Meters.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 26-427
in effectSec. 26-427. - Meters.
(a) Record; reading. A record of all gas meters installed shall be kept by the city, and all meters shall be read monthly to ascertain the amount of gas consumed by each customer.
(b) Failing to register. When any gas meter fails to register, a daily average shall be obtained from the readings taken from such meter the next preceding month during which the meter was known to be operating correctly and this reading used as a basis of payment for gas consumed through such meter for the period in which the meter is out of order and until repaired.
(c) Tests. The city shall, at its own expense, make periodic tests and inspections of its gas meters in order to maintain a high standard of accuracy. The city shall make additional tests or inspections of its meter at the request of any customer. If such tests show that the meter is accurate within two percent, slow or fast, no adjustment will be made in the customer's bill; and a charge may be established and collected to cover costs incurred. The charge for such services shall be determined by the gas utility board of the city. If the test shows the meter to be in excess of two percent, fast or slow, an adjustment shall be made in the customer's bill over a period of not more than 30 days prior to the date of such test; and the cost of making such test shall be borne by the city.
(Code 1982, §§ 17-52—17-54)
Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIIINAGASE_DIV2MEBICO_S26-427MEFetched: 11/6/2026