair and replacement shall be a charge against
the property and shall be collected from said owner or his agent.
And, if said costs are not paid when billed and due, the enforce-
ment of payment thereof will be performedinthe same manner as for
the payment of bills for water rentals.
SECTION 2. 'This,, ordinance is of imme late necessity for the preserv:.
tion of pzace, health and safeth,-and n emergency .is declared to
exist. "'his ordinance shall be effe.tive immediately upon its
passagd and approval. f
PASSED'BYTHE CITY�.O 'CI,3�OTfIE CITY OF KALISPELL BY AT LEAST A 'iG4c
rill Dti, MEMB'�i2'—THEREOF AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS
1_ith _/f)AY or t^:�.twt .'� �, 1975.
ATTEST:/ 'Norma E. Happ, Mayo
_'C eoxge 3earcIsTe C i ty Clerk /
I, George/Beardslee, City Cl rk of the City Ofisp 1, Montana
do certify that on the 21st d of August 1975,/1 po, ed a copy of
the foregoing ordinance in my offi e, and the tam remained posted
for a period of five days, and the oregoin a true copy of the
ordinance as passed by the City Co In
cil