Section 12.12.170 Connections to automatic fire sprinklers.

Connections to automatic fire sprinklers may be made in such a manner that the water used therein does not pass through the water meter provided such sprinkler systems are of the so-called "dry-pipe" type or are so equipped that any flow of water therein automatically registers an alarm of fire on the central ADT board or in the city's alarm headquarters.

An annual demand charge for automatic sprinkler systems shall be made as follows:

(1) 8" connection or larger................. $150.00 per year

(2) 6" connection but less than 8"....... 75.00 per year

(3) 4" connection but less than 6"....... 50.00 per year