HomeMy WebLinkAboutA050 - Third reading and adoption of ORDINANCE NO. 4890 revising Municipal Code Chapter 28 for Water Meter setting requirementsTo:Mayor & City Council
From:John Dunn, Director of Water & Pollution Control
Date:March 24, 2026
Subject:Water Meter setting requirements
Item No. 54
MEMO
The ordinance revising Municipal Code Chapter 28 for Water Meter setting
requirements is attached for City Council's review and consideration for third
reading and adoption.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Ordinance Section 28.209(2) New Water Meters.PDF
Water & Pollution Control 515.239.5105 main
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ORDINANCE NO. ___________
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY
AMENDING SECTION 28.209(1) THEREOF, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING STANDARD
WIRING AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR TRANSISTION TO NEW WATER METER
DEVICES REPEALING ANY AND ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and
the same is hereby amended by amending Section 28.209(1) as follows:
“Sec. 28.209. RADIO READ DEVICE
(1) New meter installations. All new water meter installations shall have a
radio read device. Any residential dwelling units located within the City of
Ames municipal electric service territory may have the radio read device
located inside the dwelling. All commercial buildings, located within the
City of Ames municipal electric service territory, and any residential or
commercial buildings located outside of the City of Ames municipal
electric utility territory, shall install, For each meter, a 22/3 gauge,
stranded, shielded wire with plastic sheath shall be installed from the
water meter on the inside of the building to within three feet of the electric
meter on the outside of the building. Meters located in meter pits or vaults
shall have the radio read device located inside the pit or vault or located in
a pedestal near the meter pit or vault. If the electric meter is located on a
transformer, or other remote location, the wiring for the radio read device
shall terminate on the side of the building nearest the transformer or
remote location. A minimum of three feet of excess wire shall be left at
each end to allow connection to the water meter and installation of the
radio read device. Any portion of the wire that will not be exposed (i.e.,
installed behind finished walls, above finished ceilings, etc.) shall be
placed in conduit to protect the wire from damage and to facilitate
replacement if necessary. The City will provide and install the radio read
device and connect it to the customer-installed wire.
* * * .”
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Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this day of , 2026.
__________________________________________________________
John A. Haila, Mayor
First Reading:__________________
Second Reading:_______________
Third Reading:_________________
Passed on:
I, Renee Hall, City Clerk of the City of Ames, Iowa, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true copy of Ordinance No. ______________,
passed by the City Council of said City at the meeting held on
______________________and signed by the Mayor on
___________________________, and published in the Ames Tribune on
___________________________.
_______________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk
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