Norfolk City Code ch. 46.1, art. I — IN GENERAL | Code of the City of Norfolk, Virginia (Supp. No. 166: codified through Ordinance No. 50,383, adopted June 9, 2026) — City of Norfolk

Norfolk City Code § 46.1-1 Purpose.

Sec. 46.1-1. - Purpose. This chapter provides for the regulation and protection of the city's water system. (Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)

Norfolk City Code § 46.1-2 Definitions.

Sec. 46.1-2. - Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Commercial water use includes the water used by commercial establishments such as restaurants, office buildings, motels, hotels, etc. Customer means any person to whom water is supplied directly from the water system of the city, as owner or tenant of the premise[s] to which supplied, and/or who is liable to the city for the payment of the charges for water so supplied. Director means the director of the Norfolk Department of Utilities or his designee. Domestic water use includes water used for household purposes such as cooking, drinking, bathing, washing clothes and dishes, flushing toilets and watering lawns and gardens. Groundwater includes all water obtained from drilled wells and springs. Person means any individual, firm, owner, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, governmental body, municipal corporation, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, agent, occupant or other legal entity. Premise[s] means a building under one roof occupied as one residence or business, a combination of buildings in one common enclosure and occupied by one or more than one family or business or each division of a double or tenement house having a vertical partition or wall, a building of more than one apartment and having one or more entrances, or a building having a number of apartments, condominium units, or offices and having one or more entrances. Reservoir means any body of water owned by the City of Norfolk and used for drinking as listed: Lake Wright, Lake Whitehurst (Little Creek Reservoir East), Little Creek Reservoir (Little Creek Reservoir West), Lake Smith, Lake Lawson, Lake Taylor, Lake Prince, Lake Burnt Mills, and Western Branch Reservoir. Surface and ground water conjunctive use system means a public water system wherein surface water is the primary source and ground water is a supplemental source. Water service means the use, or the right to the use, of city water delivered into a premise[s] or building, lot, or at the curb. Watershed means that land area that surrounds the Norfolk lakes and reservoirs and that acts as a drainage basin into the lakes and reservoirs. Water system of the City of Norfolk includes lakes and reservoirs, conjunctive use wells, water treatment facilities, intake, storage, pumping, transmission, distribution and related equipment and appurtenances. Water tap means the service line that runs from the water main to the city water meter. (Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)

Norfolk City Code § 46.1-3 Violations of chapter.

Sec. 46.1-3. - Violations of chapter. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. Each day's continuance of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)

Norfolk City Code § 46.1-4 Enforcement.

Sec. 46.1-4. - Enforcement. Any law enforcement officer, duly designated sworn special police officer, the director of public health, or the fire marshal or any of his assistants, is authorized and shall have authority to enforce all provisions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)

Norfolk City Code § 46.1-5 Discontinuing water service, generally.

Sec. 46.1-5. - Discontinuing water service, generally. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the department of utilities from discontinuing water services from any premise[s] upon the failure of the owner or other responsible party, to pay the entire public service bill, provided that the department of utilities follows procedures for such discontinuing of services. (Ord. No. 41,100, § 2, 7-15-03)