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97-1419�L Presented By Referred To Committees Date An ordinance amending chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Saint Paul Water Utility as recommended by the Boazd of Water Commissioners of the City af Saint Paul. The Council of the City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connecfions Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (a) Installation. The properiy owner or agent must distinctly stake, and mazk, the point �n the property line where the street service connection is to enter the premises. Water service connections sha11 be installed in accordance with water utility standards. The point where the street service connection is to enter the property must be distinctly mazked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street service connection is installed, and said stake sha11 be marked "water" and shali be no closer to the house drain location than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits of installation and maintenance. The water utility shall instail all �€ .�- --.,..__ __u.:__ ______..__ _., r__ _._.:-- �ee �s °"� e�co�ecfions from fi�e °" `�, street � � �� maic� to the property line, and shall maintain �. e in the manner provided in section 87.03(e}. � _ � .. _ on i n zv: council File # Q` —1 � l� Ordinance # C�bs��T.,�'re - �� Green Sheet # � 0 O � � ORDINANCE CITY OF SAiNT PAUL, MlNNESOTA a5 l _ i � tz-z�' � 1 by:the`�ty o� Saus€ P�iit aud stsali l� sub}ecf fo �nspe 2 4us�ng Qfundergrouud ��puig"sha}l be cfianeby the-;j _. a � �; 3 a�e�s'oz>c�evelooer'si��mense.:Iurzrta°�u:sifuations. � 5 Q�1- l� ig -,�� a deve�Topef at the prdperty e masf;ieeenfi"xevision of __ ._. �, __. !ace conneehons ivay 6 water service connection or fue service connection between the pLOperiy line and the meter shall 7 be installed and at all times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as trees, utilities, s retaining walls and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the owner's 9 plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the stop valve in the 1 o boulevard. Such an installarion may be authorized by the water utility if, after review by the 11, utiliTy, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service connection piping installed 12 by the owner's plumber between the properry line and the stop valve in the boulevard with water 13 utility approval shall be guaranteed as if it has been installed by the water ufility. 14 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. If an eacisting street service 16 connecfion eactends to a properry on which a new building is proposed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be accepted if the existing street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized 'aron. A new application for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service connections shall be replaced and not repaired if conshucted of lead or galvanized 'uon. (e) Street service connections; maintenance and guarantee. 3 2 t��i}it� Service connection piping installed by the property owner or properry owner's contractor 33 shall be repaired and maintained by the properiy owner except as provided in section 87.03(b). 34 Fire service connections shall be guaranteed as provided in section 8910. 35 3 6 ( fl Lead street service replacements. � lead street service connecrions sx��rig-e� 3 7 �s will be replaced by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the properry owner 3 8 whenever the property owner 3 9 �� from the properry line to the water meter. 4 0 __.__ __ 41 E�sting lead street service connections which aze one and one-half (1 '/�) inches in size 4 2 and smaller will be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined 43 by the water utility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with rivo-inch 44 copper pipe. 45 � . , .: i�8 ��a�t� Q�-�y19 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to time, a plan for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connections. Srteet service connections larger than-eig� �Q (� �) inches shall be installed by the v�".,,,.. !r utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overheaz, only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 87.14. Se�te�e-priees t� .�`" '"� , e€ street service connections a�iees, (a) Charges for street service connections °-'�� shall be in accordance with the following Table I�k � the following exee�Eien: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials and overhead, shall be charged for ai� street service connections ° _" _ � te-b� � ��r c e t e-' s or e s °� ' e � o a ae '�:� ' � 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � /�-�-9� q�-f��9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 .. ..: _ -' - =-- -`--- � ==' --= � s = - - -- -- -:, -- : - ;: - �� :--:. - - , --_�___� : • :: . _ . . . .. ... .� ... . ... - - - �� 7 00 .... ... ..... .. .. .. . ... - - - �� ::. . �� -______� 0 7: . _ � .. ... . . .. . .. . .. . .. - '. - - - �� : : 07 t� /�-a-�� _ `t� 1 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services near the end of a special purpose 2 lateral main, additional chazges shall be as follows: 4 Fire Service--10 percent of the chazge for the special purpose lateral main from 5 Table I only. 6 7 Domestic Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a thirty-foot street, 8 second pipe in same ditch. 1 o NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Charges for street service connections in a cul-de-sac are to be based on a street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the schedule for a street of one-half the width shall be utilized to establish the charge, but in no case shall the charge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. - - - - --- - - -- - - - - - • - '-- - For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall be in accardance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided by others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance with Table I, with the exception of the , . ��. � , above. 2 8 Where an open cut is not permitted in a street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, 2 9 a casing tube is required for the street service connection installation, the properry owner 3 o shall obtain the necessary permits and provide the casing tube and casing tube 31 installation, all the owner's sole expense. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 �� 48 49 - - - - - -- - - - '- - - _ . Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and eatraordinary excavation charges. The following charges shall be made in addifion to the regulaz schedule �riees .; gm of street service connections ° in accordance with Table II below: f �� -a �9� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 �� 35 36 37 � 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 ��oinui�risd��i..�� mi�"n'w (��) �� Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in excavafing a trench. .; ��-��9 � �a -a-9� Eest-af�aaea3eat Glia"rges fo"rstree# repair, where street service connections or fue services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of • O • @ B e ° �� -��{ �9 � 2 �E-� 3 4 5 � � � � � i� � �3 3-� � �' � �8 � z6 � z2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 - . � ' : : _ : : ..� . : : - - . -- -- -- - - � -:- :: - : :: .: :: -. - - .. - :: : :: :: :: . . .. ..- _. . .. :: :: : :: - :: - . .. .: :: :: :: :: :: �:■�.,.��- - :: :: :: :: ::: :: -�-� . - :: :: : :: �: -� :•:: - . - : :: .- . - . - �r�v� - -- - - - - - - - '- -- - - - _ . Sec. 87.16. Cut off charges. -aeae+!w! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : - - - -- -- - - - �i��-97 q�-t�(q ..:,: _ - - - - ._: - - �o l� 12 13 14 15 16 �� n � � �� s �-�---� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Y. _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • �\ � � ' � _ � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '- - - - ._ .. Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. 17 18 Parcels of land not previously assessed for an existing abutting permanent water main and 19 desiring a connection with said permanent main shall be granted permission to connect such 2 0 pazcel of land after a payment shall haue been made to the board of water commissioners in the 21 amount of twen dollars ($�9�0- 22 � per assessable front foot of land to be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the 2 3 time the permanent main was installed, whichever assessment rate is greater. For irregular shaped 24 pazcels of land, the assessable footage shall be determined by the city's real estate division. 25 2 6 Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen water service connections and fire services. 27 2 8 (a) The property owner shall protect from freezing that part of the water service 2 9 connection and fire service within private property. If either type of connection does freeze, the 3 o property owner is responsible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery 31 to the premises, all work to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor 32 and equipment are available in sufficient numbers, the urility may offer to thaw such sections of 3 3 services =, , " -� provided the owners 34 sign a release �form holding the board harmless from any and a11 damages caused by the thawing 35 operations, and provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the 36 ,�,,.. � •�.��,• ��,�� • 37 38 39 �B iz-r9 40 q� �� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 ::.._,,..:.�:,.._.:.�.:m:� - � - .- _ - '- - - :: . : :: •��tw�rna��r�t ica i i - •� '� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen secrion is in the street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without charge. If the owner elects to have the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, all work shall be in accordance with standazds of the utility. Section 2 That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter reading receptacles installed on other than fire s�tp� services shall be furnished by and be property of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all metering systems se ar of the consumer or owner; charged. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. meters changed and reset at the request each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) At the request of an owner or consumer, the u6lity will test the meter supplying the owner's or consumer's premises. A deposit determined from the following schedule shall be required before a meter is tested: � ia-a-9� ��-�ylq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... $�8-�@ 35;00 Meters 1 f-inch and 2-inch.... �6-99 '��A Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... 3$fr-B 12;5`:�Q4 Meters 6-inch and larger.... Actual cost �:,.� . � ,.� � , � �-�`,"��'�u.�`'a.`i t." a , aS : �� r ,� -r- �' �G�� nL'�6,5� �E�� .�"' __�,:,��_wcw;a� ._ ,,.a_ s (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hundred two percent (102%) of actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the deposit will be retained by the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. (c) The meter sha11 be tested at three (3) rates of flow: masimum, intermediate, and minunum, as defined by the American Water Works Association (AVJVJA) Standard far Testing Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the time the meter is tested. The result of the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. Section 3 That the following section 89 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire ��kes r , Sec. 89.01. Fire s�es �. ,, annual charges. (a) The board of water commissioners may render a special service to private property for private fue protection purposes. (b) The annual charges sha11 be made in accordance with ttte following schedule based upon the size of the service connection, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost of all water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire equipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; �°` .�� '"`�'� "�" � -�� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to render this special service. � 1��-q7 g lq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 O..s 45 46 47 For eacn Per annum 3-inch ard sinal�ler service $ 20.00 ._ , . , connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from 35.00 the main.... 6-inch service connection from 80.00 the main.... 8-inch service connection from 140.00 the main.... 10-inch service connection 220.00 from the main.... 12-inch service connection 300.00 from the main.. (c) Annual charges for fire su�ies °" '" sha11 be prorated for the balance of the yeaz �:3� .� in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of the premises to be served, ori�'rs :,. ""° ° le al re resentative, on the form rescribed b the �n,� g P P Y �� _ , guazanteeing compliance with all rules and regulations of the water utility which apply, and sauing the board of water commissioners and City of Saint Paul free and harmless from a11 damages which may be occasioned by or on account of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. Eaj � � �L "'-� the applicant �st�se fiuliish with the application a complete and conect drawing or set of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location of all valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�p��e�s and other appurtenances on the premises. � ''° ` " . ` " remain the properiy '-"�'�e'��'� -- - - - -- - - - -- -- - • -= .��..:.s..��,:�: - - - ------- --- - - -- - - : •- • �L�iJ�fiStii�:7J• •• • - - — � : - Sec. 89.05. �nstaHx�iea� $, �� to be approved by Hear� �� __,.....» �:��f�� "' "" '_"_" " ___"" �'_ ' _" '" _.. ._ ' ._ ' _ _ "_ _ ' _ _" " r - --: - -- - - -- - --- - - - - - - - -- - - - - , q�-��q 1 . . . .>Rese""i vei3: 2 � _..... _. - --- -- - -- -- - - - - - " - - - - - - - -- == -- - - - - - - - : - - -- . . . . - -- `•-- - - -- -- -- - - - - - --- - - - - -:. - • - - - - - - - ------ - - - - '- - - --- - - -- - - -- - � - - - -- _ ' - - - - - - - -- - - - -: 13 Sec. 89.08. Meters. 14 15 The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the service, as directed and 16 approved by the ��_��, a fire sn�}g ,��`�� meter assembly including backflow 17 prevention device and bypass meter. The water utility shall seal the meter and the actual cost of 18 sealing the meter sha11 be paid by the ownez. 19 2 o Sec. 89.11. Number of services. 21 22 One service only will be allowed to any one building or premises unless, in the opinion of 23 the board of water commissioners, more than one is absolutely necessary for the proper 24 protection of the premises. All fire protection equipment connected to the ciry service shall be 2 5 confined within the building or on the premises named in the application, and, where two (2) or 26 more connecrions aze made for one building or premises they shall be kept sepazated unless 2 7 special permission is obtained from the � �. to connect the 2 s same in a manner to be approved by said bex� . 29 3 0 Sec. 89.12. Use of service. 31 3 2 (a) No water shall be drawn from the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except 3 3 far the extinguishment of fire. This section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water 3 4 for drainage of a system to prevent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in 3 5 accordance with water utility 1'unitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards 3 6 shall be paid for by the owner at the consumprion rate in effect at the time of such usage. 37 3 8 (b) Any owner or tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee . is installed 3 9 who sha11 tap or allow to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes 4 0 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 41 42 Sec. 89.13. Cross connections. 43 44 (a) Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied 4 5 exclusively with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing 4 6 its supply from any other source whereby the ciry water supply may be subjected to 4 7 contamination by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no aiixiliary or 4 8 secondary suction pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be (�� rz-z-y7 4 9 permitted. ��"�� 1 (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 4 (c) Cross connections to domestic service. No connection shall be made at any time 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless such 6 connection shall have been approved by the _watei utility. Valves on hose outlets, drain cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system shall be of a style that can be sealed by the water urility. 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire sn�pip and domestic water systems. 10 - - - --- - - - - - :: - - �- .�� - - � . .- � �- -� � .�. �. -� � �� - - " � - - - - - - - S' "� e" 9• 6 a - g i e' i B 8 6 a 6 4 R, '€ B 1 $ 8 9 1" 8 8 S 6 ' F 8' 9 3 B' g = 9 , e p 1 - 0 0 i" !" � ■rI 6 \ IA�I Ll � 23 24 25 26 27 aa 29 30 — ��• � — i� _ �_ _ _ � � �� _ _ _ • • — (b) All combined systems shall be installed and metered in accardance with water utility standazds. (c) The maintenance and guarantee of combined fire st�l� and domestic water systems sha11 be the same as provided in Section 89.10 above. 31 Editor's note--Section �F of Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding provisions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 3 3 Code format, the editor, at his discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as§ 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these provisions is preserved in the history note following this section and is 3 5 included in the Code Compazative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 3 7 Sec. 89.16. Illegal use of fire service. 38 3 9 In any case when the owners or occupants of any premises are found to be using water 4 0 from a fire service for any purpose other than fire protection, the water sha11 be shut off from 41 same until the offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the boazd of water 42 commissioners, that the offense will not be repeated. fc ��er��c�"s� charge e€�t 43 �el�ms ($�-9�A) �it `" be �er the water on after it has been shut off � �� . �'� 44 for this cause, and the boazd shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 � /Z'2-J7 47 48 ��i - 1'� 1� 1 installation of an approved meter to record the amount of water which may thereafter be used on 2 the service for other thau fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall be at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately used for 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumprion rate (not including the fi.zed charge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 8917. Excepfions. 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and to be used 1 o exclusively fox fire protection purposes sha11 be considered as a fire su�y s�"„�� and installed �r�, 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maximum of three (3) such standpipes may, with 12 written pernussion, be supplied with water through the domestic service; provided, that the size i3 of such standpipes shall be no larger than the size of the domestic water meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to wkrich they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domesfic water system by use of an approved 16 type backflow preventer. No anrifreeze shall be introduced into existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State Plumbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a building not served by a separate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire protecfion purposes may be installed in accordance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that the design demand of the automatic sprinlcler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service and meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fifry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior piping shall be sepazated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type backflow preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 27 existing automatic sprinkler systems unless that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Plumbing Code. Property owners shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. For any violation of the rules governing fire `�� s�pp�3es, the bea�-e€�ater ea�iss�eners ; �� may discontinue the service immediately. Sec. 89.19. Order to shut off. 3 7 Fire su�ies'°° shall be turned off upon the written request of the owner or 3 8 authorized agent at no expense to the owner ��'" °-� " chazge °�� . ��,� �,�_�°��.y-�� 3 9 F$�9:A9j shall be �na�e €er turn}ng the service on again. