A. There shall be charged to, and paid by, all users inside or outside the corporate limits of the city having standpipes or fire hydrants, fire lines for fire suppression, or automatic fire sprinkler systems charges each month in addition to any other charges provided for in this chapter for the delivery of other water, unless a contractual agreement has been entered into between the city and a delivery point outside the corporate limits of the city specifying a different charge for fire protection services. Those charges are based on the assumption that these nonmetered installations will not incur consumption other than for the suppression of fires or for the purpose of testing their ability to suppress fires; no additional charge will be made to the consumer for the use of any water consumed for those purposes. In order to qualify for this exemption, the consumer must give written notice to the city within ten (10) days after the use of such water for such purpose, stating the date of the use and the investigating fire suppression authority if one was called to the scene. In the event the consumer does not give written notice to the city within ten (10) days after such use, or in the event such water is used for other than fire suppression purposes, then the city shall make its best effort to estimate the number of gallons of water used by the same basis and at the same rate that wholesale water rates are provided for in Section 12.04.020.

B. The charges provided for in this section as fire protection charges are of a standby basis, based on the size of the delivery main to the fire suppression apparatus of the consumer and not based on any claim or warranty that the city would provide or supply any specific pressure or volume of water to the consumer at any specified time. [Ord. 2022-02 § 6, June 2022; Ord. 1997-04, June 1997.]