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 Kansas City
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 78. WATER
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 78-23. Water service disconnection.  

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  • (a)

    Disconnection when building razed or moved. If a building is razed or moved, the water service to the premises shall be disconnected at the main. The responsibility and expense for such disconnection shall rest with the owner of the land upon which the building is located.

    (b)

    Disconnection for unauthorized use of water. The water services department is hereby authorized to disconnect a water service at the main if deemed necessary to prevent the unauthorized use of water, in which case the owner of the property served by the connection shall reimburse the water services department for the expense of the disconnection.

    (c)

    Reuse of service. In those cases where a building is razed or moved, a copper, cast iron or ductile iron service to a property may remain connected to the main for a period of one year on the authority of the director of the water services department and subject to his approval of the written application of the property owner indicating that the service will be used again within one year and also providing that the property owner place a cash deposit with the water department equivalent to the cost to disconnect the service line at the main. The deposit shall be refunded if the service line is reused. If the service line is not reused in the time period provided, the deposit shall be used to pay the cost of disconnecting the service line from the main.

    (d)

    Reconnection. Services disconnected from the main may be reconnected to the main, subject to pertinent rules and regulations of the water services department, provided a permit for such reconnection is obtained and such reconnection shall be made solely at the expense of the owner of the premises serviced.

    (e)

    Other service disconnections. A water service connection to a premises may be disconnected at the main by the water services department, and the cost of the disconnection billed to the owner of the premises, if:

    (1)

    The service line has not been used for one year; or

    (2)

    There is a leak on a service to a vacant building, dwelling or property in those situations where public safety or welfare may be affected; or

    (3)

    The service is not metered pursuant to section 78-7.

(Ord. No. 120551, § 1, 6-28-12; Ord. No. 140174 , § 1, 3-27-14)