MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICES.

Raleigh City Code § 8-2003

in effect

Sec. 8-2003. - MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICES. (a) Owners of property served by the utility system shall be responsible for the maintenance necessary to keep such property owner's sewer service (which includes the sewer service stub) clean and sanitary and continually functioning. (b) The replacement and/or repair of water and sewer service stubs may be caused by direction of the Raleigh un Public Utilities or his designee or by application of owners of the property served that is filed with the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities or his designee. (c) Except as indicated in §8-2039, all water and sewer service stubs shall be replaced or repaired by the City unless expressly permitted by the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities or his designee. Permits for the repair or replacement of water and sewer service stubs shall be granted for work in or upon the utility system in public street right-of-way only to licensed utility contractors. The replacement and/or repair of sewer services on private property, including within City easements, shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property served by the sewer service. The replacement and/or repair of water services from the meter box to the structure shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property served by the water service. (d) In the event of the paving or widening of streets, or the raising or lowering of the grade of a street, or in the installation of curbs or gutters and/or sidewalks, or in the case of the installation of new water or sewer lines initiated by the public, all water and sewer service stubs may be replaced so as to meet the standards prescribed by the Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook. (e) Applications for the replacement of existing water stubs by owners of the property served shall be considered only in the event the service stub is leaking, needs enlarging or is delivering an insufficient quantity of water or the property owner replaces the galvanized service from meter box to house. In the case of an application as a result of an insufficient quantity of water only those service stubs delivering less than ten (10) gallons per minute (gpm) shall be considered for renewal or repair at no charge to the property owner. (f) There shall be no charge for replacement or repair of defective stubs as provided by this §8-2003, except when the existing service stub is enlarged or relocated by request of the owner. If an existing galvanized water service stub or terra cotta sewer service stub is enlarged, a fee shall be charged equal to the difference between the fee corresponding to the existing service stub size and the fee corresponding to the proposed service stub size as set forth in §8-2039. If a copper water service stub or cast-iron sewer service stub is enlarged a fee shall be charged for the proposed service stub size as set forth in §8-2039. If an existing water or sewer service stub is relocated at the request of the owner, a fee shall be charged for the relocated service stub size as set forth in §8-2039. (g) Replacement of water service stubs shall extend from the main to the property line, except where a structure or other obstruction prevents installation up to the property line, and shall conform to the provisions of this Code. Water meters shall be relocated as necessary. Replacement of sewer service stubs shall extend from the main to the property line or to the edge of the City's easement, except where a structure or other obstruction prevents installation up to the property line, and shall conform to the provisions of this Code. (h) Where an existing water meter is located on private property, then the City shall be authorized to relocate such water meter to the public right-of-way or easement and shall replace the water service stub pursuant to §8-2003(g) above. (Code 1959, §23-10; Ord. No. 1985-543, §2, 4-16-85; Ord. No. 2014-262, §4, 1-21-14, eff. 1-26-14; Ord. No. 2014-337, §4, 9-2-14, eff. 9-7-14)

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_S8-2003MAREREWASESEFetched: 11/1/2026