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 �3 i�. �-9 � �n-��19 1 Section 4 2 3 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as 4 follows: 5 6 Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants 7 8 Sec. 90.02. Permits. 9 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydraut shall be made at the office of the boazd of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opinion of the �zr;�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not unduly jeopardize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any other source. 14 15 (b) . Permits will be issued for a 16 minnnum period of thirty (30) days or multiple tl�irty-day periods and are renewable thereafter at i7 the established rate. 1s 19 20 21 22 23 (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants used shall be as shown on the permit, which shall be available for inspection by water utility inspectors at a11 times. Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. 24 Applicants to whom pernvts aze granted shall be required to make a cash deposit of �ae 2 5 �e&€� �b� dollars ($�39 .00) in advance. The deposit is for the purpose of 2 6 guazanteeing payment far water used and to cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or 2 7 meter. Upon return of the equipment issued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less 28 chazges against the permittee's account, will be returned to the permittee. 29 3 o Sec. 90.04. Charges for hydrant rental. 31 32 (a) A chazge of foriy dollars ($40.00) plus i�§i�a�� .�..,�� sales ta� will 33 be made for each �se�' for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge 34 is to cover the cost of ��€�€��Y�' 35 � 36 37 38 39 40 41 (� In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be 4 2 made for all water used according to the regular consumprion rate. Measurement of water used 4 3 shall be by use of the hydrant meter issued to each permittee. 44 45 46 47 48 49 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydrant permit during the period from December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of �+entq-€�e � t�, dollars ($ ' i 00) will be made for each thirty-day period or fraction thereo£ Such additional charge is to compensate for the cost of ea-traordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. � 1z-z� � q�-��19 1 Sec. 90.07. C-es�ef Glia�g�#o� private hydrants. 2 - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - •• - - - - :,.: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. 22 Plumbing fixtures installed in any new building or any retrofitted building shall be of 23 water conserving type and shall meet requirements of the state building code. The boazd of water 24 commissioners may implement a plan to promote and encourage replacement of nonconserving 2 5 faucets, shower heads and toilets. 26 27 28 29 30 31 No person shall a11ow water to be wasted tluough any faucet or fixture or keep water 3 2 rumiing longer than necessary. The boazd of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage 3 3 of water and may, when an its judgment deemed necessary, turn off any water service and require 34 remedial action as it may in its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. 35 3 6 Sec. 91.13. 37 3 8 (a) When water has been turned off for nonpayment of chazges due, for any infracrion of 3 9 rules or upon request of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again 4 o until a service charge of twenty doilars ($20.OQ) has been paid or anangements for 41 payment have been made and approved by the water utility. 42 43 (b) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established working hours for 44 the purpose of turuing off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent charges and the owner 4 5 or tenant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terxninated, �� °� 46 �S��rx��m�'4'°t�`�,�a �'=- � � �� the ��c��.,_,, service charge shall be �eexxe� 47 �e-He-�e' ': � even though the water service is not actually shut off. �� y � 48 m q�-1� �9 1 (ej Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction 2 of the rules, all outstanding charges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and 3 approved by the water utility, in addition to the fuci%ori �e�3ar service charge oi-ecil�ecfion 4 �ervi�,�'ee, before water is turned on again. Water service will only be tumed on during 5 established working hours. 7 �"e�c.!}T��7 ��ewa�,fac7i4�es, ma�ute�ance: . . __ � �.>.s__� __ ..,, .�_ 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sec. 91.�. Official house number. Water will not be tusned on nor service continued unless the official house number is conspicuously shown on the properiy in accordance with the records of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildings. Sec. 91. . Bills to property snpplied. 24 Unless a request for a special mailing address is placed on file in the water utility office, 2 5 all bills and chazges will be addressed to the property supplied. The property owner shall be 2 6 responsible for payment of all bills and service charges against the property supplied. 27 2 8 Sec. 91. _. Water bills not split. 29 3 0 If more than one tenant is supplied by a street service, the properiy owner must apportion 31 the chazges to each tenant, if the owner desires such apportionment. The water utility will not 32 adjudicate charges. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 91. `. Board may make additional rales. The board of water commissioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the caty council, as may be necessary for the preservation and protection of the water system. Sec. 91. �,. Failure to receive bills. Failure to receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility for payment for water service provided. �/j �z-��g7 a�-��q .; 1 Sec. 41.��3. Miscellaneous charges. 3 The boazd of water commissioners may chazge the actual wsts, including labor, 4 equipment, materials and overhead, incurred for nonrequired services performed at the request of 5 others, such services to include, but not be limited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydrants, 6 relocation of water mains or connections, inspection and other similar services. 8 Sec. 91.��. Special purpose lateral mains. 1 o The board may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral mains within sh�eet rights- 11 of-way from the public main in the street to the properry line. Special purpose lateral mains may i2 be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants � multiple street service connecfions 13 . Chazges for special purpose lateral mains shall be in accordance with 14 chazges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87.13, 87.14, 87.15 and 15 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water utility as part of the public 16 water main system. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Section 6 That the following section 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as foliows: Sec. 93.03. Water service connections, depth of. 2 5 Water service connections must be placed at a depth of 2 6 feet below the finished grade in dirt excavation and six and one-half (6 '/2) feet where there 2 7 is a11 rock. The plumber shall ascertain the finished grade within private property. 28 29 Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench. 30 31 (a) No water service pipe or v�er service connection �� , �i�i"� 3 2 `��[� shall be installed in the same trench or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a 3 3 sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the 34 water service connection pipe on private properry may be in a common trench with a sewer drain 3 5 which is made of cast-iron soil pipe with approved type joints; and provided further, that the 3 6 horizontal distance between the sewer pipe and the water service connection is at least ten (10) 3 7 feet at the properry line; and provided, that the water service connection pipe approaches the 3 8 sewer trench at an angle with the property line of not less than forty-five (45) degrees and hauing 3 9 bends with not less than a three-foot radius. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 � ��'�"9� q�-,� �q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (bc� The water service connection and sewer Section 7 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. Pl�#t(Cv�-- JAN 2 � ,93� Requested byDepa:iment oF Water Utility 4dopted by Council: Date � J� ��q�� ,4doption Cert�ed by Coundl Seaetary 3 Y � � � i}—� �v—z�-ei� _� Approved by Mayor: Date Z, ZL 4} �.�Y � �/ _ �.. By. �.GCic.c.�c 4 General Manager Fors Approved by Cirj Attorney By. � at l2-�'� Appr� fo S b Council BY � Water Utili � NOVEt�ffiER 26, 1997 — 266-62 11/13/97 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES EN SHEET 97�/t//9 No 6(�169 .� nF. o.'ecroR •TL .r anrcouwca _ arc�iTan�ar ❑ CRraGlllc ❑ wuxcu�sEmncFSm� ❑ sxucu�miw.ma � r�vaeloR�r r ❑ (CL1P ALL LOCATIO FOR SIGNATURE) City Council approval of Ordinance amending Sections 87, 8$, $9, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Board of Water Co�issioners and the Saint Pau1 Water Utility. . Attachments: 1) staff report 2) Ordinance 3) Board of Water Commissioners Resolution No. 4540 . RECOMMENDATION Approve () a Reject (R) PEIt50NALSERVICE CON7RACi5 MUSTANSWER TME fOILOWING QUES7iON52 � 1. Hasthiape�soNGrmeoerwwkMUnderawMracttorlhis8epa,ImenY1 PLANNINGCOMMISSION . VES NO - CIB COMMITTEE 2 Hes this p.vsavfinn evx heen a dty anpbyee? CML SERVICE COMMISSION VES NO , 3. Oaes this persoNfirm D� a s1a71 not namallYW� bY aM arreM cilY emploYee9 YES NO a. � ws o��n a ��Qe�ea �Mwrz YES NO Emlain all ves a�avrers on seoarate sheet arM atlach M n2Pn 8heet � see attached report .c�;.e� t. ;�CV � Z 1°97 VANTAGESIFAPPROVED ,��P9"°�� (,}@'€'`� ar Certain charges for services will be increased to cover costs and certain procedures will be improved. r;�'� �� j�- t`.�s � �3 i997 _ . . .r ---�----- .. S COST/REVENUE BUDfiETED (qRCLE ONE) VES NO SOURCE ACTIVRY NUMBER INFORMAl10N (E%PLAI� 97�/y�9 WATER CODE REVISIONS STAF�' REP�RT November 13, 1997 StafFis proposing numerous revisions to sections ofthe Legislative Code which aze collecrively refened to as the Water Code. The proposed revisions range in scope from simple word changes for clarification to revisions of chazges for work performed by Water Utility forces. The Boazd of Water Commissioners has approved the revisions and has recommended the Council amend the code accordingly. The following summary is intended to address the substantive proposals of each Chapter. Changes in phrasing and tenninology far the purpose of improved accuracy and clarity, and numerous replacements of "board" with "water utility" when the referenced action is presently and rightfully performed by staff are not individually addressed. Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connections Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (b) and (e) Installation and maintenance language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contractor in certain situations. Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (f) lstparagraph This revision eliminates the requirement that a building must exist on the property in order for the property owner to receive a free lead replacement street service when the property owner installs new piping in the property. This revision results in equal treatment to property owners who redevelop or move existing buildings onto vacant lots with those who refurbish existing buildings. (f) 3d pazagraph If a lead slreet service replacement is in a location different from the existing, the existing lead service must be cut off and an additional street excavation must be performed. This proposal requires properry owner pay the achxal cost if the cut off is requested by the property owner. Sec. 87.14. Charges for street service connections. (a) The downtown area used to be described in Sec 8716 Cut off charges which is proposed for eliminarion. It is now described in this section. The proposed statement at the beginning of Table I identifies for the first time all activities covered by the schedule chaiges. All b�at the first meter setting are currently covered. That proposal is explained in Sec 88.07. Cost of setting. NIBTSCHIDA\CODE\199'RSi3MMARY3.CTY 9'7-1y/9 STAFF REPORT (continued) The following changes to the current chazges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and larger connections to be chazged actual cost - Rock chazge to be actual cost - Frost charge to be at schedule chazge which is proposed to be increased by 50% - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule chazge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. - 1%2 -inch and smaller connections to be raised 7.5% for 1998 and raised again on January 1, 1999 to 15% above 1997 charges. Table I reflects these increases. (2-inch connection chazges to remain unchanged) (b) This $75 administrative fee was first instituted in 1991 on certain Maplewood services installed by contractor. Incorporating it into the Water Code is necessary now that the op6on of contractor installed services in certain situations is available to all retail suburban communities. Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and extraordinary excavation charges. (3) The City of St. Paul began enforcing their new street permit charges on August 18, 1947. All utilities, including the Water Utility, have begun paying these new charges for street disruption. The proposed amount of $55 per service connection will reimburse the Utility for those costs until such time as permit charges are increased. (4) The following changes to the current charges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and lazger connections to be chazged actual cost. - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule charge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. Cost for the common residential service connection to be increased by 15%. Sec. 87.16. Cut off charge. Properiy owners will no longer be charged for the cut off of unused street service connections when a properiy is redeveloped. Those costs will be included in the maintenance budget. If a cut off is requested for whatever reason by the property owner, the property owner will be charged the actual cost of the cut off. N:\BTSCHIDA\CODE\I997\SUMMA2Y3.CTY Z 9'7-/y�9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. This chazge to property owners not previously assessed for water main has historically been the same as that chazged for sewer. Raising the chazge to $25 per assessable foot will again bring it into parity with the sewer charge. Sec. 87.18. Thawing offrozen service connections and fzre services. Property owners who choose to request the Water Utility thaw their service in private properry will be chazged the Utility's actual costs. Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.07. Costofsetting. The proposed elimination of a charge for the first meter setting is in response to numerous customer complaints. It is proposed tk•.at this cost now be rolled into the schedule charge for service installation. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. The proposed increase in chazges for meter testing mare closely approximates the Utility's cost to perform this work. As before, this chazge is incurred only if the meter is found to be registering 102% or less of actual flow. Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire Services Discussions with the Fire Department during the past two years have resulted in staffls recommendation that approval of fire service size come from the Fire Department based on the hydraulic calculations which aze already performed for each service by a fire sprinkler company. The Water Utility currently provides a redundant evaluation and size approval process which is not necessary. Proposed revisions in Secs. 89.04, 89.05 and 8915.1 address this change. Sec. 89. 06. Installation by board. This section has been eliminated because the statements are more appropriate to Sec. 87. 03 (b) Limits of installation and maintenance and they have been transfered to that section. Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90. 04. Charges for hydrant rental Staff proposes the following revisions: Raise the refundable deposit for necessary hydrant equipment from $250 to $300 to more closely reflect the costs to repair damaged equipment. N.�BTSCHIDA\CODE\ 1997\SUMMARY3.CTY 97�/�//9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Raise the additional monthly charge for winter usage from $25 to $30 to more closely reflect the costs of frequent inspections and maintenance trips required during winter months. The charge was last increased in 1990. - Chazge $10 per month per hydrant used on each pernut instead of requiring one pernut for each hydrant used. Staff believes this will decrease the number of unreported hydrants used by permittees. Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91. 03. Water conservation It is proposed to require water conserving devices on all new lawn sprinkler systems. According to Rain Bird Sprinkler Systems, reliable devices can be purchased locally for $35 and can be installed for approximately $50. Sec. 91.13. Turn-on service charge. This section was revised to create a new term, "collection service fee", to describe the charge currently due if a truck is dispatched to turn off a water service for non-payment of delinquent charges and the charges are subsequently paid to avoid turn off of service. This charge was previously referred to as the same "turn-on service charge" which must be paid to get a service turned back on. This has caused confusion with those who must pay the charge because no water is actually turned off, making it appear inappropriate for the Utility to charge a"turn-on service charge". Sec. 91.17. Private water facilities, maintenance. This new section is proposed to clarify maintenance responsibilities on private facilities. The most common of these aze hydrants on the private property portion of fire services. Chapter 93. Water Code---Water Service Connections (Size and Location) Sec. 93. 03. Water service connections, depth. Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Tnstallation of Mains which increased the depth requirement to 8A feet. Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contzactor in certain situations. Sec. 93.07. Size determined by utility This proposed revision matches the changes discussed in Sec. 89. Fire services. where the Fire Department will issue approval of fire service size. - End of Report - N:\BTSCHIDA\CODEU997\SUMMARY3.CTY 4' cin oF sr. P�u� 97-iy�9 OFHCE OF SFiE BOARD OF WASER COMMISSIOPIERS � RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM No 4540 PRESEN'TED BY MOTtOR COMMISSIONER DATF NovembeT 10_ 1997 WHEREAS, Water Utility staff recommends ad}usta'=ent of certain fees for services to more closely reflect the cost to the Utiliry of providin� services; and WHEREAS, Staff also recommends chanaes to a broad spectrum of water service connection and miscellaneous pzocedures and provisions; and WHEREAS, Staff has prepazed amendmenv to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Leeislative Code (Code), and said amendments have been reviewed and recommended for Boazd approval by the General Manager, Bernie Bullert, and the form has been appro� ed by Boazd Attorney, Jim Tures; and W fiE1ZEAS, Staff will prepare a Council Orrlinance amending said Chapters of the Code following Board approval of said amendmenu; now, therefore, be it RF;SOLVED, That the Boazd for Water Commissioners does hereby approve the proposed amendments to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and, be it PURTHER RESOLVED, That the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul is hereby requested to approve and adopt an ordinance incorporatin� these amendments into the Saint Paul Legislative Code. Water Commissionexs Yeas Arcand Collins Morton �ice President Aaselmann President Harris Nays Adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners November 10, �g97 In favor 5_ Oppos� 0 �G"*�� '� � SECY. Council File # �' /� Ordinance # Presented By Referred To Committee: An ordinance amending chapters 87, �8, 89, 90, 91 and 92 of th Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulatians of the aint Faul Water Utitity as recommended by the Boazd of Water Com�issia rs of the City of Saint Paul. The Council ofthe City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint follows: Chapter 87. Water Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance Code is hereby amended as Servase Gonnections (a) InstaZlation. The property o er or agent must distinctly stake, and mark, the point on the property line where the street serv' e connection is ta enter tlie premises. Water service connections shall be installed in acc dance with water utiliry standards. The point where the street service connection is to ente the property must be distinctty marked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street rvice connection :s installzd, and said stake shail be marked "water" and shall be no closer the house drain loeation than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits ��. . �- . ..