(a) For all fire protection service installations made after the effective date of this chapter requiring a separate fire service line the consumer shall install at his expense, subject to the inspection and approval of the Administrator, all of the piping system necessary to extend from the consumer's system and connect to the City's existing water main.
(b) All separate fire service lines shall have installed, before service is established, an approved meter installation. Such meter and the installation shall meet the specifications and approval of the City and the entire installation shall be at the expense of the consumer. The applicable rates as prescribed in Section 933.03 and 933.04 shall be paid for metered fire service lines.
(c) The City reserves the right to order installation of a meter on an existing fire protection line upon violation of applicable ordinances and the rules and regulations of the City.
(d) No charge except the minimum charge shall be made for any measured water flow resulting from the use of water for fire-fighting purposes when such fire has been reported to the fire department serving the area involved.
(e) When a property is served with both a fire protection service and water service, the amount to be paid for the combined service shall be the charge computed by using the applicable commodity rate established in Section 933.03 and 933.04 and the minimum fire protection charge established in this section.
(f) When a property is served by more than one fire protection service and such service provides water to a common interconnected fire protection service, the service shall be considered a single fire protection service with the rates or charges to be based on the largest tap or meter.
(g) When a property is served with one or more fire protection services and one or more water services, the owner or contract holder may notify the Administrator at the time of application for service or as of January 1, of each year which commodity service shall be combined with such fire protection services for billing purposes. In the event no such notice is received, the Administrator shall make such determination.
(h) All outlets, except sprinkler heads, on unmetered fire protection service shall be sealed under the supervision of the Administrator. No person shall break a seal or withdraw water from any unmetered fire protection system, except in the case of a fire, without prior approval of the Administrator.
(i) Any additional amount of water capacity charge caused by the installation of residential fire protection sprinkling systems shall be abated and only the normal charge for residential water tap shall be made.
(Ord. 16-023. Passed 5-23-16.)