(A) Any customer operating structures which have a required fire flow greater than 1,000 gallons per minute may request that he have one or more separate fire service connections. If provided, the customer shall provide two separate plumbing systems on his property, one for normal water uses connected to his standard service connection, and a second system connected to the fire service connection. With the exception of monthly service charges, all provisions and charges of this chapter applicable to standard service connections shall apply individually to each fire service connection.
(B) A fire service connection and the plumbing attached to it shall be reserved exclusively for fire fighting. The fire service connection shall include a backflow preventer, and there shall be no connection of any kind between the owner’s fire plumbing and any plumbing connected to the standard service connection. The fire service connection shall include a weighted check valve fitted with a by-pass having a detector meter. No water shall be drawn from a fire service connection except for fire fighting purposes and periodic tests of the fire systems. A city representative shall be present for all tests, and city representatives shall be allowed unlimited access to inspect any and all portions of the fire system.
(Ord. 641, passed 12-15-82; Am. Ord. 1978, passed 11-17-21)