§ 19-19. Use required; wells prohibited.  


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  • (a)

    Issuance of building permits for new construction where the property is adjacent to a municipal watermain, or in a block through or to which the watermain extends, or is within 150 feet of the water system shall be conditioned upon connection to said municipal water system, unless in the opinion of the city it is neither feasible nor practical to make such connection.

    (b)

    The drilling of new wells shall not be permitted for existing dwellings which can be serviced by the municipal water system. Upon failure of a private water supply, connection to the municipal system shall be required.

(Ord. No. 6, § 1.01, 3-11-85)

State law reference

Authority to require connections, M.S. § 412.221, subd. 31.