(a) Without Special Provisions. Upon written application of the owner or occupant of any permanent premises that can be served from existing suitable distribution lines, the utility shall furnish, place and construct at its own cost such lines, service connections and facilities as are necessary to render the service requested; provided, that the premises to be served are reasonably dry, and are accessible year round.

(b) Requiring Long-Term Contract. The utility will extend service to all applicants within its service area insofar as it is economically feasible, and funds are available. The utility will not invest funds in any line extension unless the applicant has constructed or contracted to construct permanent housing or permanent commercial plant or structures on the property.

(c) By Customer. Extension of the utility facilities by an applicant will not be permitted under any conditions; however, the utility will make a physical connection service to an applicant’s facilities and provide service to an applicant who at his own expense has constructed his own suitable facilities for distribution of electrical energy; provided, that the applicant’s facilities of distribution of electrical energy are situated within feasible distance of suitable existing facilities of the utility; the applicant’s facilities have been constructed in accordance with plans and specification guidelines furnished by the utility; the applicant’s facilities are, and continue to be, used solely to distribute electrical energy to premises owned by the applicant within the boundary of a land area owned by the applicant; the applicant has installed at the point of connection of the two facilities a suitable means of safely disconnecting his facilities from the utility’s facilities. The point of connection of the two facilities will be the point of receipt of service. Any facilities constructed by the applicant in accordance with the above will be the property of and will remain the property of the applicant, and the utility will not assume maintenance responsibilities for the applicant’s facilities. [Ord. 23-04 § 2 (Att.), 2023. Code 1979 EU § 6.0. Formerly 13.05.060.]