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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001-O-22 Amending Title 7 of the City Code Concerning City Waterworks System10/26/2021 1-0-22 AN ORDINANCE Amending Title 7 of the City Code Concerning City Waterworks System NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT: SECTION 1: Section 7-12-1 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-1. — CONTROL OF WATERWORKS SYSTEM. The waterworks system of the City, comprising the water mains, pumping station, intake pipes, filtration plant, grounds, buildings and appurtenances thereto, shall be under the control of the City Manager, or his/her designees. r_a�ar_tirre . - ■ . - � � . � - and the sewer system ithin the Gity. I • . -of all publis improvements GommenGed, or to be GemmenGed by the City; he/sho chall have autherity to regulate and Gentrel the manner of the laying dewn ef gas pipe, water pope, -apor other Fip--, - SECTION 2: Section 7-12-4-2 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-4-2. — INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SERVICE PIPE FROM TAP TO FIXTURES (A) Service Pipe Requirements. Page 1 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1 ee998e409108b005955993a3df1 fa8c 1-0-22 1. Every person desiring to be supplied with water from the City water system shall, at his/her own cost and expense, lay the service pipe from the tap in the main to the fixtures or outlets he/she desires supplied. 2. No such service pipe hereafter laid shall be less than one (1) inch in diameter between the main and the shutoff box, and from the shutoff box to the water meter. 3. The owner of the premises supplied with water shall keep the service pipe in repair from the service valve located in the shutoff box to the outlets, including all fixtures supplied through such pipe, at his/her expense. (B) Notice To Repair. If any such person shall permit any such pipe after the service valve to become broken or out of repair so that the water is wasted thereby, the City Manager, or his/her designees may, after two (2) days' notice in writing to such person to repair such pipe, turn off the water from such premises. Whenever the water is so turned off, it shall not be turned on again until the pipe and appurtenances on such premises, or in the buildings thereon, have been placed in proper repair. The notice herein provided for may be served by personal service upon the owner or by mailing such notice to the person in possession, charge or control. (C) Voluntary Lead Service Line Replacement Program. 1. The City offers a program where it may share the cost of replacing a lead service line with residential property owners. The residential property owner must first replace the water service line running from his/her home to the valve located in the parkway. This work must be done by the homeowner at his/her expense. Once this work is satisfactorily completed, the City will replace the water service line running from the connection point in the parkway to the connection at the water main located in the street. 2. This voluntary program will only replace a lead water service line. °1I new ,.,a+or s%;ehnoc must be the oven+ size as the eXio+inn water GGPVino linos. 2. If the r 1 0 3. The property owner must hire a licensed plumber to perform the water service line replacement between the house and the parkway valve. The City will not be responsible for the means and methods of any of the residential property owner's work, or the work done by the owner's agents/contractors. 4. The property owner's plumber must obtain a permit from the City's Community Development Department prior to performing the work. As part of the permit application, the plumber must indicate that it will replace the shutoff valve (curbstop —2— Page 2 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1ee998e409108b005955993a3df1fa8c 1-0-22 and B-box) located in the parkway. Once the property owner's portion of the water service line and shutoff valve is replaced, the City will schedule the replacement of the lead water service connecting from the valve in the parkway to the water main. Completion of the work depends upon the operational needs of the City and other work performed by the City's water distribution employees. ••rt of the Gity's wator main • • - - • !tGUrS on the residential property wner's bleGk, and h is/her water sar v I'— I'll main •- property owner for • plumbing expeRses aSSGGiatedthe replaGement ••may be provided at the resideRtial property owner's request. ontial property ewneF's ok io in • • • • bl9Gk gFeup oh io in . primarily • .,0 OWRer eGGupied SiRgIQ f&\rnily home or two flat, and his/her water serviGe IiRe is lead •- - property owner for -• plumbing 0 Rd'v0dual lead water — A— Five. The grant - property OWRer's request. 2. The loan andlo-r-grant funding will dicburce exGeed -• plumbing water ser.i__ 4. The property owner must hire a -• plumber to satisfaGterily per-formand complete the water — A— pipe replaGerneRt betweeR the house and thQ piarkwa)�.- plumbor mu&. obtain•- Development■ n4c%inc and metheds of any of the residontial• by the owner's agents/GontraGtofs,.