(a) Installation Applications, Plans and Approval. The installation of fire protection service to supply water to standpipes and sprinkler systems for fire protection only shall be permitted when applications and plans for such service have been submitted and approved by the Department of Public Service.
(b) Connections to Water Mains. All fire line connections to water mains for industrial or commercial establishments for fire protection service must include a meter, or, in the case of a dry system, a detector-type meter.
(c) Sprinkler Pipes. Sprinkler pipes used for fire protection must not be tapped or used for any other purpose.
(d) Fire Hydrants.
(1) Generally. Fire hydrants are intended primarily for use by the Division of Fire. Permits for their use for other purposes are given reluctantly and only in cases where such use cannot be avoided. Penalties for unauthorized use are provided for in Section 1040.99.
(2) Operation limited to authorized personnel. No person, except an authorized employee of the Department of Public Service or the Division of Fire, shall open, operate or remove the nozzle cap from a fire hydrant to which water is supplied in whole or in part by the Department of Public Service.
(3) Permits for use. At the discretion of the Director of Public Service, a special permit may be issued for the use of a fire hydrant. Charges for water will be based on the rates established by Council.
(4) Use for construction purposes and liability for damage. Fire hydrants used for construction purposes must have a reducing coupling and union attached to the nozzle of the hydrant with an independent valve for regulation of the supply.
A. The main valve must be fully open at the beginning of work each day and remain open until stoppage of work for the day.
B. The water supply shall be regulated by the independent valve.
C. At the close of the day's work, these connections shall be disconnected or at any other time when required by the Division of Fire.
D. The fire hydrant shall be operated only by a spanner to be supplied by the Department of Public Service.
E. Any damage to a hydrant occasioned by an act of the user or due to freezing will be repaired by the Department at the expense of the user.
(e) Sprinkler Systems. A sprinkler system may tap into the Municipal water mains at the cost of ten percent of the fees provided for in Section 1040.17, with a minimum charge of four hundred dollars ($400.00). All sprinkler system mains shall be metered and the meters shall be purchased from the Municipality.
(Ord. 21-78. Passed 6-27-78; Ord. 2022-15. Passed 5-16-22.)