- -- - :: •. , � Green Sheet # (�pQ(Pg' ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAIJL, MlNNESOTA tftion and maintenance. T�e water utility shall install ail �e€ - -- r�� `� � -"` from fi�e � � . street and shaIl maintain �- in the manner provided in secuon 87.63(e). q�-�y�� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 �s{ by; �cfoFS;an con��ichax� withcontracfor �nsga�led-s€ceet siia�is: The ba n water service connection or fire service connection between the property line and the be installed and at a11 times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as tre retainiug wa11s and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the w in of the eter sha11 utilities, plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the top valve in the boulevazd. Such an installation may be authorized by the water utility if, aft review by the utility, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service conn tion piping installed by the owuer's plumber between the property line and the stop valve in boulevazd with water utility approval shall be guazanteed as if it has been installed by the w r utility. 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. an existing street service 16 connection extends to a properry on which a new building is pro sed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be acc ted if the e�sting street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized iron. A new plication for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service constructed of lead or galvanized iron. (e) Street service connections; � Service connection shall be repaired and main Fire service connections st shall be replaced and not repaired if and guarantee. hnstalled by the property owner or property owner's contractor by the property ownet except as provided in section 87.03(b). guarauteed as provided in section 84.1Q. ( fl Lead str�eet se ice replacements. � lead street service connections s��g �gs will be repl d by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the property owner whenever the prope owner ,� ` from the properry line to the water meter. Eacis ' lead street service connections which are one and one-half (1 '/z) inches in size and smaller 'll be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined by the wa r urility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with two-inch copper ipe. 47 48 49 9 � - �y�9 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connecfions. Street service connections larger than� ��zz (� �) inches shall be ' led by the utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overh , only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 8714. �ekedule-griees' `. "" e€ street service connecfio� --- '�-�.�s. � ,,.��m� : (a) Charges for street service connections -- '�s all be in accordance with the following Table I�Yt � the following e�eeptiea: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials d overhead, shall be chazged for ai� street service connections °-'�� _ _,.. .. . . _ " ,. ' ` � te-b�in .$ 41 42 43 . „ 97-lyi9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 �� 4 �z�� z � z,��3.0o Z,�IS,v� �,��o eo _.. . T_ a �iY�i ptpe �i�r�fc�i 47.5:�0 fi15 f3U i,2T0 t�f� T ��2,�.'�O��Q�S�LCCf ��Q z�7b�:� , ��?{�-{�Q 2n:=g�-� �tfel� 590�€# ?�5;1)tl rl,b�'€3� ' 6 I H F"' e > 8 8 Y" o m'# ..- ��. :Y ' ° o IC � x �p:� a �� i � ' � : � a - - s"�,..� ae < @ � 1 f a �� $�- � e �s ' S! : a '�Li - `ii 9# .ae a a s ! 46 o ai t-- eo >i 1! e o o•- e c a 9� 0@ ' i# i9 ! it -- =0 I�l� �u��)N �l��f�Tr I iF •°1 if , +3 @4 � �6 '�6 #t ac! 66 @e/ tF : t #6 . s�_� . �v-mia�'v;�c.i I��-�/z— I z I�}-- I 6— I�r Serc+�ee Ser�riee Set�iee �iee Ser�'iee � �r�� .� : ::: -- -�i� : 00 • e :e ��. :• 7 .• � : 0• •:e :• � : 7 7� .. .. . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . .. ��..::,:�:,.,� �0�� ------� 0 07 . .. ... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. „ ... �� . _ q7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services neaz the end of a special purpose lateral main, addirional charges shall be as follows: Fire Service--10 percent of the charge for the special purpose lateral main from Table I only. Domesric Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a tivrty-foot second pipe in same ditch. NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: Charges for street service connecfions in a cul-de-sac are to be based on,z�street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. � If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the sc edule for a street of one-half the width sha11 be utilized to establish the charge, but ' no case shall the chazge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall bg�in accordance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance ith Table I, with the exception of the ' ��re�n.�,.' � , .m '� above. Where an open cut is not permitted ' street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, a casing tube is required for the str t service connection installation, the property owner shall obtain the necessary permit and provide the casing tube and casing tube installation, all the owner's sol expense. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. &7.15. street costs; street repair and egtraordinary excavation charges. illowing charges shall be made in addi6on to the regular schedule �riees n: ' of connections °-'��, in accordance with Table II below: 97•iy�� , 2 3 (�3) Ee� Gharge;s fo� sfCeet repair, where street service connections or �_ .. 4 fire services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of f S - - - - _._. . — _.. __— - - -----..__._ _.. 6 7 8 9 10 i i (��) 12 � 13 �� 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 � �� 27 }w �� 2 8 ��i� 29 30 �� : .�� ' �,. 35 3 6 - - =�a �'� 37 � 3 8 ��`��_ 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in ', aEt �� '4� 9# i ! ','iE E� # i ti . fi a trench. !9 E9 Ei ii �i1 i� # #�. 9�-��9 -- -;: - :- - --: - ---- - _.:: - _::: =: - -- - :. - ,=: --- -. . - -..-. -- -- - - . - = - - I -��- - - � - --- :: : __ - � -. �-� _ _ _ - "�'� � .. • �� - � • - • � • ' i i � _ _ � - � • • � � � ' _ � � .- - i • . - . i i i i - i i i " !�l�I�N}RGl4�1tli��Z"i�1�A��l�a � . � �f�� LaOA�� i i i i i i i i i i i " � _ = 1 I I _ � � _ " ' .� "_ " " ___ ' " _ _,� � . 0 t6' i S" . 'r " .3 t. p" tl E" Q =89 @" 6 Sf 6 � Y �- �� I�F 11i11 .� i i i i i l�lil�11 = i i � i ° i i i i � 97-/y!9 � Z 3 c3 ._�r�...� M1}�AGf�I��l�l � � 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 � — ——— — ._: — �- _ ��_ _ � • • ' . .. i�.. �.. � �_ E 7A��1 1 _� Sec. 87.17. Service connections where �lR�l�!<�1�1 _� LK�DZa � not previously assessed. Parcels of land not previously assesse for an eacisting abutting permanent water main and desiring a connection with said permanent ' shall be granted permission to connect such parcel of land after a payment shall haue b en made to the board of water commissioners in the amount of twen - dollazs ($�8:6F ,� ' per assessable front foot of lan o be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the time the permanent main was install , whichever assessment rate is greater. For inegulaz shaped pazcels of land, the assessable foo e shall be deternuned by the city's real estate division. Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen�Gvater service connections and fire services. (a) The property o er sha11 protect from freezing that part of the water service connecrion and fire servi within private properly. If either type of connection does freeze, the property owner is respo sible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery to the premises, all w rk to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor and equipment aze ailable in sufficient numbers, the utility may offer to thaw such sections of services . �, . = a� ... —.m , . .. _ . _... . .. .. .,. - . m � provided the owners 2 `r :, il_.3E sign a release u rm holding the boazd harmless from any and all damages caused by the thawing operarions, d provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the .., �— -� _ � . � r ��s,. . yr- �e �. ._. .�.�.:,�.�. r �� w.»� . . 9� M/y�9 � � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 lb 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 _.: _ lR��1L'l��a�w.r_� i��+1:1 _� �.�r�ia�r��a��r-wa �ti� w�r�a aa - : :: ..+.�:::, �: . _ -�� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen section is in e street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without chazge. If the owner elects to h e the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, a11 w k shall be in accordance with standards of the utility. Section That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul L gislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter r 'ng receptacles installed on other than fire st�y services shall be furnished by and b roperty of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all ° of the consumer or c each meter charged. Sec. 88.11. N�ter testing. systems se —,_. ar meters changed and reset at the request �k__:.� � each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) t the request of an owner ar consumer, the urility will test the meter supplying the owner's r consuxner's premises. A deposit deternuned from the following schedule shall be requir. before a meter is tested: 97�� / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... Meters 1 'h-inch and 2-inch_... Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... Meters 6-inch and larger.... I�I �,:.�?<��`` , ' `' ��:: : �,. �.; � .�. �� $ �B 3`5.00 � 75.00 389 12�;�00 Actual cost A!c�zY�� c�s� (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hi actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. , two percent (102%) of it will be retained by 13 (c) The meter shall be tested at three (3) rates of flow: m unum, intermediate, and 14 minimum, as defined by the American Water Works Associaf n(AW WA) Standard for Testing 15 Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. , That the following section 89 of the Saint Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire �ttgfl}ies Sec. 89.01. Fire s�ies i �:p� �, (a) The board of water a private fire protection purposes. charges. the meter is tested. The result of the Code is hereby amended as follows: may render a special service to private properry for (b) The annual charges ha11 be made in accordance with the following schedule based upon the size of the service nnecfion, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost a11 water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire e uipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; fia; .�� _ _._ �.. � ` ""'"`°� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to 97�Jy/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 For each 3-inch a�d,sma'ller service connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from the main.. 6-inch service connection from the main.... 8-inch service connection from the main.... 10-inch service connection from the main.... 12-inch service connection from the main.... Per annum $ 20.00 35.00 80.00 140.00 220.00 300.00 (c) Annual chazges for fire snpp�ies "„ ",,m. shall be orated for the balance of the yeaz P in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of e premises to be served, or i�is - legal representative, on the form prescrib by the , guaranteeing compliance with all rules d regulations of the water utility which apply, and saving the board of water commissioners d City of Saint Paul free and harmless from all damages which may be occasioned by or o ccount of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. f aj �' �i'�� the applicant �rnst-�lse fiunish with the application a complete and correct drawing or et of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location a11 valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�lcier�ea�s and other appurtenances on ttte premise . " remain properry Sec. 89.05. water to be approved by �exr� �s.�q. `��s �..,�...r....�... 9�•iy�� 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 . . . g��a: �:�.. . •lTl�l�'It4�A1'�I��il�l��l�li��\R�� 1�I�1�L��l�iV�SI�15�lti��l��tt�/ANtV�I�)w Sec. 89.08. Meters. The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the ervice, as directed and approved by the ": _ bear�, a fire s� .`.�°"�� meter embly including backflow prevention device and�bypass meter. The water urility shall se the meter and the actual cost of sealing the meter shall be paid by the owner. Sec. 89.11. Number of services. One service only will be allowed to any one b the board of water commissioners, more than one is b protecrion of the premises. All fire protection eq 'pmc confined within the building or on the premises ed more connections are made for one building o premis� special permission is obtained from the same in a manner to be approved by said .r Sec. 89.12. Use of service. lding or premises unless, in the opinion of �olutely necessary for the proper nt connected to the city service shall be in the application, and, where two (2) or s they shall be kept separated unless c ��issieners � ° �� to connect the (a) No water shall be dra om the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except for the extinguishment of fire. 's section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water for drainage of a system to pre ent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in accordance with water utili imitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards shall be paid for by the o er at the consumption rate in effect at the time of such usage. (b)�Y � who shall tap or � shall be guilty of Sec. 8913. 6r tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee m" is installed to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes connections. (a Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied exclusi ly with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing its su ly from any other source whereby the city water supply may be subjected to co ' tion by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no ausiliary or condary sucfion pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be permitted. 97-/y/9 i (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 3 4 (c) Cross connections to domesric service. No connecfion shall be made at any tim 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless uch 6 connection shall have been approved by the vvafei utility. Valves on hose ouflets, ' cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system sha11 be of a style that can be sealed by the water uti ' 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire s�y and domestic water systems. 10 .z�!eeti� - - - - - - - - !��ee!'ur�r_�.!�.rz�er - -..�- -�. .- . �• -. .. . .. -. - - - "- - - - - - -- --- -- - - - - � - -- --- , r' - a t e, e n- - af A'a s e s, e 6 @@'6 b8A@" Q ' 8 9" t 8"i . 0 .98 B'9 6 " � � LV Ll � 23 24 — ��• — �� 1� _• � _ _ _ C �I��l�l�r"��N�r�i �' water from the fire 2 5 (b) All combined systems shall be i talled and metered in accordance with water utility 2 6 standards. 27 2 8 (c) The maintenance and guar tee of combined fire sn�g�}= and domestic water systems 2 9 sha11 be the same as provided in Sec on 89.10 above. 30 3 i Editor's note--Section 4 f Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding pr isions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 33 Code format, the editor, at hi discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as § 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these pr visions is preserved in the history note following tlus section and is 3 5 included in the Code Co arative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Sec. 89.16. Illegal us�of fire service. In any cas when the owners or occupants of any premises aze found to be using water from a fire se ' e for any putpose other than fire protection, the water shall be shut off from same until th offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the board of water commissio rs, that the offense will not be repeated. t� �u`°��•� charge s€�t da�lRts ($ .)�" be �- �er turn� the water on after it has been shut off :�'.�.::f 9:�;: for thi ause, and the board shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 47 48 9'7 -� �1�9 1 installation of an approved meter to record 1he amount of water which may thereafter be used o 2 ffie service for other than fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately us far 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumption rate (not including the fised c ge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 89.17. Exceptions. 8 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and be used l0 exclusively foz fire pxotection putposes shall be considered as a fire sje � and installed 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maYimum of three (3) suc standpipes may, with 12 written permission, be supplied with water through the domestic servi ; provided, that the size 13 of such standpipes shall be no lazger than the size of the domesfic w er meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to w' h they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domestic wa r system by use of an approved 16 type bacl�low preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced in existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State umbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives aze used in a syste 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a b ding not served by a sepazate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire prote fion purposes may be installed in accardance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that th design demand of the automatic sprinkler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service d meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior pi,�Sing shall be separated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type bac w preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 2 7 existing automatic sprinkler systems ess that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Pluxnbing Code. Property owners sh 1 notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 3 0 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. 31 3 2 For any violarion of rules governing fir � ""' "' srxppkes, the' aM�� 3 3 eetrrmissieners „ .__ ._ ay disconrinue the service immediately. 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 89.19. Order to sh�ft off. Fire s�kes . °,, sha11 be turned off upon the wntten request of the owner or authorized agent a o expense to the owuer " � �--d charge s€�Hars {'� }&893 shall be °€er hm�g the service on again 9'7 � �y/ y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Section 4 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby follows: Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90.02. Permits. as 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydrant shall be made at e office of the board of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opini of the �a��;�y �.�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not uly j eopazdize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any o er source. