§ 13.12.010. General provisions applicable to all services.

A.

Any single motor of over ten horsepower, single phase; any single motor of over 20 horsepower, polyphase; any single electric load over 50 kVA; and welders and x-ray equipment shall not be placed in service without prior approval from the Public Works and Utilities Department. The Public Works and Utilities Department may require a customer to install reduced voltage motor starters or other mitigation if operation of customer equipment may interfere with the quality of service to other customers.

B.

When a request for residential service requires an extension or re-arrangement of distribution facilities to serve new loads or residential customers, or when a request for non-residential service requires a new transformer and/or an extension of distribution facilities to serve new loads or non-residential customers, the Public Works and Utilities Department will determine the amount of service extension costs, if any, and all applicable taxes to be paid by the customer prior to actual construction. Non-residential service extension costs shall include all design and construction labor, material, overhead, taxes, and transformer costs. Residential service extension costs do not include transformer material costs which are charged at the time of home construction accordance with PAMC 3.70.105, paragraphs (A) or (B).

C.

If a request for non-residential service is canceled in writing after the service extension costs determined in paragraph B., above, have been paid to the Public Works and Utilities Department, a refund may be issued to the original payer, less all service extension costs incurred by the City prior to cancellation.

D.

If a request for residential service is canceled in writing after the service extension costs determined in paragraph B. above have been paid, a refund may be issued to the original payer, less any actual construction costs incurred plus the cancellation fees in accordance with PAMC 3.70.105.J.

E.

It shall be the customer's responsibility to provide and clear at least a 20-foot access to within 150 feet of the metering point.

F.

All required rights-of-way and/or easements, properly executed, must be in the Public Works and Utilities Department's possession before construction is started. The Public Works and Utilities Department may require the customer to install and maintain poles, wires and/or other equipment on his property necessary to serve at a greater distance than 150 feet from the Public Works and Utilities Department's supply facilities to the customer's metering point.

G.

Any changes or re-arrangements of the Public Works and Utilities Department's facilities at the request of the customer will be done only if the customer pays all costs associated with the change or re-arrangement, including overhead and all applicable taxes.

H.

Metering shall be provided as specified by the Public Works and Utilities Department, which shall have the right to install such equipment as it finds necessary to determine any and all operating conditions.

I.

The Public Works and Utilities Department may meter accounts in accordance with 13.12.041, 13.12.060 and 13.12.073 PAMC as it finds necessary for real power (kW), real and reactive power (kVAR), or apparent power (kVA). Billing demand may be based on real power, real and reactive power including power factor adjustment, or apparent power in lieu of power factor adjustment. Accounts only metered for real power shall be assumed to have unity power factor. The City shall have the right to refuse or discontinue service to any customer not maintaining a power factor of at least 80 percent.

J.

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) holidays. The following are NERC holidays: Memorial Day is the last Monday in May, Labor Day is the first Monday in September, and Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November. New Year's Day, Independence Day, and Christmas Day, are predetermined dates each year. However, in the event that they fall on a Sunday, the NERC Holiday is the Monday immediately following that Sunday. If these days fall on a Saturday, the NERC Holiday remains on that Saturday.

(Ord. 3464 § 1, 10/16/2012, eff. 1/7/2013; Ord. 3392 § 2, 2/12/2010; Ord. 3380 § 1, 1/4/2010; Ord. 3347 § 2, 1/1/2009; Ord. 3271§ 1, 2/8/2007; Ord. 3098 § 1 (part), 11/1/2001; Ord. 2417 § 1, 12/1/1986; Ord. 2369 § 2, 1/3/1986; Ord. 2137 § 1, 5/15/1981; Ord. 2054 § 1, 1/1/1980)