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§ 14-4 — Same—Outside city limits

Code of Ordinances, City of Batesville, Mississippi (Supp. No. 54: codified through Ordinance No. 2023-08-914, adopted August 15, 2023) · Batesville Code of Ordinances § 14-4

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Sec. 14-4. - Same—Outside city limits.

(a) All customers outside the city limits desiring water and/or sewer services shall first appear before the mayor and board of aldermen and obtain permission to connect to the system or systems. (b) The customer shall then furnish all labor and materials approved by the city, including a meter and meter box, necessary to install the service or services from the main to the points of discharge or collection on the customer's property. Such installation shall be made by the customer's licensed plumber, and inspected and approved by the city before backfilling the pipe trenches. The customer shall pay to the city clerk at city hall an inspection fee for any water connection made to the city system, and shall pay an inspection fee and a connection fee for any connection made to the city sewerage system, such connection fee to be paid before the connection is made. (c) All persons who desire city water and/or sewer services for new construction or an existing structure that is being renovated or otherwise improved [all referred to as "construction"] outside the city limits shall make written request for such water and/or sewer services. Such request shall be accompanied by the plans and specifications for the construction. These plans and specifications shall be compliant with all applicable development codes of the city including, but not be limited to, building codes, subdivision codes, and design standards. All such plans and specifications shall be subject to review and approval by the city code office prior to installation of the services by the city. A final inspection shall be made at the completion of the construction before same may be occupied. If the construction is not in compliance with said applicable codes, then the construction shall not be connected to the city utilities, or shall be disconnected if the construction has already been connected to the city utilities then they shall be disconnected. Such person shall also be required to consent to annexation by the city.

(Ord. No. 83-156, § 6, 1-8-74; Ord. No. 2021-10-893, 10-5-21)