Section 12.12.140 Stop cock specifications.

All stop cocks shall be Mueller 300 Ball Curb Valves with Mueller 110 Connection or equivalent. The valve shall be a quarter turn check and both ends shall be conductive compression connections for CTS O.D. tubing. All equivalents shall be approved by the public works department. Service pipes must be laid at least five and one-half feet below the finished surface of the ground. Minimum size for replacement water service lines shall be .75 inch inside diameter. Minimum size for new water service lines shall be 1 inch inside diameter. All curb stop boxes shall be a 2-1/2" curb service box. The curb service box shall be injection molded and commercially manufactured utilizing a proprietary Armor™/Plymouth Products compound known as PLYMOUTH SUPERFLEXON® per ASTM D-2853-70, Class 1212. Material shall be a rigid combination of polyolefin with fibrous inorganic component reinforcing and UV stabilizer additives to assure resistance to material degradation from ultraviolet light. The box shall be telescoping two-piece (screw style) with polycarbonate ring, pentagon bolt and Superflexon® cover. Upper section shall be locatable electronically and magnetically with ring riveted to the top piece. Lower section shall be a full threaded shaft 9f 2.35" ID over a Buffalo style arch, 4" wide by 7" high and saddle, 3-1/3" wide by 4" high or equivalent. All equivalents must be approved by the public works department. Minnesota style curb boxes are not acceptable. (Ord. 2006-0833, 2006-0415; 98/U-6424)