Charges for making service connections.

Charlotte City Code § 23-129

in effect

Sec. 23-129. - Charges for making service connections. (a) The charges for making service connections of sizes four inches or smaller shall be arrived at in accordance with the water and sewer rate methodology set forth in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department Revenue Manual dated November 26, 2012, which is on file with the city clerk. The above documents shall be referred to as the "revenue manual." Such rates, fees and charges as are determined in accordance with the revenue manual and any modifications thereto and any other CMU water or sewer rates, fees or charges determined in accordance with applicable law are referred to as the "schedule of current rates, fees and charges" in this chapter. The charges for making partial service connections of three-quarter-inch size shall be calculated and applied in the same manner. (b) The charges for making complete service connections at sizes larger than four inches shall be made as follows: (1) At the time of application for a service connection, a design study will be scheduled and made by CMU personnel to determine the cost of construction, material, meter, valves and required appurtenances to furnish the service applied for. (2) Payment of the determined cost is required prior to the start of any construction work by CMU. (c) The applicant shall designate with a marker the location of the water service connection along the street right-of-way within the boundaries of his property prior to the beginning of the work. The location may not be within a driveway. (d) The applicant or customer shall not operate or disturb any part of the water service other than to turn off water to the premises in an emergency by operating the curb turnoff within the meter box if the service is one inch or smaller or by operating the property line cutoff valve on larger services. All fixtures within the owner's premises must be kept in repair by the customer or property owner. (Code 1985, § 23-83; Ord. No. 2032, § 1, 3-25-2002; Ord. No. 3875, § 1, 4-7-2008; Ord. No. 4609, § 5, 2-28-2011; Ord. No. 5007, § 2, 11-26-2012)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH23WASEINWADIRE_ARTIVWA_S23-129CHMASECOFetched: 10/27/2026