HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 422In the City Council
City of Lodi
Lodi, California
ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE ANENDING SECTION 4 AND SECTION 6 OF
ORDINANCE NO, 362, REPEALING THE FBQUIRE~NT FOR
UTILITY DEPOSITS AND ESTABLISHING FREE ELECTRIC
SERVICE CONNECTIONS WTIIIN CERTAIN LIMITS
The City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 362 is hereby re-
pealed a'nd the following substituted therefor:
"Section 4. All applications for beginning, chang-
ing or discontinuing of the services mentioned herein shall be
made to the Finance Director on forms provided by him, and he
shall issue all orders for such new services, changes or dis-
continuances, No deposit shall be required of any utility
customer unless, in the judgment of the Finance Director, a
prospective utility customer represents a poor credit risk,"
Section 2. Section 6 of Ordinance No. 362 is hereby re-
pealed and the following substituted therefor:
'*Section 6. No person except a duly authorized em-
ployee of the City shall make any water, electrical or sewer
service connection to the City supply lines. Water tapping
shall include bringing the water supply to a point one foot
(1' inside the property line, Electrical connection includes
the service drop and necessary meter, Sewer connection includes
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the connection to the City sewer main of the piping of the
customer, which piping shall be brought out to the property
line of the premises supplied. All costs of water tapping and
sewer connection shall be borne by the applicant and shall be
charged at the actual cost to the City.
may, in consultation with and as approved by the Superintendent
of Public Utilities, establish approximate flat-rate charges
for water and sewer connections based on experience in the costs
The Finance Director.
of such connections made within a six (6) months period last
past.
The City of Lodi will construct without cost the
following electrical service :
DOMESTIC
(A) For each domestic service 2-wire or 3~wire (of not more
than 2500 watts) not to exceed 250 feet or 20 lbs, of #8
WePe copper wire,
(Bf For each domestic service including lighting and range
service not to exceed 300 feet or 33 lbs. of #% w. P.
copper wire +
For each domestic service including lighting, range, water
heating, space heating and other similar service not to
exceed 300 feet of W.P. copper &re, the size and weight
to be determined by the connected load at the time of con-
fC)
nection. .
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COMMl3RCIAL AND IHDUSTRIAL
(A) For each commercial or industrial service the city of Lodi
will install 50 feet of service wire for each horsepower
of connected load not to exceed 600 feet,
(B) In unusual circumstances, when the application of the pro-
visions of this rule appears impracticable or unjust to
either party, or in case of high voltage services, the
applicant may refer the matter to the Superintendent of
Public Utilities or the City Manager.
For the purpose of this rule, "service wire" shall mean (C)
the wire from the City's nearest pole to the customerls
facilities or outlets.
(Dl Underground service or riser-runs of either high or low
voltage are not included in this order and must be in-
stalled with City permission at the customer's expense.
Curb stops for water and the connections to the
City electrical supply are for City use only and shall not
be used by anyone except an authorized employee of the City.
Any tampering with these connections shall subject the service
supplied to be discontinued."
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published once in
The Lodi Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed
and published in the City of Lodi, and shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and
adoption and such publication.
1950 . Y
Approved this 2Ut day of Jme /
Attest:
h
I, J. F. BLAKELY, Ciw Clerk of the City of Lodi
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.
was introduced in regular meeting of the City c of said City held June 7th.~
after, on the 2lst day of Jme
passed, adopted and ordered to print in regular meet-
ing by the following Vote :
1950, and was there- 1950 , f inallg
Councilmen, E3uLL, €Ta!S%m*
Councilmen, NCEJ%
AND TOLLSW {NWOT)
SENT: Councilmen,
further certify that Ordinance No. 422 Was aPProved
d signed by the Mayor on the date of its final passage
d that the same has been published according to law.
1950 9 Dated: Tune 3OS