Common use of Local Ordinances Clause in Contracts

Local Ordinances. The Township shall promptly enact and thereafter enforce all ordinance provisions necessary to facilitate the orderly and adequate provision of retail water service by the City to the Township in accordance with this Agreement. Such ordinance provisions shall include, without limitation, the following: 3.12.1 An ordinance provision prohibiting connection to the City water system by any persons or for any property except upon prior written permit or approval of the City; 3.12.2 An ordinance prohibiting average daily water usage by a single water user exceeding 2,500 gallons per day unless special arrangements or requirements specified by the City after review of the situation are duly made and satisfied; 3.12.3 An ordinance provision permitting City agents, contractors and employees to enter upon private property for the purpose of reading and maintaining water meters, inspecting water meters, inspecting water connections and any other purposes that are associated with the City’s discharge of its responsibilities under this Agreement (and the Township shall fully cooperate with the City in obtaining any necessary inspection warrants); 3.12.4 An ordinance provision requiring developers of land within the Initial Parcel and the Future Retail Water Service Area to comply with all of the rules and regulations imposed by the City with respect to standards for the construction or installation of water mains, related equipment and appurtenances; 3.12.5 An ordinance provision prohibiting the unauthorized use of fire hydrants and providing for local prosecution of theft of water from fire hydrants; 3.12.6 An ordinance provision providing for the enforcement of any lawn watering ban or other such limitation on the use of water that might be ordered when the City, in its sole discretion, gives notice of such a ban or order; 3.12.7 Ordinance provisions requiring a written permit or approval from the City for any water service connection to the City water system, and for any change of use, or for the addition of any new use, or for any new or expanded building on a lot or parcel already connected to the City water system, and requiring the filing of reliable information from the applicant for any such permit regarding the applicant’s proposed use(s) of real property; 3.12.8 In the event that the City adopts a plan for the conservation of water, the Township shall, within thirty (30) days of the City’s adoption, adopt a plan for the conservation of water to include provisions as stipulated by the City’s plan. If, at any time, the City places into effect a plan for the conservation of water, the Township shall immediately place into effect the same measures; 3.12.9 The Township shall also adopt and enforce such other and additional ordinance provisions relating to the provision of water service to the Township as the City may reasonably request from time to time. The City shall consult with the Township regarding the proposed text and justification for any such additional ordinance provisions before requesting the Township to adopt such provisions.