City Code Section
(Amended by Ordinance 190811, effective June 10, 2022.)
- A request for a new service within the City and adjacent to a City water main is subject to the provisions of this code and the Annual Rates Ordinance.
- To obtain water service, the service connection must be along the front lot line of the property to be served and be adjacent to a right-of-way in which there is a public water main.
- When no frontage exists for landlocked parcels, whether existing or created through a land use process, or if installing a new service within a frontage causes an adverse risk as determined by the Water Bureau, the Chief Engineer may approve of a new water service within a private easement across a separate parcel(s) of land. The applicant must record the easement(s) prior to service connection.
- The Chief Engineer may approve of a new water service from a main within an existing public easement. The service must be within the easement and be readily accessible for construction, maintenance and meter reading.
- If an application is made for service from a water main less than 6 inches in diameter, the connection will be deemed temporary unless such main was designated as a permanent main. If the connection is temporary, the connection will not entitle the person or premises to have said main replaced with a larger main at the City’s expense. The application for service from a 4-inch main or smaller will be deemed a waiver of any deficiency of supply, pressure or any other inadequacy, whether attributable to prior or future connections or extensions. The application will be deemed a covenant and the applicant must comply with all the provisions of this Title and the rules and regulations of the Portland Water Bureau.
- Any application for a new service outside the city limits must comply with all provisions of this code and the City’s Comprehensive Plan Policy 8.11, Annexation.