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (b} minimum period of tlurty (30) days or multiple thirty-day the established rate. (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants shall be available for inspection by water utility in Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. Permits will be issued for a and are renewable thereafter at �Il be as shown on the pernut, which at a11 times. Applicants to whom permits are grant d shall be required to make a cash deposit of �e i�� „ � dollars ($�36 �"�.00) in advance. The deposit is far the purpose of guazanteeing payment for water used an o cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or meter. Upon return of the equipment ' sued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less charges against the perxnittee's acco t, will be returned to the permittee. Sec. 90.04. Charges for (a) A chazge of be made for each Ytyc�ea is to cover the cost of� � / rental. �Ilazs ($40.00) plus \g�� . _� "�." :' _ sales tax� will � for each thirry-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge � �� (, In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be made f all water used according to the regulaz consumption rate. Measurement of water used sha11 e by use of the hydtant meter issued to each permittee. 45 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydraut pernut during the period from 4 6 December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of #�ea�y-€rve 3 ," - dollars ($��.00) will be made 47 for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such addifional charge is to compensate for the 4 cost of extraordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. c�,'] 97-��y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 90.07. C-es�e€ L''sliarg�"�o� private hydrants. ne�t�!r�!er�!i- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �............�.,...,. �.��.. �.,nn., �..,..,..�-......... ��R..., Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. Plumbing fixtures installed in any new water conserving type and shall meet requirem commissioners may implement a plan to prom faucets, shower heads and toilets. / Code is hereby aznended as l�ing or any retrofitted building shall be of � of the state building code. The board of water and encourage replacement of nonconserving No person sha11 allow w er to be wasted through any faucet or fixture or keep water rumiing longer than necessary e board of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage of water and may, when in i judgment deemed necessary, turn ofF any water service and require remedial action as it may ' its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. Sec. 91.13. �° (a) When ater has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due, for any infraction of rules or upon re uest of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again until a� " service chazge of twenty dollazs ($20.00) has been paid or arrangements for payment h e been made and approved by the water utility. ) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established warking hours for the p ose of tutving off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent chazges and the owner or nant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terminated, a°' ` � the t�� n �s ; �°"=� service chazge shall be dee�ne� 2a-be-�ue _� even though the water service is not actually shut off. 97�/�/�9 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (c) Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction of the rules, all outstanding chazges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and approved by the water utility, in addition to the furu-on �ar service charge or col�ec� seiv�ce?fee; before water is turned on again. Water service will only be turned on during established working hours. Sec::9Z �1 �'"�ate }va�e� fa�e�iies, ma�€utena�ice: Sec. 91. .. Official house number. Water will not be turned on nor service continued unless e official house number is conspicuously shown on the property in accordance with the re rds of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildin . Sec. 91.i-8��. Bills to property supplied. Unless a request for a special mailing a� all bills and charges will be addressed to the pr responsible for payment of all bills and service 'ls placed on file in the water utility office, supplied. The properry owner sha11 be �s against the property supplied. Sec. 91.�. Water bills not split. If more than one tenant is supplie y a street service, the property owner must apportion the charges to each tenant, if the owner esires such apportionment. The water utility will not adjudicate chazges. Sec. 91. p � Board may make dditional rules. The board of water c issioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the city co il, as may be necessary for the preservation and protecrion of the water system. Sec. 91.��. Failur�to receive bills. Failure t receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility far payment for water se ' e provided. � 97�1y/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 Sec. 91.�23. MisceIlaneous charges. The board of water commissioners may chazge the actual costs, including labor, equipment, materiats and overhead, incurred for nonzequired services performed at the request others, such services to include, but not be Iimited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydr� relocarion of water mains or connections, inspection and other sicnilar services. Sec. 91.�324. Special purpose lateral mains. The boazd may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral nains within treet rights- of-way from the public main in the street to the property tine. Special purpose la ral mains may be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants and multiple street se ice connections . Charges for special purpose lateral mains shall be i accordance w�th charges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87. , 87.14, 8715 and 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water uti 'ty as part of the public water main system. Section 6 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirry (30) da� from and after iu passage, approval and publication. � Requested by Depa:iment of: Adopted by CounciI: ,4dopfion Certified by ay: Sceretary Approved by�2Gtayo:: Date Water B� y\/!/AAI �/J'{�A�' .r'�` �General Manager For� Approved by Crr� Atiorncy ,(l � . � _ ° . ._ `` � . .. � t� to Couuc:l �� Y �L Presented By Referred To Committees Date An ordinance amending chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Saint Paul Water Utility as recommended by the Boazd of Water Commissioners of the City af Saint Paul. The Council of the City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connecfions Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (a) Installation. The properiy owner or agent must distinctly stake, and mazk, the point �n the property line where the street service connection is to enter the premises. Water service connections sha11 be installed in accordance with water utility standards. The point where the street service connection is to enter the property must be distinctly mazked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street service connection is installed, and said stake sha11 be marked "water" and shali be no closer to the house drain location than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits of installation and maintenance. The water utility shall instail all �€ .�- --.,..__ __u.:__ ______..__ _., r__ _._.:-- �ee �s °"� e�co�ecfions from fi�e °" `�, street � � �� maic� to the property line, and shall maintain �. e in the manner provided in section 87.03(e}. � _ � .. _ on i n zv: council File # Q` —1 � l� Ordinance # C�bs��T.,�'re - �� Green Sheet # � 0 O � � ORDINANCE CITY OF SAiNT PAUL, MlNNESOTA a5 l _ i � tz-z�' � 1 by:the`�ty o� Saus€ P�iit aud stsali l� sub}ecf fo �nspe 2 4us�ng Qfundergrouud ��puig"sha}l be cfianeby the-;j _. a � �; 3 a�e�s'oz>c�evelooer'si��mense.:Iurzrta°�u:sifuations. � 5 Q�1- l� ig -,�� a deve�Topef at the prdperty e masf;ieeenfi"xevision of __ ._. �, __. !ace conneehons ivay 6 water service connection or fue service connection between the pLOperiy line and the meter shall 7 be installed and at all times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as trees, utilities, s retaining walls and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the owner's 9 plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the stop valve in the 1 o boulevard. Such an installarion may be authorized by the water utility if, after review by the 11, utiliTy, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service connection piping installed 12 by the owner's plumber between the properry line and the stop valve in the boulevard with water 13 utility approval shall be guaranteed as if it has been installed by the water ufility. 14 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. If an eacisting street service 16 connecfion eactends to a properry on which a new building is proposed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be accepted if the existing street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized 'aron. A new application for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service connections shall be replaced and not repaired if conshucted of lead or galvanized 'uon. (e) Street service connections; maintenance and guarantee. 3 2 t��i}it� Service connection piping installed by the property owner or properry owner's contractor 33 shall be repaired and maintained by the properiy owner except as provided in section 87.03(b). 34 Fire service connections shall be guaranteed as provided in section 8910. 35 3 6 ( fl Lead street service replacements. � lead street service connecrions sx��rig-e� 3 7 �s will be replaced by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the properry owner 3 8 whenever the property owner 3 9 �� from the properry line to the water meter. 4 0 __.__ __ 41 E�sting lead street service connections which aze one and one-half (1 '/�) inches in size 4 2 and smaller will be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined 43 by the water utility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with rivo-inch 44 copper pipe. 45 � . , .: i�8 ��a�t� Q�-�y19 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to time, a plan for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connections. Srteet service connections larger than-eig� �Q (� �) inches shall be installed by the v�".,,,.. !r utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overheaz, only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 87.14. Se�te�e-priees t� .�`" '"� , e€ street service connections a�iees, (a) Charges for street service connections °-'�� shall be in accordance with the following Table I�k � the following exee�Eien: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials and overhead, shall be charged for ai� street service connections ° _" _ � te-b� � ��r c e t e-' s or e s °� ' e � o a ae '�:� ' � 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � /�-�-9� q�-f��9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 .. ..: _ -' - =-- -`--- � ==' --= � s = - - -- -- -:, -- : - ;: - �� :--:. - - , --_�___� : • :: . _ . . . .. ... .� ... . ... - - - �� 7 00 .... ... ..... .. .. .. . ... - - - �� ::. . �� -______� 0 7: . _ � .. ... . . .. . .. . .. . .. - '. - - - �� : : 07 t� /�-a-�� _ `t� 1 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services near the end of a special purpose 2 lateral main, additional chazges shall be as follows: 4 Fire Service--10 percent of the chazge for the special purpose lateral main from 5 Table I only. 6 7 Domestic Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a thirty-foot street, 8 second pipe in same ditch. 1 o NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Charges for street service connections in a cul-de-sac are to be based on a street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the schedule for a street of one-half the width shall be utilized to establish the charge, but in no case shall the charge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. - - - - --- - - -- - - - - - • - '-- - For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall be in accardance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided by others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance with Table I, with the exception of the , . ��. � , above. 2 8 Where an open cut is not permitted in a street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, 2 9 a casing tube is required for the street service connection installation, the properry owner 3 o shall obtain the necessary permits and provide the casing tube and casing tube 31 installation, all the owner's sole expense. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 �� 48 49 - - - - - -- - - - '- - - _ . Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and eatraordinary excavation charges. The following charges shall be made in addifion to the regulaz schedule �riees .; gm of street service connections ° in accordance with Table II below: f �� -a �9� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 �� 35 36 37 � 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 ��oinui�risd��i..�� mi�"n'w (��) �� Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in excavafing a trench. .; ��-��9 � �a -a-9� Eest-af�aaea3eat Glia"rges fo"rstree# repair, where street service connections or fue services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of • O • @ B e ° �� -��{ �9 � 2 �E-� 3 4 5 � � � � � i� � �3 3-� � �' � �8 � z6 � z2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 - . � ' : : _ : : ..� . : : - - . -- -- -- - - � -:- :: - : :: .: :: -. - - .. - :: : :: :: :: . . .. ..- _. . .. :: :: : :: - :: - . .. .: :: :: :: :: :: �:■�.,.��- - :: :: :: :: ::: :: -�-� . - :: :: : :: �: -� :•:: - . - : :: .- . - . - �r�v� - -- - - - - - - - '- -- - - - _ . Sec. 87.16. Cut off charges. -aeae+!w! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : - - - -- -- - - - �i��-97 q�-t�(q ..:,: _ - - - - ._: - - �o l� 12 13 14 15 16 �� n � � �� s �-�---� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Y. _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • �\ � � ' � _ � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '- - - - ._ .. Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. 17 18 Parcels of land not previously assessed for an existing abutting permanent water main and 19 desiring a connection with said permanent main shall be granted permission to connect such 2 0 pazcel of land after a payment shall haue been made to the board of water commissioners in the 21 amount of twen dollars ($�9�0- 22 � per assessable front foot of land to be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the 2 3 time the permanent main was installed, whichever assessment rate is greater. For irregular shaped 24 pazcels of land, the assessable footage shall be determined by the city's real estate division. 25 2 6 Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen water service connections and fire services. 27 2 8 (a) The property owner shall protect from freezing that part of the water service 2 9 connection and fire service within private property. If either type of connection does freeze, the 3 o property owner is responsible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery 31 to the premises, all work to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor 32 and equipment are available in sufficient numbers, the urility may offer to thaw such sections of 3 3 services =, , " -� provided the owners 34 sign a release �form holding the board harmless from any and a11 damages caused by the thawing 35 operations, and provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the 36 ,�,,.. � •�.��,• ��,�� • 37 38 39 �B iz-r9 40 q� �� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 ::.._,,..:.�:,.._.:.�.:m:� - � - .- _ - '- - - :: . : :: •��tw�rna��r�t ica i i - •� '� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen secrion is in the street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without charge. If the owner elects to have the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, all work shall be in accordance with standazds of the utility. Section 2 That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter reading receptacles installed on other than fire s�tp� services shall be furnished by and be property of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all metering systems se ar of the consumer or owner; charged. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. meters changed and reset at the request each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) At the request of an owner or consumer, the u6lity will test the meter supplying the owner's or consumer's premises. A deposit determined from the following schedule shall be required before a meter is tested: � ia-a-9� ��-�ylq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... $�8-�@ 35;00 Meters 1 f-inch and 2-inch.... �6-99 '��A Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... 3$fr-B 12;5`:�Q4 Meters 6-inch and larger.... Actual cost �:,.� . � ,.� � , � �-�`,"��'�u.�`'a.`i t." a , aS : �� r ,� -r- �' �G�� nL'�6,5� �E�� .�"' __�,:,��_wcw;a� ._ ,,.a_ s (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hundred two percent (102%) of actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the deposit will be retained by the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. (c) The meter sha11 be tested at three (3) rates of flow: masimum, intermediate, and minunum, as defined by the American Water Works Association (AVJVJA) Standard far Testing Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the time the meter is tested. The result of the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. Section 3 That the following section 89 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire ��kes r , Sec. 89.01. Fire s�es �. ,, annual charges. (a) The board of water commissioners may render a special service to private property for private fue protection purposes. (b) The annual charges sha11 be made in accordance with ttte following schedule based upon the size of the service connection, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost of all water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire equipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; �°` .�� '"`�'� "�" � -�� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to render this special service. � 1��-q7 g lq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 O..s 45 46 47 For eacn Per annum 3-inch ard sinal�ler service $ 20.00 ._ , . , connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from 35.00 the main.... 6-inch service connection from 80.00 the main.... 8-inch service connection from 140.00 the main.... 10-inch service connection 220.00 from the main.... 12-inch service connection 300.00 from the main.. (c) Annual charges for fire su�ies °" '" sha11 be prorated for the balance of the yeaz �:3� .� in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of the premises to be served, ori�'rs :,. ""° ° le al re resentative, on the form rescribed b the �n,� g P P Y �� _ , guazanteeing compliance with all rules and regulations of the water utility which apply, and sauing the board of water commissioners and City of Saint Paul free and harmless from a11 damages which may be occasioned by or on account of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. Eaj � � �L "'-� the applicant �st�se fiuliish with the application a complete and conect drawing or set of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location of all valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�p��e�s and other appurtenances on the premises. � ''° ` " . ` " remain the properiy '-"�'�e'��'� -- - - - -- - - - -- -- - • -= .��..:.s..��,:�: - - - ------- --- - - -- - - : •- • �L�iJ�fiStii�:7J• •• • - - — � : - Sec. 89.05. �nstaHx�iea� $, �� to be approved by Hear� �� __,.....» �:��f�� "' "" '_"_" " ___"" �'_ ' _" '" _.. ._ ' ._ ' _ _ "_ _ ' _ _" " r - --: - -- - - -- - --- - - - - - - - -- - - - - , q�-��q 1 . . . .>Rese""i vei3: 2 � _..... _. - --- -- - -- -- - - - - - " - - - - - - - -- == -- - - - - - - - : - - -- . . . . - -- `•-- - - -- -- -- - - - - - --- - - - - -:. - • - - - - - - - ------ - - - - '- - - --- - - -- - - -- - � - - - -- _ ' - - - - - - - -- - - - -: 13 Sec. 89.08. Meters. 14 15 The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the service, as directed and 16 approved by the ��_��, a fire sn�}g ,��`�� meter assembly including backflow 17 prevention device and bypass meter. The water utility shall seal the meter and the actual cost of 18 sealing the meter sha11 be paid by the ownez. 19 2 o Sec. 89.11. Number of services. 21 22 One service only will be allowed to any one building or premises unless, in the opinion of 23 the board of water commissioners, more than one is absolutely necessary for the proper 24 protection of the premises. All fire protection equipment connected to the ciry service shall be 2 5 confined within the building or on the premises named in the application, and, where two (2) or 26 more connecrions aze made for one building or premises they shall be kept sepazated unless 2 7 special permission is obtained from the � �. to connect the 2 s same in a manner to be approved by said bex� . 