- -3- Page 3 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1 ee998e409108b005955993a3df1 fa8c 1-0-22 5. er - - eligible - -- - - - - - - - - - - - property •. be GYrront in pa ' iRg any Utility Gharges owed to the City. The r • MR wRtpr metor.r property ac provided SECTION 3: Section 7-12-4-3 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-4-3. — REPLACE IRON OR LEAD OR STEEL SERVICE PIPE WHEN REPAIRS OR MAJOR RENOVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. (A) Repairs. Service lines of iron, lead, or steel pipe material shall be replaced in their entirety from the home to the water main whenever any repairs to the line are needed. Regardless of the location of the leak, the ^report„ eWnor City of Evanston will be responsible for the replacement of the service line from the service valve to the water meter. Such new pipes shall be of the design, type and quality as required by the provisions of this Code and other ordinances of the City in effect at the time of such replacement. Where there exists any lead service pipe, it shall be the duty of the owners of the property to provide a minimum of seven (7) feet of clearance from anv and all permanent or temporary obstacles excluding foundation or exterior walls. (B) Major renovation. Where there exists any iron, lead, or steel water service pipe to a property, it shall be the duty of the owner of the property undertaking a major renovation to replace the iron, lead, or steel water service pipe in its entirety. (C) Notice of replacement to replaGe. If any such property owner shall fail to replace any such iron, lead, or steel pipe, the City Manager, or his/her designees may, after two (2) days' notice in writing to such person to replace such pipe, turn off the water from such premises. Whenever the water is so turned off, it shall not be turned on again until the iron, lead, or steel pipe on such premises, has been replaced by the Citv or its authorized aqent pursuant to its Section 7-12-11 right of access. The notice herein provided for may be served by personal service upon the owner or by mailing such notice to the person in possession, charge or control. SECTION 4: Section 7-12-11 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-11. - RIGHT OF ACCESS; INSPECTIONS, REPAIRS, AND REPLACEMENT. For the purpose of inspecting, repairinq, or replacinq pipes and fixtures and the reading of meters or ascertaining whether there is any waste of water or cross connection, the City Manager, or his/her designees, and the Police Department of the City shall have full access, between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to all parts of the building Page 4 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1 ee998e409108b005955993a3df1 fa8c 1-0-22 connecting with the distributing pipes of the City, or in any manner receiving water from such pipes. Any person in possession, charge or control of any building into which the City Manager, or his/her designees shall desire to make entry or to have access for the purposes herein specified, who shall refuse to permit such entry or access, or who shall do or cause to be done any act or thing for the purpose of preventing such entry or access, shall be subject to a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). For such violation and in order to correct same, the City Manager, or his/her designees may cause the water supply to be turned off until the access sought is permitted. SECTION 5: Section 7-12-14-1 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-14-1. - WASTING WATER; PROCEDURE. If it shall be found that there is an unreasonable or unnecessary waste of water in any building, structure or premises to which water is supplied from the City waterworks system, through or by means of a leak in any water pipe located in any such building, structure or in or on any such premises, the City Manager, or his/her designees shall cause the water supply to be turned off from such building, structure or premises unless such waste shall be stopped or shall cease after notice is given to the owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control of such building, structure or premises to stop such waste. In case the water supply is turned off from any building, structure or premises on account of a neglect, failure or refusal of any person so notified to stop such leak, the water supply shall not again be turned on until the cost and expense to the City of turning off and again turning on such water supply shall have been paid by such owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the City's right to turn off water service in the event of potential damage to properties and/or contamination of the water distribution system. Anv person or entitv found to have violated this subsection of the Code shall be quilts of an offense punishable as follows: 1. The penalty for a first violation is a written notice of first offense. 2. The penalty for a second violation is a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00). 3. The penalty for a third and any subsequent violation is two hundred fiftv dollars ($250.00). 4. The penalty for a fourth and anv subsequent violation is five hundred dollars ($500.00). 