Columbia Service drops—Installation; use ordinance (§ 27-89)
Chapter 27: Utilities · Article III. Water and Light System
In short: The city utility department installs the service drop to a customer's building and connects it to the customer's service entrance conductors, except as sections 27-91 and 27-94 provide. Service drops may only be used for secondary voltages.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The department shall furnish and install the service drop to the customer's building or other structure and shall make the connection to the customer's service entrance conductors, except as provided in sections 27-91 and 27-
94. Service drops shall be used to provide service at secondary voltages only.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 27-89
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.