§ 15-9-91. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF UTILITY SERVICE.

The City may deny an application for utility service or refuse to establish utility service if:

(1)

the applicant is not in compliance with:

(a)

the state, federal or municipal regulations relating to the utility service applied for; or

(b)

Section 15-9-37 ( Customer's Responsibilities ), Article 4 ( Application for Utility Service ), or Article 5 ( Credit Security ) of this chapter;

(2)

the applicant responsible for payment of utility service under Section 15-9-40 ( Remedies for a Customer's Failure to Comply with a Service Contract ) has an outstanding utility invoice, excluding an invoice subject to a hearing under Article 12 ( Administrative Review and Hearing );

(3)

the applicant's installation or equipment creates a hazard or cannot be connected to utility service; or

(4)

the building or structure to be served:

(a)

does not comply with the Chapter 25-12 ( Technical Codes ), Chapter 15-1 ( Cross-Connection Regulations ), or Chapter 15-10 ( Wastewater Regulations ) of the Code;

(b)

is not connected with the City's distribution or collection facilities;

(c)

is outside the City's defined service area or impact fee area or the applicant has not paid the impact fee; or

(d)

is not on a legal tract as determined by the Watershed Protection and Development Review Department.

Source: 2003 Code Section 15-9-91; 1992 Code Section 18-4-120; Ord. 040805-02.