574_00001ORDINANCE NO.574
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.565 ENTITLED
"AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE WATER AND SEWER SYS-
TEM ACQUIRED BY THE CITY AT FORMER LARSON AIR PORCEIBASE,REGULATING THE USE OF WATER THEREFROM,PRO-
VIDING FOR SALE OF THE SAME,FIXING THE PRICE THEREOF,
PROVIDING A METHOD OF COLLECTING CHARGES THEREFOR,
AND FIXING THE METHOD OF COLLECTING FOR THE USE OP
PACILITIES AND FURNISHING OF SERVICES BY THE SEWER
SYSTEM AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT,AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF"BYAMENDING
FIRE PROTECTION CHARGES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Section 7 of Ordinance No.565 shall be amended to read as follows:
FIRE PROTECTION CHARGES
(1)Those agencies or firms that control property within the areaservedbythewatersystemwillbechargedthesumof$30.00
per hydrant per year in payment to the City Water Department
as reimbursement to the City for the excess water facilities
required to provide fire protection services and to pay for
testing and maintenance of fire hydrants .Water use through
I fire hydrants in event of fire will be estimated and billed totheagenciesforwhichwaterwasusedinaccordancewiththe
commercial rate structure.The City of Moses Lakerreserves
the right to deactivate those hydrants located in open areaswherenobuildingcanbeservedfromthehydrant,in which
event the fire protection charge will also be waived.
(2)Metering shall not be required for fire protection lines running
directly to buildings when used solely for furnishing water tosprinkler,deluge or other fire protective devices.A flat ratemonthlychargeshallbemadebytheCityofMosesLakein
accordance with the following schedule:
2 inch fire protection line $8.402¼""11.50
3 ""15 .90
4 ""21.40
6 ""27..4D
8 ""41.40
10 "".59.40
Water flow alarms shall be provided on all fire protection sprinkleriinstallations.Such alarms shall be either water motor or electric
gongs,except where alternate devices are specifically approved
by the City of Moses Lake.
Ordinance No.574i 2
Water used through such system in event of fire will be
estimated and billed fri accordance with the commercial
rate structure if consumpiton is in excess of that allowed
in the foregoing schedule.
(3)Water supplied to underground tanks or other private systems from
I which water is pumped for fire protection service shall be metered
and payment shall be made in accordance with the established
rate for commercial accounts .
Section 2 ..Effective Date
The effective date of this Ordinance shall be December 1,1967
and the amended change shall be effective on that date.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by its Mayor this 14th day of
Noirember,1967.
ATTEST:
Vit'y lerk
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