All fire service connections between water mains and property lines shall be installed and maintained by the water division at the expense of the owner or occupant of the premises served, and shall be the property of the city of Yakima.

At the time of making application for such services the applicant shall file with the water division detailed plans showing all piping installed or to be installed for fire protections, all fire gates, automatic sprinklers and all other outlets, gates or appurtenances. An alarm system shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 10.03 "Private Fire Alarm System Connection and Monitoring," of the city of Yakima Municipal Code, in conjunction with each single source fire protection system, and each fire service connection shall have a gate valve with an adequate valve box and check valve with appurtenances designed to prevent backflow into the municipal water system of a type approved by the manager, which approval shall consist of the filing with the Yakima city clerk of written specifications for, or other written detailed description of, check valves and appurtenances approved by the manager as meeting the requirements of this section. All multiple source fire protection systems shall have a main check valve with a standard five-eighths inch by three-fourths inch bypass meter housed in a vault.

Upon receipt of such application, the manager of the water division shall fix the charge to be made for the installation of such service taking into consideration length and size of pipe, condition of street and sidewalk, all relative to character of service, and such charge shall be paid by applicant before such installation shall be made.

Fire service connections shall not be used for combined fire protection and commercial purposes where separate service connections can be installed. In no case shall any tap be made upon, or any tank be connected with, any pipe used for fire protection unless a meter shall be installed thereon. The use of water through a fire service connection for any purpose other than the extinguishing of a fire on the premises is prohibited unless a meter is installed to measure all water so used. (Ord. 97-16 § 26, 1997: Ord. 2520 § 1, 1981: Ord. 2427 § 1, 1980: Ord. 472, 1963: Ord. B-606 § 38, 1944).