Each consumer or owner who installs, or has installed, hydrants or fire service connections to which water shall be furnished by the city, shall pay the city for the same in accordance with the following schedule; the fee stated below is the annual rate:
(A) Public fire hydrant connection (six inch max): $60 per year;
(B) Private fire hydrant connection (six inch max): $50 per year; and
(C) Fire connection lines for standpipes and sprinklers:
Connection | Rate |
4 inch diameter service connection | $60 per year |
6 inch diameter service connection | $155 per year |
8 inch diameter service connection | $225 per year |
Other connections | As negotiated |
(D) All rates shown in this section are for furnishing water or making water available, and for maintenance of the connection within the public right-of-way. The cost of installation is not included.
(E) Since the Fire Department is neither a “consumer” or “owner”, as those terms are defined in this chapter, neither the city or any of its departments nor any affiliates or authorities thereof, may charge the Fire Department any fees in connection with any public fire hydrant connections.
(Ord. 1348, passed 5-20-1991; Ord. 1574, passed 12-18-2017)