Water metering systems.
Columbus City Codes § 1105.038
in effect1105.038 - Water metering systems.
A. The Director of Columbus Water & Power is hereby authorized to install, read, maintain, and replace metering systems for any and all water service lines, including but not limited to fire service lines, for properties served with water by the Division of Water. No person acting under the direction or authorization of the Director of Columbus Water & Power shall be required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness or approval under Title 31, Title 33, or Title 34 for the installation, maintenance, or replacement of such metering systems.
B. The Director of Columbus Water & Power or the director's appointed agents are authorized to enter all properties served with water by the Division of Water for the purpose of installing, reading, maintaining, and replacing metering systems.
C. Water service may be terminated for failure of a customer to provide access to the property for the purpose of installing, reading, maintaining, or replacing the metering systems pursuant to the provisions of city code Section 1101.03. Service charges will continue to be charged during the period water service is terminated pursuant to Section 1105.23.
D. The property owner shall pay the appropriate service termination and resumption charges as specified in Section 1105.09 for denying access to the Director of Columbus Water & Power or the director's agents for the purpose of installing, reading, maintaining, and replacing the metering system.
E. The customer is responsible for damage to the metering system resulting from negligence, vandalism, freezing or hot water and shall be charged for said damages to the meter according to Section 1105.09, Part E, except that said charge shall not be imposed when to the satisfaction of the director it is shown that the damage is the result of conditions beyond the control of the customer.
F. If the customer causes the obstruction of a metering system after its installation, or requests that the metering system be relocated, and the Division of Water agrees to perform such relocation, the customer shall be responsible for the relocation trip charge as specified in Section 1105.09, plus the actual costs of relocating any part of the metering system.
G. The Director of Columbus Water & Power will determine the type of metering system to be installed for each water service line and if in the director's opinion an existing system is inadequate to meet the intent of Section 1105.038, the director shall cause it to be replaced with a system meeting said intent.
(Ord. 478-92; Ord. 422-06 § 2 (part); Ord. No. 2398-2012, § 4, 12-3-2012; Ord. No. 0329-2019, § 2, 2-11-2019; Ord. No. 3188-2025, § 1, 12-15-2025; Ord. No. 3314-2025, § 1(Exh. A), 12-15-2025; Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1105WARACH_1105.038WAMESYFetched: 10/27/2026