Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

Service lines will be laid by the municipality from the water main to the property line at the expense of the applicant for service. The location of such lines will be determined by the department.

Before a new service line will be laid by the municipality, the applicant shall pay a tap fee in the following amounts with the department.

1. WATER METER SIZE	TAP FEE
   5/8" or 3/4"*	$ 750.00
   1" or Larger	1,500.00 per inch diameter of water meter
   Fire Line Service*	700.00 per inch diameter of service line

   For water service outside the corporate limits, the tap fee amounts shall be two times the above.

   *The tap fee does not include the cost of service assembly, i.e. connecting to main water line and furnishing and installing service line, meter, meter box, yoke, fittings, pavement repair, or other restoration work, all of which is to be borne by the customer requesting the service.

2. When a service line is completed, the department shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of such service line from the main to and including the meter and meter box and such portion of the service line shall belong to the municipality. The remaining portion of the service line beyond the meter box shall belong to and be the responsibility of the customer even though the meter and meter box are located within said property line.
3. Public schools shall be exempt from the requirement for paying tap fees as set forth in this section. (1976 Code, § 13-106, as amended by Ord. #2193, Sept. 1999, and replaced by Ord. #2317, May 2004, and amended by Ord. #2393, Aug. 2008)