Meters to be furnished by and remain property of city; all water must pass through meter.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 19-23
in effect§ 19-23 - Meters to be furnished by and remain property of city; all water must pass through meter.
(a) All water meters shall be furnished by and remain the property of the city and shall be accessible and subject to its control, except for meters installed for remetering pursuant to § 19-8(c). Except for the reference in the preceding sentence to "meters installed for remetering" throughout this Chapter 19, the term METER shall mean the city's meter for any property. The customer shall provide meter space to the city at a suitable and readily accessible location satisfactory to the city.
(b) That portion of the customer's installation for water service shall be so arranged that all water service shall pass through the meter. No temporary pipes, nipples or spacers are permitted and under no circumstances are connections allowed which may permit water to bypass the meter or metering equipment.
(Ord. 23-75, § 2(2.21, 2.22), 5-5-1975; Ord. 4-00, § 1, 1-31-2000)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH19WASEUT_ARTIGEPR_S19-23MEBEFUREPRALWAMUPATHMEFetched: 11/4/2026