921.11 FIRE SERVICE BRANCHES.

   (a)   A fire service branch from the main shall not be used for other than fire fighting purposes, except when a dual service has been approved by the Public Utilities Director.

   (b)   It shall be the responsibility of the owners of the property served, or their agents, to obtain permission from the Public Utilities Director in advance for using water from a fire protection service for any purposes, including fire drills and pressure testing of a protection system.

   (c)   The Public Utilities Director may order a fire service branch metered and converted to a domestic account to be billed at the monthly rates for general customers for any of the following reasons:

(1)   Use of water for other than fire fighting purposes. Flushing of debris, cleaning up or flushing of spillage, watering of dumps and other dry areas, shall not be considered as fire fighting purposes;

(2)   Failure to repair leaks on the fire service branch or fire protection system;

(3)   Use of water to control or extinguish self-made fires;

(4)   Unauthorized breaking of a seal or seals on outlets of a fire protection system; or

(5)   Registration on a detector check meter indicating unauthorized use of water.
(Ord. 167-95. Passed 11-13-95.)