(A) All water service, whether for domestic, commercial, industrial or city use, shall be metered. All meters shall be so placed and installed as to render the same accessible at all times for the purpose of reading or repairing and so as to be free from danger of freezing. Meters outside of a building shall be set in a suitable meter box approved by the city. Water will not be turned on for new connections until the meter has been installed and all other requirements of this Article IV on the part of the property owner have been fully complied with.
(B) Structures with fire protection systems shall be provided with a back-flow preventer approved by the city and a full-flow water meter. The determination of which to use shall be made by the city.
(1) Backflow preventers shall be approved by the city for fire protection purposes. They shall have AWWA isolation valves on both sides of the unit. A by-pass meter sized to the facilities needs shall be provided. Meter shall accurately detect and record 0.5 gallons per minute rate at its low end. Ownership, operation and maintenance of the backflow preventer shall be the responsibility of the building owner. The by-pass meter and a remote reading head shall be by a manufacturer designated by the city.
(2) Full-flow fire protection meters shall be by a manufacturer designated by the city. A meter shall accurately detect and record 0.5 gallons per minute rate at its low end. The meter shall be owned, operated and maintained by the building owner. The building owner shall annually provide the city with a third party certified statement of meter accuracy. Meters shall have remote reading heads.
(C) Domestic and fire protection service shall be served by independent lines from the city main.
(Ord. 1178, passed 3-19-2001)