An application for a permit to connect premises with the city water system for service to a new building or structure shall not be accepted for filing unless a building permit has been issued for such building or structure as provided in the building regulations of the city. The water service established for construction may not be transferred to new ownership without a certificate of occupancy issued by the city. [Ord. 910 Art. 4, § 12, 2016; Ord. 878 Art. 4, § 12, 2015.]