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thereof. Provided, however, that private facilities and appurtenances constructed on private property are <br />not intended to be included in municipal ownership. <br />(E) Right of entry. The city has the right to enter in and upon private property, including buildings and <br />dwelling houses, in or upon which is installed a municipal utility, or connection therewith, at all times <br />reasonable under the circumstances, for the purpose of reading utility meters, for the purpose of <br />inspection and repair of meters or a utility system, or any part thereof, and for the purpose of connecting <br />and disconnecting service. <br /> <br />(F) Multiple connections. Except for multiple unit buildings, every structure served by municipal services <br />shall have an individual service between the building and the municipal main line. <br /> <br />(G) Licensed installer and standards. Every connection made to the municipal water or sewer system and <br />service lines to the building shall be made by or under the direct supervision of a plumber or a service <br />line installer licensed by the city or the State of Minnesota. Service lines shall conform to the <br />requirements of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. <br /> <br />(H) Meter test. <br /> <br />(1) Whenever a consumer shall request the city to test any utility meter in use by him or her, the <br />request shall be accompanied by a cash deposit, as established by Council resolution, for each <br />meter to be tested. <br /> <br />(2) If any such meter is found to be inaccurate by an amount exceeding five percent, the same shall <br />be replaced with an accurate meter and the deposit thereon refunded. The billing of the account <br />will be adjusted to compensate for the inaccuracy and will be adjusted backwards no more than <br />one billing period. If the meter shall be found to be accurate in its recordings or calculations, it <br />shall be reinstalled and the deposit shall be retained by the city to defray the cost of the test. <br /> <br />Ord. #45, adopted 02/25/1987 <br /> <br />(I) Unlawful acts. <br /> <br />(1) It is unlawful for any person to willfully or carelessly break, injure, mar, deface, disturb or in any <br />way interfere with any buildings, attachments, machinery, apparatus, equipment, fixture or <br />appurtenance of any municipal utility or municipal utility system, or commit any act tending to <br />obstruct or impair the use of any municipal utility. <br /> <br />(2) It is unlawful for any person to make any connection with, opening into, use or alter in any way <br />any municipal utility system without first having applied for and received written permission to <br />do so from the city. <br /> <br />(3) It is unlawful for any person to turn on or connect a utility when the same has been turned off or <br />disconnected by the city for non-payment of a bill, or for any other reason, without first having <br />obtained a permit to do so from the city. <br /> <br />36 ΋tğŭĻ <br /> <br />