29 3 0 Sec. 89.12. Use of service. 31 3 2 (a) No water shall be drawn from the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except 3 3 far the extinguishment of fire. This section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water 3 4 for drainage of a system to prevent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in 3 5 accordance with water utility 1'unitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards 3 6 shall be paid for by the owner at the consumprion rate in effect at the time of such usage. 37 3 8 (b) Any owner or tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee . is installed 3 9 who sha11 tap or allow to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes 4 0 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 41 42 Sec. 89.13. Cross connections. 43 44 (a) Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied 4 5 exclusively with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing 4 6 its supply from any other source whereby the ciry water supply may be subjected to 4 7 contamination by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no aiixiliary or 4 8 secondary suction pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be (�� rz-z-y7 4 9 permitted. ��"�� 1 (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 4 (c) Cross connections to domestic service. No connection shall be made at any time 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless such 6 connection shall have been approved by the _watei utility. Valves on hose outlets, drain cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system shall be of a style that can be sealed by the water urility. 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire sn�pip and domestic water systems. 10 - - - --- - - - - - :: - - �- .�� - - � . .- � �- -� � .�. �. -� � �� - - " � - - - - - - - S' "� e" 9• 6 a - g i e' i B 8 6 a 6 4 R, '€ B 1 $ 8 9 1" 8 8 S 6 ' F 8' 9 3 B' g = 9 , e p 1 - 0 0 i" !" � ■rI 6 \ IA�I Ll � 23 24 25 26 27 aa 29 30 — ��• � — i� _ �_ _ _ � � �� _ _ _ • • — (b) All combined systems shall be installed and metered in accardance with water utility standazds. (c) The maintenance and guarantee of combined fire st�l� and domestic water systems sha11 be the same as provided in Section 89.10 above. 31 Editor's note--Section �F of Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding provisions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 3 3 Code format, the editor, at his discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as§ 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these provisions is preserved in the history note following this section and is 3 5 included in the Code Compazative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 3 7 Sec. 89.16. Illegal use of fire service. 38 3 9 In any case when the owners or occupants of any premises are found to be using water 4 0 from a fire service for any purpose other than fire protection, the water sha11 be shut off from 41 same until the offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the boazd of water 42 commissioners, that the offense will not be repeated. fc ��er��c�"s� charge e€�t 43 �el�ms ($�-9�A) �it `" be �er the water on after it has been shut off � �� . �'� 44 for this cause, and the boazd shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 � /Z'2-J7 47 48 ��i - 1'� 1� 1 installation of an approved meter to record the amount of water which may thereafter be used on 2 the service for other thau fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall be at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately used for 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumprion rate (not including the fi.zed charge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 8917. Excepfions. 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and to be used 1 o exclusively fox fire protection purposes sha11 be considered as a fire su�y s�"„�� and installed �r�, 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maximum of three (3) such standpipes may, with 12 written pernussion, be supplied with water through the domestic service; provided, that the size i3 of such standpipes shall be no larger than the size of the domestic water meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to wkrich they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domesfic water system by use of an approved 16 type backflow preventer. No anrifreeze shall be introduced into existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State Plumbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a building not served by a separate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire protecfion purposes may be installed in accordance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that the design demand of the automatic sprinlcler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service and meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fifry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior piping shall be sepazated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type backflow preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 27 existing automatic sprinkler systems unless that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Plumbing Code. Property owners shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. For any violation of the rules governing fire `�� s�pp�3es, the bea�-e€�ater ea�iss�eners ; �� may discontinue the service immediately. Sec. 89.19. Order to shut off. 3 7 Fire su�ies'°° shall be turned off upon the written request of the owner or 3 8 authorized agent at no expense to the owner ��'" °-� " chazge °�� . ��,� �,�_�°��.y-�� 3 9 F$�9:A9j shall be �na�e €er turn}ng the service on again. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 �3 i�. �-9 � �n-��19 1 Section 4 2 3 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as 4 follows: 5 6 Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants 7 8 Sec. 90.02. Permits. 9 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydraut shall be made at the office of the boazd of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opinion of the �zr;�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not unduly jeopardize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any other source. 14 15 (b) . Permits will be issued for a 16 minnnum period of thirty (30) days or multiple tl�irty-day periods and are renewable thereafter at i7 the established rate. 1s 19 20 21 22 23 (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants used shall be as shown on the permit, which shall be available for inspection by water utility inspectors at a11 times. Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. 24 Applicants to whom pernvts aze granted shall be required to make a cash deposit of �ae 2 5 �e&€� �b� dollars ($�39 .00) in advance. The deposit is for the purpose of 2 6 guazanteeing payment far water used and to cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or 2 7 meter. Upon return of the equipment issued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less 28 chazges against the permittee's account, will be returned to the permittee. 29 3 o Sec. 90.04. Charges for hydrant rental. 31 32 (a) A chazge of foriy dollars ($40.00) plus i�§i�a�� .�..,�� sales ta� will 33 be made for each �se�' for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge 34 is to cover the cost of ��€�€��Y�' 35 � 36 37 38 39 40 41 (� In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be 4 2 made for all water used according to the regular consumprion rate. Measurement of water used 4 3 shall be by use of the hydrant meter issued to each permittee. 44 45 46 47 48 49 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydrant permit during the period from December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of �+entq-€�e � t�, dollars ($ ' i 00) will be made for each thirty-day period or fraction thereo£ Such additional charge is to compensate for the cost of ea-traordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. � 1z-z� � q�-��19 1 Sec. 90.07. C-es�ef Glia�g�#o� private hydrants. 2 - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - •• - - - - :,.: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. 22 Plumbing fixtures installed in any new building or any retrofitted building shall be of 23 water conserving type and shall meet requirements of the state building code. The boazd of water 24 commissioners may implement a plan to promote and encourage replacement of nonconserving 2 5 faucets, shower heads and toilets. 26 27 28 29 30 31 No person shall a11ow water to be wasted tluough any faucet or fixture or keep water 3 2 rumiing longer than necessary. The boazd of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage 3 3 of water and may, when an its judgment deemed necessary, turn off any water service and require 34 remedial action as it may in its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. 35 3 6 Sec. 91.13. 37 3 8 (a) When water has been turned off for nonpayment of chazges due, for any infracrion of 3 9 rules or upon request of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again 4 o until a service charge of twenty doilars ($20.OQ) has been paid or anangements for 41 payment have been made and approved by the water utility. 42 43 (b) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established working hours for 44 the purpose of turuing off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent charges and the owner 4 5 or tenant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terxninated, �� °� 46 �S��rx��m�'4'°t�`�,�a �'=- � � �� the ��c��.,_,, service charge shall be �eexxe� 47 �e-He-�e' ': � even though the water service is not actually shut off. �� y � 48 m q�-1� �9 1 (ej Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction 2 of the rules, all outstanding charges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and 3 approved by the water utility, in addition to the fuci%ori �e�3ar service charge oi-ecil�ecfion 4 �ervi�,�'ee, before water is turned on again. Water service will only be tumed on during 5 established working hours. 7 �"e�c.!}T��7 ��ewa�,fac7i4�es, ma�ute�ance: . . __ � �.>.s__� __ ..,, .�_ 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sec. 91.�. Official house number. Water will not be tusned on nor service continued unless the official house number is conspicuously shown on the properiy in accordance with the records of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildings. Sec. 91. . Bills to property snpplied. 24 Unless a request for a special mailing address is placed on file in the water utility office, 2 5 all bills and chazges will be addressed to the property supplied. The property owner shall be 2 6 responsible for payment of all bills and service charges against the property supplied. 27 2 8 Sec. 91. _. Water bills not split. 29 3 0 If more than one tenant is supplied by a street service, the properiy owner must apportion 31 the chazges to each tenant, if the owner desires such apportionment. The water utility will not 32 adjudicate charges. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 91. `. Board may make additional rales. The board of water commissioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the caty council, as may be necessary for the preservation and protection of the water system. Sec. 91. �,. Failure to receive bills. Failure to receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility for payment for water service provided. �/j �z-��g7 a�-��q .; 1 Sec. 41.��3. Miscellaneous charges. 3 The boazd of water commissioners may chazge the actual wsts, including labor, 4 equipment, materials and overhead, incurred for nonrequired services performed at the request of 5 others, such services to include, but not be limited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydrants, 6 relocation of water mains or connections, inspection and other similar services. 8 Sec. 91.��. Special purpose lateral mains. 1 o The board may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral mains within sh�eet rights- 11 of-way from the public main in the street to the properry line. Special purpose lateral mains may i2 be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants � multiple street service connecfions 13 . Chazges for special purpose lateral mains shall be in accordance with 14 chazges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87.13, 87.14, 87.15 and 15 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water utility as part of the public 16 water main system. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Section 6 That the following section 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as foliows: Sec. 93.03. Water service connections, depth of. 2 5 Water service connections must be placed at a depth of 2 6 feet below the finished grade in dirt excavation and six and one-half (6 '/2) feet where there 2 7 is a11 rock. The plumber shall ascertain the finished grade within private property. 28 29 Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench. 30 31 (a) No water service pipe or v�er service connection �� , �i�i"� 3 2 `��[� shall be installed in the same trench or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a 3 3 sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the 34 water service connection pipe on private properry may be in a common trench with a sewer drain 3 5 which is made of cast-iron soil pipe with approved type joints; and provided further, that the 3 6 horizontal distance between the sewer pipe and the water service connection is at least ten (10) 3 7 feet at the properry line; and provided, that the water service connection pipe approaches the 3 8 sewer trench at an angle with the property line of not less than forty-five (45) degrees and hauing 3 9 bends with not less than a three-foot radius. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 � ��'�"9� q�-,� �q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (bc� The water service connection and sewer Section 7 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. Pl�#t(Cv�-- JAN 2 � ,93� Requested byDepa:iment oF Water Utility 4dopted by Council: Date � J� ��q�� ,4doption Cert�ed by Coundl Seaetary 3 Y � � � i}—� �v—z�-ei� _� Approved by Mayor: Date Z, ZL 4} �.�Y � �/ _ �.. By. �.GCic.c.�c 4 General Manager Fors Approved by Cirj Attorney By. � at l2-�'� Appr� fo S b Council BY � Water Utili � NOVEt�ffiER 26, 1997 — 266-62 11/13/97 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES EN SHEET 97�/t//9 No 6(�169 .� nF. o.'ecroR •TL .r anrcouwca _ arc�iTan�ar ❑ CRraGlllc ❑ wuxcu�sEmncFSm� ❑ sxucu�miw.ma � r�vaeloR�r r ❑ (CL1P ALL LOCATIO FOR SIGNATURE) City Council approval of Ordinance amending Sections 87, 8$, $9, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Board of Water Co�issioners and the Saint Pau1 Water Utility. . Attachments: 1) staff report 2) Ordinance 3) Board of Water Commissioners Resolution No. 4540 . RECOMMENDATION Approve () a Reject (R) PEIt50NALSERVICE CON7RACi5 MUSTANSWER TME fOILOWING QUES7iON52 � 1. Hasthiape�soNGrmeoerwwkMUnderawMracttorlhis8epa,ImenY1 PLANNINGCOMMISSION . VES NO - CIB COMMITTEE 2 Hes this p.vsavfinn evx heen a dty anpbyee? CML SERVICE COMMISSION VES NO , 3. Oaes this persoNfirm D� a s1a71 not namallYW� bY aM arreM cilY emploYee9 YES NO a. � ws o��n a ��Qe�ea �Mwrz YES NO Emlain all ves a�avrers on seoarate sheet arM atlach M n2Pn 8heet � see attached report .c�;.e� t. ;�CV � Z 1°97 VANTAGESIFAPPROVED ,��P9"°�� (,}@'€'`� ar Certain charges for services will be increased to cover costs and certain procedures will be improved. r;�'� �� j�- t`.�s � �3 i997 _ . . .r ---�----- .. S COST/REVENUE BUDfiETED (qRCLE ONE) VES NO SOURCE ACTIVRY NUMBER INFORMAl10N (E%PLAI� 97�/y�9 WATER CODE REVISIONS STAF�' REP�RT November 13, 1997 StafFis proposing numerous revisions to sections ofthe Legislative Code which aze collecrively refened to as the Water Code. The proposed revisions range in scope from simple word changes for clarification to revisions of chazges for work performed by Water Utility forces. The Boazd of Water Commissioners has approved the revisions and has recommended the Council amend the code accordingly. The following summary is intended to address the substantive proposals of each Chapter. Changes in phrasing and tenninology far the purpose of improved accuracy and clarity, and numerous replacements of "board" with "water utility" when the referenced action is presently and rightfully performed by staff are not individually addressed. Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connections Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (b) and (e) Installation and maintenance language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contractor in certain situations. Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (f) lstparagraph This revision eliminates the requirement that a building must exist on the property in order for the property owner to receive a free lead replacement street service when the property owner installs new piping in the property. This revision results in equal treatment to property owners who redevelop or move existing buildings onto vacant lots with those who refurbish existing buildings. (f) 3d pazagraph If a lead slreet service replacement is in a location different from the existing, the existing lead service must be cut off and an additional street excavation must be performed. This proposal requires properry owner pay the achxal cost if the cut off is requested by the property owner. Sec. 87.14. Charges for street service connections. (a) The downtown area used to be described in Sec 8716 Cut off charges which is proposed for eliminarion. It is now described in this section. The proposed statement at the beginning of Table I identifies for the first time all activities covered by the schedule chaiges. All b�at the first meter setting are currently covered. That proposal is explained in Sec 88.07. Cost of setting. NIBTSCHIDA\CODE\199'RSi3MMARY3.CTY 9'7-1y/9 STAFF REPORT (continued) The following changes to the current chazges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and larger connections to be chazged actual cost - Rock chazge to be actual cost - Frost charge to be at schedule chazge which is proposed to be increased by 50% - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule chazge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. - 1%2 -inch and smaller connections to be raised 7.5% for 1998 and raised again on January 1, 1999 to 15% above 1997 charges. Table I reflects these increases. (2-inch connection chazges to remain unchanged) (b) This $75 administrative fee was first instituted in 1991 on certain Maplewood services installed by contractor. Incorporating it into the Water Code is necessary now that the op6on of contractor installed services in certain situations is available to all retail suburban communities. Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and extraordinary excavation charges. (3) The City of St. Paul began enforcing their new street permit charges on August 18, 1947. All utilities, including the Water Utility, have begun paying these new charges for street disruption. The proposed amount of $55 per service connection will reimburse the Utility for those costs until such time as permit charges are increased. (4) The following changes to the current charges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and lazger connections to be chazged actual cost. - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule charge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. Cost for the common residential service connection to be increased by 15%. Sec. 87.16. Cut off charge. Properiy owners will no longer be charged for the cut off of unused street service connections when a properiy is redeveloped. Those costs will be included in the maintenance budget. If a cut off is requested for whatever reason by the property owner, the property owner will be charged the actual cost of the cut off. N:\BTSCHIDA\CODE\I997\SUMMA2Y3.CTY Z 9'7-/y�9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. This chazge to property owners not previously assessed for water main has historically been the same as that chazged for sewer. Raising the chazge to $25 per assessable foot will again bring it into parity with the sewer charge. Sec. 87.18. Thawing offrozen service connections and fzre services. Property owners who choose to request the Water Utility thaw their service in private properry will be chazged the Utility's actual costs. Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.07. Costofsetting. The proposed elimination of a charge for the first meter setting is in response to numerous customer complaints. It is proposed tk•.at this cost now be rolled into the schedule charge for service installation. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. The proposed increase in chazges for meter testing mare closely approximates the Utility's cost to perform this work. As before, this chazge is incurred only if the meter is found to be registering 102% or less of actual flow. Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire Services Discussions with the Fire Department during the past two years have resulted in staffls recommendation that approval of fire service size come from the Fire Department based on the hydraulic calculations which aze already performed for each service by a fire sprinkler company. The Water Utility currently provides a redundant evaluation and size approval process which is not necessary. Proposed revisions in Secs. 89.04, 89.05 and 8915.1 address this change. Sec. 89. 06. Installation by board. This section has been eliminated because the statements are more appropriate to Sec. 87. 03 (b) Limits of installation and maintenance and they have been transfered to that section. Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90. 04. Charges for hydrant rental Staff proposes the following revisions: Raise the refundable deposit for necessary hydrant equipment from $250 to $300 to more closely reflect the costs to repair damaged equipment. N.�BTSCHIDA\CODE\ 1997\SUMMARY3.CTY 97�/�//9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Raise the additional monthly charge for winter usage from $25 to $30 to more closely reflect the costs of frequent inspections and maintenance trips required during winter months. The charge was last increased in 1990. - Chazge $10 per month per hydrant used on each pernut instead of requiring one pernut for each hydrant used. Staff believes this will decrease the number of unreported hydrants used by permittees. Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91. 03. Water conservation It is proposed to require water conserving devices on all new lawn sprinkler systems. According to Rain Bird Sprinkler Systems, reliable devices can be purchased locally for $35 and can be installed for approximately $50. Sec. 91.13. Turn-on service charge. This section was revised to create a new term, "collection service fee", to describe the charge currently due if a truck is dispatched to turn off a water service for non-payment of delinquent charges and the charges are subsequently paid to avoid turn off of service. This charge was previously referred to as the same "turn-on service charge" which must be paid to get a service turned back on. This has caused confusion with those who must pay the charge because no water is actually turned off, making it appear inappropriate for the Utility to charge a"turn-on service charge". Sec. 91.17. Private water facilities, maintenance. This new section is proposed to clarify maintenance responsibilities on private facilities. The most common of these aze hydrants on the private property portion of fire services. Chapter 93. Water Code---Water Service Connections (Size and Location) Sec. 93. 03. Water service connections, depth. Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Tnstallation of Mains which increased the depth requirement to 8A feet. Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contzactor in certain situations. Sec. 93.07. Size determined by utility This proposed revision matches the changes discussed in Sec. 89. Fire services. where the Fire Department will issue approval of fire service size. - End of Report - N:\BTSCHIDA\CODEU997\SUMMARY3.CTY 4' cin oF sr. P�u� 97-iy�9 OFHCE OF SFiE BOARD OF WASER COMMISSIOPIERS � RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM No 4540 PRESEN'TED BY MOTtOR COMMISSIONER DATF NovembeT 10_ 1997 WHEREAS, Water Utility staff recommends ad}usta'=ent of certain fees for services to more closely reflect the cost to the Utiliry of providin� services; and WHEREAS, Staff also recommends chanaes to a broad spectrum of water service connection and miscellaneous pzocedures and provisions; and WHEREAS, Staff has prepazed amendmenv to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Leeislative Code (Code), and said amendments have been reviewed and recommended for Boazd approval by the General Manager, Bernie Bullert, and the form has been appro� ed by Boazd Attorney, Jim Tures; and W fiE1ZEAS, Staff will prepare a Council Orrlinance amending said Chapters of the Code following Board approval of said amendmenu; now, therefore, be it RF;SOLVED, That the Boazd for Water Commissioners does hereby approve the proposed amendments to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and, be it PURTHER RESOLVED, That the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul is hereby requested to approve and adopt an ordinance incorporatin� these amendments into the Saint Paul Legislative Code. Water Commissionexs Yeas Arcand Collins Morton �ice President Aaselmann President Harris Nays Adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners November 10, �g97 In favor 5_ Oppos� 0 �G"*�� '� � SECY. Council File # �' /� Ordinance # Presented By Referred To Committee: An ordinance amending chapters 87, �8, 89, 90, 91 and 92 of th Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulatians of the aint Faul Water Utitity as recommended by the Boazd of Water Com�issia rs of the City of Saint Paul. The Council ofthe City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint follows: Chapter 87. Water Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance Code is hereby amended as Servase Gonnections (a) InstaZlation. The property o er or agent must distinctly stake, and mark, the point on the property line where the street serv' e connection is ta enter tlie premises. Water service connections shall be installed in acc dance with water utiliry standards. The point where the street service connection is to ente the property must be distinctty marked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street rvice connection :s installzd, and said stake shail be marked "water" and shall be no closer the house drain loeation than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits ��. . �- . ..- -- - :: •. , � Green Sheet # (�pQ(Pg' ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAIJL, MlNNESOTA tftion and maintenance. T�e water utility shall install ail �e€ - -- r�� `� � -"` from fi�e � � . street and shaIl maintain �- in the manner provided in secuon 87.63(e). q�-�y�� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 �s{ by; �cfoFS;an con��ichax� withcontracfor �nsga�led-s€ceet siia�is: The ba n water service connection or fire service connection between the property line and the be installed and at a11 times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as tre retainiug wa11s and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the w in of the eter sha11 utilities, plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the top valve in the boulevazd. Such an installation may be authorized by the water utility if, aft review by the utility, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service conn tion piping installed by the owuer's plumber between the property line and the stop valve in boulevazd with water utility approval shall be guazanteed as if it has been installed by the w r utility. 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. an existing street service 16 connection extends to a properry on which a new building is pro sed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be acc ted if the e�sting street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized iron. A new plication for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service constructed of lead or galvanized iron. (e) Street service connections; � Service connection shall be repaired and main Fire service connections st shall be replaced and not repaired if and guarantee. hnstalled by the property owner or property owner's contractor by the property ownet except as provided in section 87.03(b). guarauteed as provided in section 84.1Q. ( fl Lead str�eet se ice replacements. � lead street service connections s��g �gs will be repl d by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the property owner whenever the prope owner ,� ` from the properry line to the water meter. Eacis ' lead street service connections which are one and one-half (1 '/z) inches in size and smaller 'll be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined by the wa r urility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with two-inch copper ipe. 47 48 49 9 � - �y�9 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connecfions. Street service connections larger than� ��zz (� �) inches shall be ' led by the utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overh , only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 8714. �ekedule-griees' `. "" e€ street service connecfio� --- '�-�.�s. � ,,.��m� : (a) Charges for street service connections -- '�s all be in accordance with the following Table I�Yt � the following e�eeptiea: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials d overhead, shall be chazged for ai� street service connections °-'�� _ _,.. .. . . _ " ,. ' ` � te-b�in .$ 41 42 43 . „ 97-lyi9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 �� 4 �z�� z � z,��3.0o Z,�IS,v� �,��o eo _.. . T_ a �iY�i ptpe �i�r�fc�i 47.5:�0 fi15 f3U i,2T0 t�f� T ��2,�.'�O��Q�S�LCCf ��Q z�7b�:� , ��?{�-{�Q 2n:=g�-� �tfel� 590�€# ?�5;1)tl rl,b�'€3� ' 6 I H F"' e > 8 8 Y" o m'# ..- ��. :Y ' ° o IC � x �p:� a �� i � ' � : � a - - s"�,..� ae < @ � 1 f a �� $�- � e �s ' S! : a '�Li - `ii 9# .ae a a s ! 46 o ai t-- eo >i 1! e o o•- e c a 9� 0@ ' i# i9 ! it -- =0 I�l� �u��)N �l��f�Tr I iF •°1 if , +3 @4 � �6 '�6 #t ac! 66 @e/ tF : t #6 . s�_� . �v-mia�'v;�c.i I��-�/z— I z I�}-- I 6— I�r Serc+�ee Ser�riee Set�iee �iee Ser�'iee � �r�� .� : ::: -- -�i� : 00 • e :e ��. :• 7 .• � : 0• •:e :• � : 7 7� .. .. . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . .. ��..::,:�:,.,� �0�� ------� 0 07 . .. ... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. „ ... �� . _ q7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services neaz the end of a special purpose lateral main, addirional charges shall be as follows: Fire Service--10 percent of the charge for the special purpose lateral main from Table I only. Domesric Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a tivrty-foot second pipe in same ditch. NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: Charges for street service connecfions in a cul-de-sac are to be based on,z�street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. � If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the sc edule for a street of one-half the width sha11 be utilized to establish the charge, but ' no case shall the chazge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall bg�in accordance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance ith Table I, with the exception of the ' ��re�n.�,.' � , .m '� above. Where an open cut is not permitted ' street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, a casing tube is required for the str t service connection installation, the property owner shall obtain the necessary permit and provide the casing tube and casing tube installation, all the owner's sol expense. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. &7.15. street costs; street repair and egtraordinary excavation charges. illowing charges shall be made in addi6on to the regular schedule �riees n: ' of connections °-'��, in accordance with Table II below: 97•iy�� , 2 3 (�3) Ee� Gharge;s fo� sfCeet repair, where street service connections or �_ .. 4 fire services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of f S - - - - _._. . — _.. __— - - -----..__._ _.. 6 7 8 9 10 i i (��) 12 � 13 �� 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 � �� 27 }w �� 2 8 ��i� 29 30 �� : .�� ' �,. 35 3 6 - - =�a �'� 37 � 3 8 ��`��_ 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in ', aEt �� '4� 9# i ! ','iE E� # i ti . fi a trench. !9 E9 Ei ii �i1 i� # #�. 9�-��9 -- -;: - :- - --: - ---- - _.:: - _::: =: - -- - :. - ,=: --- -. . - -..-. -- -- - - . - = - - I -��- - - � - --- :: : __ - � -. �-� _ _ _ - "�'� � .. • �� - � • - • � • ' i i � _ _ � - � • • � � � ' _ � � .- - i • . - . i i i i - i i i " !�l�I�N}RGl4�1tli��Z"i�1�A��l�a � . � �f�� LaOA�� i i i i i i i i i i i " � _ = 1 I I _ � � _ " ' .� "_ " " ___ ' " _ _,� � . 0 t6' i S" . 'r " .3 t. p" tl E" Q =89 @" 6 Sf 6 � Y �- �� I�F 11i11 .� i i i i i l�lil�11 = i i � i ° i i i i � 97-/y!9 � Z 3 c3 ._�r�...� M1}�AGf�I��l�l � � 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 � — ——— — ._: — �- _ ��_ _ � • • ' . .. i�.. �.. � �_ E 7A��1 1 _� Sec. 87.17. Service connections where �lR�l�!<�1�1 _� LK�DZa � not previously assessed. Parcels of land not previously assesse for an eacisting abutting permanent water main and desiring a connection with said permanent ' shall be granted permission to connect such parcel of land after a payment shall haue b en made to the board of water commissioners in the amount of twen - dollazs ($�8:6F ,� ' per assessable front foot of lan o be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the time the permanent main was install , whichever assessment rate is greater. For inegulaz shaped pazcels of land, the assessable foo e shall be deternuned by the city's real estate division. Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen�Gvater service connections and fire services. (a) The property o er sha11 protect from freezing that part of the water service connecrion and fire servi within private properly. If either type of connection does freeze, the property owner is respo sible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery to the premises, all w rk to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor and equipment aze ailable in sufficient numbers, the utility may offer to thaw such sections of services . �, . = a� ... —.m , . .. _ . _... . .. .. .,. - . m � provided the owners 2 `r :, il_.3E sign a release u rm holding the boazd harmless from any and all damages caused by the thawing operarions, d provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the .., �— -� _ � . � r ��s,. . yr- �e �. ._. .�.�.:,�.�. r �� w.»� . . 9� M/y�9 � � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 lb 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 _.: _ lR��1L'l��a�w.r_� i��+1:1 _� �.�r�ia�r��a��r-wa �ti� w�r�a aa - : :: ..+.�:::, �: . _ -�� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen section is in e street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without chazge. If the owner elects to h e the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, a11 w k shall be in accordance with standards of the utility. Section That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul L gislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter r 'ng receptacles installed on other than fire st�y services shall be furnished by and b roperty of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all ° of the consumer or c each meter charged. Sec. 88.11. N�ter testing. systems se —,_. ar meters changed and reset at the request �k__:.� � each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) t the request of an owner ar consumer, the urility will test the meter supplying the owner's r consuxner's premises. A deposit deternuned from the following schedule shall be requir. before a meter is tested: 97�� / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... Meters 1 'h-inch and 2-inch_... Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... Meters 6-inch and larger.... I�I �,:.�?<��`` , ' `' ��:: : �,. �.; � .�. �� $ �B 3`5.00 � 75.00 389 12�;�00 Actual cost A!c�zY�� c�s� (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hi actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. , two percent (102%) of it will be retained by 13 (c) The meter shall be tested at three (3) rates of flow: m unum, intermediate, and 14 minimum, as defined by the American Water Works Associaf n(AW WA) Standard for Testing 15 Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. , That the following section 89 of the Saint Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire �ttgfl}ies Sec. 89.01. Fire s�ies i �:p� �, (a) The board of water a private fire protection purposes. charges. the meter is tested. The result of the Code is hereby amended as follows: may render a special service to private properry for (b) The annual charges ha11 be made in accordance with the following schedule based upon the size of the service nnecfion, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost a11 water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire e uipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; fia; .�� _ _._ �.. � ` ""'"`°� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to 97�Jy/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 For each 3-inch a�d,sma'ller service connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from the main.. 6-inch service connection from the main.... 8-inch service connection from the main.... 10-inch service connection from the main.... 12-inch service connection from the main.... Per annum $ 20.00 35.00 80.00 140.00 220.00 300.00 (c) Annual chazges for fire snpp�ies "„ ",,m. shall be orated for the balance of the yeaz P in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of e premises to be served, or i�is - legal representative, on the form prescrib by the , guaranteeing compliance with all rules d regulations of the water utility which apply, and saving the board of water commissioners d City of Saint Paul free and harmless from all damages which may be occasioned by or o ccount of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. f aj �' �i'�� the applicant �rnst-�lse fiunish with the application a complete and correct drawing or et of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location a11 valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�lcier�ea�s and other appurtenances on ttte premise . " remain properry Sec. 89.05. water to be approved by �exr� �s.�q. `��s �..,�...r....�... 9�•iy�� 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 . . . g��a: �:�.. . •lTl�l�'It4�A1'�I��il�l��l�li��\R�� 1�I�1�L��l�iV�SI�15�lti��l��tt�/ANtV�I�)w Sec. 89.08. Meters. The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the ervice, as directed and approved by the ": _ bear�, a fire s� .`.�°"�� meter embly including backflow prevention device and�bypass meter. The water urility shall se the meter and the actual cost of sealing the meter shall be paid by the owner. Sec. 89.11. Number of services. One service only will be allowed to any one b the board of water commissioners, more than one is b protecrion of the premises. All fire protection eq 'pmc confined within the building or on the premises ed more connections are made for one building o premis� special permission is obtained from the same in a manner to be approved by said .r Sec. 89.12. Use of service. lding or premises unless, in the opinion of �olutely necessary for the proper nt connected to the city service shall be in the application, and, where two (2) or s they shall be kept separated unless c ��issieners � ° �� to connect the (a) No water shall be dra om the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except for the extinguishment of fire. 's section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water for drainage of a system to pre ent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in accordance with water utili imitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards shall be paid for by the o er at the consumption rate in effect at the time of such usage. (b)�Y � who shall tap or � shall be guilty of Sec. 8913. 6r tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee m" is installed to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes connections. (a Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied exclusi ly with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing its su ly from any other source whereby the city water supply may be subjected to co ' tion by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no ausiliary or condary sucfion pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be permitted. 