METER REQUIREMENTS; PLACEMENT OF METERS.

Raleigh City Code § 8-2005

in effect

Sec. 8-2005. - METER REQUIREMENTS; PLACEMENT OF METERS. (a) A separate water meter and water and/or sewer connection is required for each lot at the time of connection with water and/or sewer service. All such meters shall be placed in the street right-of-way or in a two-foot easement adjacent to the street right-of-way at such locations as the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities or his designee shall determine, provided that nothing herein shall authorize the placement of a water meter on the opposite side of the street right-of-way from the building being served. All fire hydrants maintained by the City shall be installed in the street right-of-way or in a two-foot easement adjacent to the street right-of-way. All meters shall conform to the standards and material specifications of the City. All water meters shall be installed by City forces only after payment to the City of the appropriate meter installation fee set forth in the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule. A "Not Ready Fee" shall be collected by the City pursuant to the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule if the City has attempted to initially install the water meter at the request of the applicant and determined that the water service stub was either not installed to the property or the water service stub not installed in accordance with City standards. The "Not Ready Fee" must be paid to the City prior to any subsequent attempt by the City to install the meter after any failed attempt and prior to any water being provided to the property. (b) Should any person wish to rent a hydrant meter from the City to obtain water from a fire hydrant, that person shall apply for a rental hydrant meter pursuant to the process outlined in the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook. Any person who rents any hydrant meter shall execute a rental agreement in the form and manner acceptable to the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities or his designee and shall pay a deposit and rental fee for the hydrant meter, plus the monthly metered water charge in accordance with the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule. Users of hydrant meters shall self-report the flow through the hydrant meter pursuant to the rental agreement; failure to report flow for any month that the hydrant meter registered flow shall result in an additional charge in accordance with the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule. In addition, any person who rents a hydrant meter shall be responsible for the loss and/or damage to any such hydrant meter. In the event of loss or damage to any hydrant meter that occurs to the hydrant meter while in the person's possession, the person shall pay to the City the costs to repair (both labor and materials) the hydrant meter or the replacement cost, as appropriate, pursuant to the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule. (Code 1959, §23-27.1(a); Ord. No. 1981-560, §1, 1-6-81; Ord. No. 1985-543, §5, 4-16-85; Ord. No. 1986-746, §2, 3-18-86; Ord. No. 1986-775, §5, 4-15-86; Ord. No. 1999-558, §1, 5-18-99; Ord. No. 2000-805, §1, 6-6-00; Ord. No. 2002-200, §1, 5-7-02; Ord. No. 2003-439, §1, 5-6-03; Ord. No. 2004-623, §1, 5-4-04; Ord. No. 2005-825, §1, 5-17-05; Ord. No. 2006-15, §1, 5-2-06; Ord. No. 2007-218, §1, 5-1-07, eff. 7-1-07; Ord. No. 2008-378, §1, 4-15-08, eff. 7-1-08; Ord. No. 2009-556, §1, 3-17-09, eff. 7-1-09; Ord. No. 2010-718, §1, 4-6-10, eff. 7-1-10; Ord. No. 2011-883, §1, 5-17-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 2012-41, §1, 5-1-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 2013-175, §1, 4-16-13, eff. 7-1-13; Ord. No. 2014-262, §6, 1-21-14, eff. 1-26-14; Ord. No. 2014-297, §1, 5-6-14, eff. 7-1-14; Ord. No. 2015-419, §1, 4-7-15, eff. 7-1-15; Ord. No. 2016-566, §1, 3-21-16, eff. 7-1-16; Ord. No. 2017-684, §1, 3-15-17, eff. 7-1-17; Ord. No. 2017-686, §1, 3-15-17, eff. 7-1-17; Ord. No. 2018-842, §1, 6-11-18, eff. 7-1-18; Ord. No. 2019-949, §1(Att.), 6-4-19, eff. 7-1-19; Ord. No. 2019-960, §1, 6-10-19, eff. 7-1-19; Ord. No. 2020-96, §§7, 8, 6-15-20, eff. 7-1-20)

Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT8PUUT_CH2WASESE_ARTAGEPR_S8-2005MEREPLMEFetched: 11/1/2026