(a) No fire line or fire protection system shall be connected to the public water main or supply without an approved meter or detector check device with a bypass, except for a closed sprinkler system having an approved automatic waterflow alarm system.
(b) The city shall install the necessary meters and service lines connecting the fire line/fire protection system to the public water main or supply to the detector check (on open systems) or to the curb line (on closed systems) such installation to be done at the sole expense of the customer.
(c) The city shall maintain the fire line from the main to the curb line on a closed fire system and from the main to the city side of the detector check device on an open fire systems, but city shall not maintain the detector check device. On combined domestic/fire line systems, the city shall maintain the line from the main to the customer side of the meter.
(d) Periodic inspection of fire lines may be conducted by the city.
(e) The director may, upon ten days prior written notice to the city fire marshal and customer, disconnect the fire line/fire protection system from the public water main or supply if:
(1) An unauthorized connection to the public water main or supply exists;
(2) Public water has been used from a fire line/fire protection system for a purpose other than extinguishing a fire or for testing the fire line/fire protection system;
(3) A fire line/fire protection system has been installed or used without a required meter;
(4) A waste of water occurs from a fire line/fire protection system through leaking pipes or fixtures and same is not repaired within ten days after receiving notice; or
(5) Failure to pay the requisite monthly charge for the fire line.
(f) Upon disconnection of the fire line/fire protection system, restoration of service shall not be made until the customer has remedied the cause for disconnection.
(g) (1) The monthly charges for connection to unmetered, automatic sprinklers, or other fire lines installed and used for fire protection shall be as follows:
Connection Size (Inches) | Monthly Charge |
4 and under | $16.95 |
6 | $25.50 |
8 | $33.95 |
10 | $56.40 |
12 | $105.10 |
(2) Charges for connection sizes larger than 12 inches shall be determined by the director.
(h) All fire line/fire protection system systems shall comply in all respects with the cross-connection control regulations.
(Ord. 12076, § 2, passed 8-15-1995)