97-/y/9 i (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 3 4 (c) Cross connections to domesric service. No connecfion shall be made at any tim 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless uch 6 connection shall have been approved by the vvafei utility. Valves on hose ouflets, ' cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system sha11 be of a style that can be sealed by the water uti ' 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire s�y and domestic water systems. 10 .z�!eeti� - - - - - - - - !��ee!'ur�r_�.!�.rz�er - -..�- -�. .- . �• -. .. . .. -. - - - "- - - - - - -- --- -- - - - - � - -- --- , r' - a t e, e n- - af A'a s e s, e 6 @@'6 b8A@" Q ' 8 9" t 8"i . 0 .98 B'9 6 " � � LV Ll � 23 24 — ��• — �� 1� _• � _ _ _ C �I��l�l�r"��N�r�i �' water from the fire 2 5 (b) All combined systems shall be i talled and metered in accordance with water utility 2 6 standards. 27 2 8 (c) The maintenance and guar tee of combined fire sn�g�}= and domestic water systems 2 9 sha11 be the same as provided in Sec on 89.10 above. 30 3 i Editor's note--Section 4 f Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding pr isions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 33 Code format, the editor, at hi discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as § 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these pr visions is preserved in the history note following tlus section and is 3 5 included in the Code Co arative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Sec. 89.16. Illegal us�of fire service. In any cas when the owners or occupants of any premises aze found to be using water from a fire se ' e for any putpose other than fire protection, the water shall be shut off from same until th offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the board of water commissio rs, that the offense will not be repeated. t� �u`°��•� charge s€�t da�lRts ($ .)�" be �- �er turn� the water on after it has been shut off :�'.�.::f 9:�;: for thi ause, and the board shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 47 48 9'7 -� �1�9 1 installation of an approved meter to record 1he amount of water which may thereafter be used o 2 ffie service for other than fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately us far 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumption rate (not including the fised c ge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 89.17. Exceptions. 8 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and be used l0 exclusively foz fire pxotection putposes shall be considered as a fire sje � and installed 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maYimum of three (3) suc standpipes may, with 12 written permission, be supplied with water through the domestic servi ; provided, that the size 13 of such standpipes shall be no lazger than the size of the domesfic w er meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to w' h they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domestic wa r system by use of an approved 16 type bacl�low preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced in existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State umbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives aze used in a syste 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a b ding not served by a sepazate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire prote fion purposes may be installed in accardance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that th design demand of the automatic sprinkler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service d meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior pi,�Sing shall be separated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type bac w preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 2 7 existing automatic sprinkler systems ess that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Pluxnbing Code. Property owners sh 1 notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 3 0 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. 31 3 2 For any violarion of rules governing fir � ""' "' srxppkes, the' aM�� 3 3 eetrrmissieners „ .__ ._ ay disconrinue the service immediately. 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 89.19. Order to sh�ft off. Fire s�kes . °,, sha11 be turned off upon the wntten request of the owner or authorized agent a o expense to the owuer " � �--d charge s€�Hars {'� }&893 shall be °€er hm�g the service on again 9'7 � �y/ y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Section 4 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby follows: Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90.02. Permits. as 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydrant shall be made at e office of the board of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opini of the �a��;�y �.�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not uly j eopazdize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any o er source. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (b} minimum period of tlurty (30) days or multiple thirty-day the established rate. (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants shall be available for inspection by water utility in Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. Permits will be issued for a and are renewable thereafter at �Il be as shown on the pernut, which at a11 times. Applicants to whom permits are grant d shall be required to make a cash deposit of �e i�� „ � dollars ($�36 �"�.00) in advance. The deposit is far the purpose of guazanteeing payment for water used an o cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or meter. Upon return of the equipment ' sued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less charges against the perxnittee's acco t, will be returned to the permittee. Sec. 90.04. Charges for (a) A chazge of be made for each Ytyc�ea is to cover the cost of� � / rental. �Ilazs ($40.00) plus \g�� . _� "�." :' _ sales tax� will � for each thirry-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge � �� (, In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be made f all water used according to the regulaz consumption rate. Measurement of water used sha11 e by use of the hydtant meter issued to each permittee. 45 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydraut pernut during the period from 4 6 December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of #�ea�y-€rve 3 ," - dollars ($��.00) will be made 47 for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such addifional charge is to compensate for the 4 cost of extraordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. c�,'] 97-��y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 90.07. C-es�e€ L''sliarg�"�o� private hydrants. ne�t�!r�!er�!i- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �............�.,...,. �.��.. �.,nn., �..,..,..�-......... ��R..., Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. Plumbing fixtures installed in any new water conserving type and shall meet requirem commissioners may implement a plan to prom faucets, shower heads and toilets. / Code is hereby aznended as l�ing or any retrofitted building shall be of � of the state building code. The board of water and encourage replacement of nonconserving No person sha11 allow w er to be wasted through any faucet or fixture or keep water rumiing longer than necessary e board of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage of water and may, when in i judgment deemed necessary, turn ofF any water service and require remedial action as it may ' its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. Sec. 91.13. �° (a) When ater has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due, for any infraction of rules or upon re uest of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again until a� " service chazge of twenty dollazs ($20.00) has been paid or arrangements for payment h e been made and approved by the water utility. ) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established warking hours for the p ose of tutving off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent chazges and the owner or nant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terminated, a°' ` � the t�� n �s ; �°"=� service chazge shall be dee�ne� 2a-be-�ue _� even though the water service is not actually shut off. 97�/�/�9 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (c) Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction of the rules, all outstanding chazges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and approved by the water utility, in addition to the furu-on �ar service charge or col�ec� seiv�ce?fee; before water is turned on again. Water service will only be turned on during established working hours. Sec::9Z �1 �'"�ate }va�e� fa�e�iies, ma�€utena�ice: Sec. 91. .. Official house number. Water will not be turned on nor service continued unless e official house number is conspicuously shown on the property in accordance with the re rds of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildin . Sec. 91.i-8��. Bills to property supplied. Unless a request for a special mailing a� all bills and charges will be addressed to the pr responsible for payment of all bills and service 'ls placed on file in the water utility office, supplied. The properry owner sha11 be �s against the property supplied. Sec. 91.�. Water bills not split. If more than one tenant is supplie y a street service, the property owner must apportion the charges to each tenant, if the owner esires such apportionment. The water utility will not adjudicate chazges. Sec. 91. p � Board may make dditional rules. The board of water c issioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the city co il, as may be necessary for the preservation and protecrion of the water system. Sec. 91.��. Failur�to receive bills. Failure t receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility far payment for water se ' e provided. � 97�1y/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 Sec. 91.�23. MisceIlaneous charges. The board of water commissioners may chazge the actual costs, including labor, equipment, materiats and overhead, incurred for nonzequired services performed at the request others, such services to include, but not be Iimited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydr� relocarion of water mains or connections, inspection and other sicnilar services. Sec. 91.�324. Special purpose lateral mains. The boazd may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral nains within treet rights- of-way from the public main in the street to the property tine. Special purpose la ral mains may be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants and multiple street se ice connections . Charges for special purpose lateral mains shall be i accordance w�th charges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87. , 87.14, 8715 and 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water uti 'ty as part of the public water main system. Section 6 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirry (30) da� from and after iu passage, approval and publication. � Requested by Depa:iment of: Adopted by CounciI: ,4dopfion Certified by ay: Sceretary Approved by�2Gtayo:: Date Water B� y\/!/AAI �/J'{�A�' .r'�` �General Manager For� Approved by Crr� Atiorncy ,(l � . � _ ° . ._ `` � . .. � t� to Couuc:l �� Y �L Presented By Referred To Committees Date An ordinance amending chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Saint Paul Water Utility as recommended by the Boazd of Water Commissioners of the City af Saint Paul. The Council of the City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connecfions Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (a) Installation. The properiy owner or agent must distinctly stake, and mazk, the point �n the property line where the street service connection is to enter the premises. Water service connections sha11 be installed in accordance with water utility standards. The point where the street service connection is to enter the property must be distinctly mazked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street service connection is installed, and said stake sha11 be marked "water" and shali be no closer to the house drain location than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits of installation and maintenance. The water utility shall instail all �€ .�- --.,..__ __u.:__ ______..__ _., r__ _._.:-- �ee �s °"� e�co�ecfions from fi�e °" `�, street � � �� maic� to the property line, and shall maintain �. e in the manner provided in section 87.03(e}. � _ � .. _ on i n zv: council File # Q` —1 � l� Ordinance # C�bs��T.,�'re - �� Green Sheet # � 0 O � � ORDINANCE CITY OF SAiNT PAUL, MlNNESOTA a5 l _ i � tz-z�' � 1 by:the`�ty o� Saus€ P�iit aud stsali l� sub}ecf fo �nspe 2 4us�ng Qfundergrouud ��puig"sha}l be cfianeby the-;j _. a � �; 3 a�e�s'oz>c�evelooer'si��mense.:Iurzrta°�u:sifuations. � 5 Q�1- l� ig -,�� a deve�Topef at the prdperty e masf;ieeenfi"xevision of __ ._. �, __. !ace conneehons ivay 6 water service connection or fue service connection between the pLOperiy line and the meter shall 7 be installed and at all times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as trees, utilities, s retaining walls and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the owner's 9 plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the stop valve in the 1 o boulevard. Such an installarion may be authorized by the water utility if, after review by the 11, utiliTy, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service connection piping installed 12 by the owner's plumber between the properry line and the stop valve in the boulevard with water 13 utility approval shall be guaranteed as if it has been installed by the water ufility. 14 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. If an eacisting street service 16 connecfion eactends to a properry on which a new building is proposed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be accepted if the existing street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized 'aron. A new application for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service connections shall be replaced and not repaired if conshucted of lead or galvanized 'uon. (e) Street service connections; maintenance and guarantee. 3 2 t��i}it� Service connection piping installed by the property owner or properry owner's contractor 33 shall be repaired and maintained by the properiy owner except as provided in section 87.03(b). 34 Fire service connections shall be guaranteed as provided in section 8910. 35 3 6 ( fl Lead street service replacements. � lead street service connecrions sx��rig-e� 3 7 �s will be replaced by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the properry owner 3 8 whenever the property owner 3 9 �� from the properry line to the water meter. 4 0 __.__ __ 41 E�sting lead street service connections which aze one and one-half (1 '/�) inches in size 4 2 and smaller will be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined 43 by the water utility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with rivo-inch 44 copper pipe. 45 � . , .: i�8 ��a�t� Q�-�y19 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to time, a plan for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connections. Srteet service connections larger than-eig� �Q (� �) inches shall be installed by the v�".,,,.. !r utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overheaz, only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 87.14. Se�te�e-priees t� .�`" '"� , e€ street service connections a�iees, (a) Charges for street service connections °-'�� shall be in accordance with the following Table I�k � the following exee�Eien: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials and overhead, shall be charged for ai� street service connections ° _" _ � te-b� � ��r c e t e-' s or e s °� ' e � o a ae '�:� ' � 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � /�-�-9� q�-f��9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 .. ..: _ -' - =-- -`--- � ==' --= � s = - - -- -- -:, -- : - ;: - �� :--:. - - , --_�___� : • :: . _ . . . .. ... .� ... . ... - - - �� 7 00 .... ... ..... .. .. .. . ... - - - �� ::. . �� -______� 0 7: . _ � .. ... . . .. . .. . .. . .. - '. - - - �� : : 07 t� /�-a-�� _ `t� 1 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services near the end of a special purpose 2 lateral main, additional chazges shall be as follows: 4 Fire Service--10 percent of the chazge for the special purpose lateral main from 5 Table I only. 6 7 Domestic Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a thirty-foot street, 8 second pipe in same ditch. 1 o NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Charges for street service connections in a cul-de-sac are to be based on a street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the schedule for a street of one-half the width shall be utilized to establish the charge, but in no case shall the charge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. - - - - --- - - -- - - - - - • - '-- - For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall be in accardance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided by others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance with Table I, with the exception of the , . ��. � , above. 2 8 Where an open cut is not permitted in a street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, 2 9 a casing tube is required for the street service connection installation, the properry owner 3 o shall obtain the necessary permits and provide the casing tube and casing tube 31 installation, all the owner's sole expense. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 �� 48 49 - - - - - -- - - - '- - - _ . Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and eatraordinary excavation charges. The following charges shall be made in addifion to the regulaz schedule �riees .; gm of street service connections ° in accordance with Table II below: f �� -a �9� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 �� 35 36 37 � 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 ��oinui�risd��i..�� mi�"n'w (��) �� Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in excavafing a trench. .; ��-��9 � �a -a-9� Eest-af�aaea3eat Glia"rges fo"rstree# repair, where street service connections or fue services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of • O • @ B e ° �� -��{ �9 � 2 �E-� 3 4 5 � � � � � i� � �3 3-� � �' � �8 � z6 � z2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 - . � ' : : _ : : ..� . : : - - . -- -- -- - - � -:- :: - : :: .: :: -. - - .. - :: : :: :: :: . . .. ..- _. . .. :: :: : :: - :: - . .. .: :: :: :: :: :: �:■�.,.��- - :: :: :: :: ::: :: -�-� . - :: :: : :: �: -� :•:: - . - : :: .- . - . - �r�v� - -- - - - - - - - '- -- - - - _ . Sec. 87.16. Cut off charges. -aeae+!w! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : - - - -- -- - - - �i��-97 q�-t�(q ..:,: _ - - - - ._: - - �o l� 12 13 14 15 16 �� n � � �� s �-�---� � � � � � � � � � � � � � Y. _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • �\ � � ' � _ � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '- - - - ._ .. Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. 17 18 Parcels of land not previously assessed for an existing abutting permanent water main and 19 desiring a connection with said permanent main shall be granted permission to connect such 2 0 pazcel of land after a payment shall haue been made to the board of water commissioners in the 21 amount of twen dollars ($�9�0- 22 � per assessable front foot of land to be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the 2 3 time the permanent main was installed, whichever assessment rate is greater. For irregular shaped 24 pazcels of land, the assessable footage shall be determined by the city's real estate division. 25 2 6 Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen water service connections and fire services. 27 2 8 (a) The property owner shall protect from freezing that part of the water service 2 9 connection and fire service within private property. If either type of connection does freeze, the 3 o property owner is responsible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery 31 to the premises, all work to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor 32 and equipment are available in sufficient numbers, the urility may offer to thaw such sections of 3 3 services =, , " -� provided the owners 34 sign a release �form holding the board harmless from any and a11 damages caused by the thawing 35 operations, and provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the 36 ,�,,.. � •�.