ORD 2024-19 Municipal Utilites AdoptedORDINANCE NO. 2024-19
AMENDING CHAPTER 14, MUNICIPAL UTILITIES,
ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL, SECTIONS 14-1 (a) and 14-1 (b); SECTIONS 14-3 (b) and 14-3 (c);
OF THE CITY CODE OF THE
CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED AND BY THE AUTHORITY
THEREOF, THAT:
I. Article I, Section 14-1, titled "Application for service; payment of tapping fee and deposit" is
hereby amended and when amended shall read as follows:
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 14-1. Application for service; payment of tapping fee and deposit.
(a) Any person desiring water, sewer, sanitation services, stormwater management, or outside fire
service shall file with the city a written application specifying the particular property for which
service is desired. Additionally, any person requiring such service(s) must present a valid driver's
license or picture identification and Social Security card as well as proof of ownership or a valid
lease agreement (if renter) for address verification. In the event that no written lease agreement
exists, the applicant must provide written authorization from the land owner authorizing the city to
provide the services, in the applicant's name, at the specified location. A water service activation
fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be charged to any residential or business customers establishing
new water service or an active water service account transferring service to another location. Tap
fee, if required, shall be paid at such time as the application for said tap is made.
(b) Deposits for water, sewer, sanitation services, stormwater management, or outside fire service
shall be as follows:
Rental Owner
Occupied
Residential:
Single-family $80.00 $30.00
Multi-family (per unit) $55.00 N/A
Commercial:
¾ inch/1 inch-connection $100.00 $100.00
1½ inch-connection $150.00 $150.00
2 inch- or larger connection $250.00 $250.00
Deposits shall be applied to all past-due accounts. Owner-occupied accounts transferred from one service
location to another shall not require deposits.