(a) Service. This service shall consist of unmetered connections to the main for automatic sprinkler systems, standpipes (where same are connected permanently or continuously to the mains), and private hydrants.
(b) Quarterly demand charges. Quarterly demand charges for private fire protection service:
Size of Connection | Charge |
Size of Connection | Charge |
2-inch | $119.88 |
3-inch | $224.64 |
4-inch | $373.68 |
6-inch | $747.36 |
8-inch | $1,196.64 |
10-inch | $1,794.96 |
12-inch | $2,393.28 |
(c) Billing. Same provisions as for general service.
(d) Credit for combined service.
(1) A credit will be given where private fire protection lines are connected to utility water mains with four inches or larger diameter connections, and where the lines also supply metered general service. (No credit will be given where connections are less than four inches in diameter.) The general service will be billed at the regular metered rates in Schedule Mg-1. The demand charge for private fire protection shall be (X-0.30Y). “X” equals the unmetered private fire protection quarterly demand charge applicable to the size of connection, and “Y” is the quarterly service charge for metered general service.
(2) The fire demand charge minus the credit shall never be less than $52.
(Prior Code, § 9-1-15)