(A) Permit required. Any person who shall construct or install any lawn sprinkling system which is to be connected to the city potable water system shall first obtain a permit for such connection at city hall for all such installations that are to be served or supplied from the public potable water system of the city. This requirement is applicable whether or not the location of the connection is within or without the city limits, the only determinative factor being whether or not a connection is to be made to the public potable water system of the city.
(B) Connection. The connection of the city potable water supply system with the lawn sprinkler system shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code and any applicable state statutes or other ordinances from the supply site up to the point of the pressure vacuum breaker. The water supply site of the installation shall have an approved type pressure vacuum breaker installed at the proper location of such system. Installation of the system by an owner or occupant of the premises involved shall not relieve such person from compliance with this section.
(C) Permit Fees.
(1) The permit fee required by this section shall be $15 for each connection, payable at the time the permit is obtained. Any person who shall construct or install such lawn sprinkler system without first obtaining a permit shall pay a permit fee which is three times the amount of the fee stated above to compensate the city for its additional costs in detecting and remedying such connection made without a permit. Payment of a fee, either before or after connection, shall not relieve the subject premises from complying with all of the provisions of the law applicable to the construction, installation, and connection of any lawn sprinkling system connected to the potable water supply system of the city.
(2) The fee required by this section shall apply on a per permit per system and shall be paid to the City Clerk on an application for permit form provided by the city.
(D) Exemptions. Any lawn sprinkling system which is not connected or to be connected to the city public potable water supply system is exempt from the requirements of this section.
(Prior Code, § 150.091)