Sec. 13-5. Upgrading of fire hydrants and water supply mains.
In order to provide an equitable cost sharing method for the improvement of fire hydrants and water supply mains in areas not presently having adequate fire-flows through existing systems, owners of property desiring to construct new structures, or modify existing structures, in such a manner as to increase the fire flow demand as defined herein, and who do not otherwise provide adequate improvements to existing water system to insure that fire-flow demands will be met, shall pay, as their share of providing said improvements, a fee equivalent to the fire-flow demand, as determined by Insurance Service Office (I.S.O.) standards, multiplied by the factor set forth following (fire flow X factor = fee):
New development (non-sprinklered) |
1.50 |
New development (sprinklered) |
.75 |
Single/two family dwellings (non-sprinklered) |
.50 |
Single/two family dwellings (sprinklered) |
no charge |
Existing with addition/repair (less than 50%) (non-sprinklered) |
.25 |
Existing with addition/repair (more than 50%) (non-sprinklered) |
.33 |
Existing with addition/repair (more than 50% (sprinklered) |
no charge |
The above factors shall be effective September 1, 1983. From time to time the factors may be changed by Resolution of the City Council.