2672 Page 5 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1ee998e409108b005955993a3df1fa8c 1-0-22 SECTION 6: Section 7-12-16-7 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-16-7. - VIOLATIONS. (A) The City Manager or his/her designee shall turn off the water service to any premises wherein any cross connection control device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired as directed. Water service will be turned off to any property where it is found that the cross connection control device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises. (B) Water service to such premises shall not be turned on until the owner has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with these regulations and the satisfaction of the City Manager or his/her designee and the required water turnon fee as specified in Section 17 of this Chapter has been paid. (C) The City of Evanston and any of its agents shall not be liable for any injury, damages or lost revenues which may result from termination of said water supply in accordance with the terms of this Chapter, whether or not said termination of the water supply was with or without notice. (D) The owner is responsible for back siphoned material or contamination through backflow, if contamination of the potable water supply system occurs through an illegal cross connection or an improperly installed, maintained or repaired device, or a device which has been bypassed. The owner must bear the cost of cleanup of the potable water supply system. (E) Any person found to be violating any provision of this Section may be served with written notice of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violation. (F) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall become liable to the City of Evanston for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation, whether the same was caused before or after notice. (G) In addition to any liabilities incurred pursuant to this subsection, any person or entitv found to have violated this subsection of the Code shall be Guilty of an offense punishable as follows: 1. The penalty for a first violation is a written notice of first offense. 2. The penalty for a second violation is a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00). ME Page 6 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1ee998e409108b005955993a3df1fa8c 1-0-22 3. The penaltv for a third and any subsequent violation is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). 4. The penalty for a fourth and any subsequent violation is five hundred dollars ($500.00). SECTION 7: Section 7-12-6-3 of the Evanston City Code of 2012, as amended ("City Code"), is hereby amended as follows: 7-12-6-3. - SETTING, REPAIRING, REMOVING METERS. All meters shall be installed in a secure and protected area. A one -half -inch electrical metallic tubing raceway shall be installed to allow for the installation of wiring between the water meter and a remote reading device. The tubing shall be installed through the exterior wall of the building in a location approved by the City Manager, or his/her designees. The raceway shall be accessible from where it exits the building to the water meter location after building construction has been completed. The raceway shall be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code. For all new construction, the water meter must be placed within five (5) feet of where the water service enters the building. The meter shall be placed in a building location that will be kept sufficiently warm to prevent freezing of the meter and supply line. To facilitate the repair/removal of the meter, the property owner must provide isolation valves and necessary plumbing appurtenances located on either side of the meter. It is the responsibility of the property owner to maintain and repair the isolation valves and appurtenances. For all lead service pipe replacements where the existinq meter is located in a pit in the property owner's vard, oarkwav, or sidewalk, the meter shall be moved and placed in a buildinq location that will be kept sufficiently warm to prevent freezinq of the meter and supply line. The water meter must be placed within five (5) feet of where the water service enters the buildinq. To facilitate the repair or removal of the meter, the property owner must provide isolation valves and necessary plumbing appurtenances located on either side of the meter. It is the responsibility of the property owner to maintain and repairs the isolation valves and appurtenances. No person other than a duly authorized officer or employee of the Utilities Department shall set, repair or remove, or in any way interfere with any water meter installed in any building, structure or premises for the control of the water supply thereto. SECTION 8: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. -7- Page 7 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1 ee998e409108b005955993a3df1 fa8c 1-0-22 SECTION 9: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid application of this ordinance is severable. Introduced. October 26 , 2022 Approved: Adopted: January24 , 2022 1/25 , 2022 lsanzd% &jj Daniel Biss, Mayor Attest: Approved as to form: Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation Counsel Page 8 of 8 Doc ID: 76e7084f1ee998e409108b005955993a3df1fa8c