��,• ��,�� • 37 38 39 �B iz-r9 40 q� �� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 ::.._,,..:.�:,.._.:.�.:m:� - � - .- _ - '- - - :: . : :: •��tw�rna��r�t ica i i - •� '� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen secrion is in the street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without charge. If the owner elects to have the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, all work shall be in accordance with standazds of the utility. Section 2 That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter reading receptacles installed on other than fire s�tp� services shall be furnished by and be property of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all metering systems se ar of the consumer or owner; charged. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. meters changed and reset at the request each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) At the request of an owner or consumer, the u6lity will test the meter supplying the owner's or consumer's premises. A deposit determined from the following schedule shall be required before a meter is tested: � ia-a-9� ��-�ylq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... $�8-�@ 35;00 Meters 1 f-inch and 2-inch.... �6-99 '��A Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... 3$fr-B 12;5`:�Q4 Meters 6-inch and larger.... Actual cost �:,.� . � ,.� � , � �-�`,"��'�u.�`'a.`i t." a , aS : �� r ,� -r- �' �G�� nL'�6,5� �E�� .�"' __�,:,��_wcw;a� ._ ,,.a_ s (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hundred two percent (102%) of actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the deposit will be retained by the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. (c) The meter sha11 be tested at three (3) rates of flow: masimum, intermediate, and minunum, as defined by the American Water Works Association (AVJVJA) Standard far Testing Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the time the meter is tested. The result of the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. Section 3 That the following section 89 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire ��kes r , Sec. 89.01. Fire s�es �. ,, annual charges. (a) The board of water commissioners may render a special service to private property for private fue protection purposes. (b) The annual charges sha11 be made in accordance with ttte following schedule based upon the size of the service connection, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost of all water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire equipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; �°` .�� '"`�'� "�" � -�� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to render this special service. � 1��-q7 g lq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 O..s 45 46 47 For eacn Per annum 3-inch ard sinal�ler service $ 20.00 ._ , . , connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from 35.00 the main.... 6-inch service connection from 80.00 the main.... 8-inch service connection from 140.00 the main.... 10-inch service connection 220.00 from the main.... 12-inch service connection 300.00 from the main.. (c) Annual charges for fire su�ies °" '" sha11 be prorated for the balance of the yeaz �:3� .� in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of the premises to be served, ori�'rs :,. ""° ° le al re resentative, on the form rescribed b the �n,� g P P Y �� _ , guazanteeing compliance with all rules and regulations of the water utility which apply, and sauing the board of water commissioners and City of Saint Paul free and harmless from a11 damages which may be occasioned by or on account of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. Eaj � � �L "'-� the applicant �st�se fiuliish with the application a complete and conect drawing or set of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location of all valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�p��e�s and other appurtenances on the premises. � ''° ` " . ` " remain the properiy '-"�'�e'��'� -- - - - -- - - - -- -- - • -= .��..:.s..��,:�: - - - ------- --- - - -- - - : •- • �L�iJ�fiStii�:7J• •• • - - — � : - Sec. 89.05. �nstaHx�iea� $, �� to be approved by Hear� �� __,.....» �:��f�� "' "" '_"_" " ___"" �'_ ' _" '" _.. ._ ' ._ ' _ _ "_ _ ' _ _" " r - --: - -- - - -- - --- - - - - - - - -- - - - - , q�-��q 1 . . . .>Rese""i vei3: 2 � _..... _. - --- -- - -- -- - - - - - " - - - - - - - -- == -- - - - - - - - : - - -- . . . . - -- `•-- - - -- -- -- - - - - - --- - - - - -:. - • - - - - - - - ------ - - - - '- - - --- - - -- - - -- - � - - - -- _ ' - - - - - - - -- - - - -: 13 Sec. 89.08. Meters. 14 15 The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the service, as directed and 16 approved by the ��_��, a fire sn�}g ,��`�� meter assembly including backflow 17 prevention device and bypass meter. The water utility shall seal the meter and the actual cost of 18 sealing the meter sha11 be paid by the ownez. 19 2 o Sec. 89.11. Number of services. 21 22 One service only will be allowed to any one building or premises unless, in the opinion of 23 the board of water commissioners, more than one is absolutely necessary for the proper 24 protection of the premises. All fire protection equipment connected to the ciry service shall be 2 5 confined within the building or on the premises named in the application, and, where two (2) or 26 more connecrions aze made for one building or premises they shall be kept sepazated unless 2 7 special permission is obtained from the � �. to connect the 2 s same in a manner to be approved by said bex� . 29 3 0 Sec. 89.12. Use of service. 31 3 2 (a) No water shall be drawn from the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except 3 3 far the extinguishment of fire. This section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water 3 4 for drainage of a system to prevent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in 3 5 accordance with water utility 1'unitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards 3 6 shall be paid for by the owner at the consumprion rate in effect at the time of such usage. 37 3 8 (b) Any owner or tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee . is installed 3 9 who sha11 tap or allow to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes 4 0 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 41 42 Sec. 89.13. Cross connections. 43 44 (a) Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied 4 5 exclusively with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing 4 6 its supply from any other source whereby the ciry water supply may be subjected to 4 7 contamination by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no aiixiliary or 4 8 secondary suction pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be (�� rz-z-y7 4 9 permitted. ��"�� 1 (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 4 (c) Cross connections to domestic service. No connection shall be made at any time 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless such 6 connection shall have been approved by the _watei utility. Valves on hose outlets, drain cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system shall be of a style that can be sealed by the water urility. 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire sn�pip and domestic water systems. 10 - - - --- - - - - - :: - - �- .�� - - � . .- � �- -� � .�. �. -� � �� - - " � - - - - - - - S' "� e" 9• 6 a - g i e' i B 8 6 a 6 4 R, '€ B 1 $ 8 9 1" 8 8 S 6 ' F 8' 9 3 B' g = 9 , e p 1 - 0 0 i" !" � ■rI 6 \ IA�I Ll � 23 24 25 26 27 aa 29 30 — ��• � — i� _ �_ _ _ � � �� _ _ _ • • — (b) All combined systems shall be installed and metered in accardance with water utility standazds. (c) The maintenance and guarantee of combined fire st�l� and domestic water systems sha11 be the same as provided in Section 89.10 above. 31 Editor's note--Section �F of Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding provisions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 3 3 Code format, the editor, at his discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as§ 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these provisions is preserved in the history note following this section and is 3 5 included in the Code Compazative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 3 7 Sec. 89.16. Illegal use of fire service. 38 3 9 In any case when the owners or occupants of any premises are found to be using water 4 0 from a fire service for any purpose other than fire protection, the water sha11 be shut off from 41 same until the offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the boazd of water 42 commissioners, that the offense will not be repeated. fc ��er��c�"s� charge e€�t 43 �el�ms ($�-9�A) �it `" be �er the water on after it has been shut off � �� . �'� 44 for this cause, and the boazd shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 � /Z'2-J7 47 48 ��i - 1'� 1� 1 installation of an approved meter to record the amount of water which may thereafter be used on 2 the service for other thau fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall be at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately used for 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumprion rate (not including the fi.zed charge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 8917. Excepfions. 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and to be used 1 o exclusively fox fire protection purposes sha11 be considered as a fire su�y s�"„�� and installed �r�, 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maximum of three (3) such standpipes may, with 12 written pernussion, be supplied with water through the domestic service; provided, that the size i3 of such standpipes shall be no larger than the size of the domestic water meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to wkrich they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domesfic water system by use of an approved 16 type backflow preventer. No anrifreeze shall be introduced into existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State Plumbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a building not served by a separate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire protecfion purposes may be installed in accordance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that the design demand of the automatic sprinlcler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service and meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fifry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior piping shall be sepazated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type backflow preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 27 existing automatic sprinkler systems unless that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Plumbing Code. Property owners shall notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. For any violation of the rules governing fire `�� s�pp�3es, the bea�-e€�ater ea�iss�eners ; �� may discontinue the service immediately. Sec. 89.19. Order to shut off. 3 7 Fire su�ies'°° shall be turned off upon the written request of the owner or 3 8 authorized agent at no expense to the owner ��'" °-� " chazge °�� . ��,� �,�_�°��.y-�� 3 9 F$�9:A9j shall be �na�e €er turn}ng the service on again. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 �3 i�. �-9 � �n-��19 1 Section 4 2 3 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as 4 follows: 5 6 Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants 7 8 Sec. 90.02. Permits. 9 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydraut shall be made at the office of the boazd of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opinion of the �zr;�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not unduly jeopardize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any other source. 14 15 (b) . Permits will be issued for a 16 minnnum period of thirty (30) days or multiple tl�irty-day periods and are renewable thereafter at i7 the established rate. 1s 19 20 21 22 23 (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants used shall be as shown on the permit, which shall be available for inspection by water utility inspectors at a11 times. Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. 24 Applicants to whom pernvts aze granted shall be required to make a cash deposit of �ae 2 5 �e&€� �b� dollars ($�39 .00) in advance. The deposit is for the purpose of 2 6 guazanteeing payment far water used and to cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or 2 7 meter. Upon return of the equipment issued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less 28 chazges against the permittee's account, will be returned to the permittee. 29 3 o Sec. 90.04. Charges for hydrant rental. 31 32 (a) A chazge of foriy dollars ($40.00) plus i�§i�a�� .�..,�� sales ta� will 33 be made for each �se�' for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge 34 is to cover the cost of ��€�€��Y�' 35 � 36 37 38 39 40 41 (� In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be 4 2 made for all water used according to the regular consumprion rate. Measurement of water used 4 3 shall be by use of the hydrant meter issued to each permittee. 44 45 46 47 48 49 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydrant permit during the period from December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of �+entq-€�e � t�, dollars ($ ' i 00) will be made for each thirty-day period or fraction thereo£ Such additional charge is to compensate for the cost of ea-traordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. � 1z-z� � q�-��19 1 Sec. 90.07. C-es�ef Glia�g�#o� private hydrants. 2 - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - •• - - - - :,.: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. 22 Plumbing fixtures installed in any new building or any retrofitted building shall be of 23 water conserving type and shall meet requirements of the state building code. The boazd of water 24 commissioners may implement a plan to promote and encourage replacement of nonconserving 2 5 faucets, shower heads and toilets. 26 27 28 29 30 31 No person shall a11ow water to be wasted tluough any faucet or fixture or keep water 3 2 rumiing longer than necessary. The boazd of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage 3 3 of water and may, when an its judgment deemed necessary, turn off any water service and require 34 remedial action as it may in its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. 35 3 6 Sec. 91.13. 37 3 8 (a) When water has been turned off for nonpayment of chazges due, for any infracrion of 3 9 rules or upon request of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again 4 o until a service charge of twenty doilars ($20.OQ) has been paid or anangements for 41 payment have been made and approved by the water utility. 42 43 (b) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established working hours for 44 the purpose of turuing off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent charges and the owner 4 5 or tenant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terxninated, �� °� 46 �S��rx��m�'4'°t�`�,�a �'=- � � �� the ��c��.,_,, service charge shall be �eexxe� 47 �e-He-�e' ': � even though the water service is not actually shut off. �� y � 48 m q�-1� �9 1 (ej Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction 2 of the rules, all outstanding charges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and 3 approved by the water utility, in addition to the fuci%ori �e�3ar service charge oi-ecil�ecfion 4 �ervi�,�'ee, before water is turned on again. Water service will only be tumed on during 5 established working hours. 7 �"e�c.!}T��7 ��ewa�,fac7i4�es, ma�ute�ance: . . __ � �.>.s__� __ ..,, .�_ 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Sec. 91.�. Official house number. Water will not be tusned on nor service continued unless the official house number is conspicuously shown on the properiy in accordance with the records of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildings. Sec. 91. . Bills to property snpplied. 24 Unless a request for a special mailing address is placed on file in the water utility office, 2 5 all bills and chazges will be addressed to the property supplied. The property owner shall be 2 6 responsible for payment of all bills and service charges against the property supplied. 27 2 8 Sec. 91. _. Water bills not split. 29 3 0 If more than one tenant is supplied by a street service, the properiy owner must apportion 31 the chazges to each tenant, if the owner desires such apportionment. The water utility will not 32 adjudicate charges. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 91. `. Board may make additional rales. The board of water commissioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the caty council, as may be necessary for the preservation and protection of the water system. Sec. 91. �,. Failure to receive bills. Failure to receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility for payment for water service provided. �/j �z-��g7 a�-��q .; 1 Sec. 41.��3. Miscellaneous charges. 3 The boazd of water commissioners may chazge the actual wsts, including labor, 4 equipment, materials and overhead, incurred for nonrequired services performed at the request of 5 others, such services to include, but not be limited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydrants, 6 relocation of water mains or connections, inspection and other similar services. 8 Sec. 91.��. Special purpose lateral mains. 1 o The board may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral mains within sh�eet rights- 11 of-way from the public main in the street to the properry line. Special purpose lateral mains may i2 be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants � multiple street service connecfions 13 . Chazges for special purpose lateral mains shall be in accordance with 14 chazges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87.13, 87.14, 87.15 and 15 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water utility as part of the public 16 water main system. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Section 6 That the following section 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended as foliows: Sec. 93.03. Water service connections, depth of. 2 5 Water service connections must be placed at a depth of 2 6 feet below the finished grade in dirt excavation and six and one-half (6 '/2) feet where there 2 7 is a11 rock. The plumber shall ascertain the finished grade within private property. 28 29 Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench. 30 31 (a) No water service pipe or v�er service connection �� , �i�i"� 3 2 `��[� shall be installed in the same trench or closer than ten (10) feet horizontally to a 3 3 sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the street or in private property, except that the 34 water service connection pipe on private properry may be in a common trench with a sewer drain 3 5 which is made of cast-iron soil pipe with approved type joints; and provided further, that the 3 6 horizontal distance between the sewer pipe and the water service connection is at least ten (10) 3 7 feet at the properry line; and provided, that the water service connection pipe approaches the 3 8 sewer trench at an angle with the property line of not less than forty-five (45) degrees and hauing 3 9 bends with not less than a three-foot radius. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 � ��'�"9� q�-,� �q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (bc� The water service connection and sewer Section 7 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. Pl�#t(Cv�-- JAN 2 � ,93� Requested byDepa:iment oF Water Utility 4dopted by Council: Date � J� ��q�� ,4doption Cert�ed by Coundl Seaetary 3 Y � � � i}—� �v—z�-ei� _� Approved by Mayor: Date Z, ZL 4} �.�Y � �/ _ �.. By. �.GCic.c.�c 4 General Manager Fors Approved by Cirj Attorney By. � at l2-�'� Appr� fo S b Council BY � Water Utili � NOVEt�ffiER 26, 1997 — 266-62 11/13/97 TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES EN SHEET 97�/t//9 No 6(�169 .� nF. o.'ecroR •TL .r anrcouwca _ arc�iTan�ar ❑ CRraGlllc ❑ wuxcu�sEmncFSm� ❑ sxucu�miw.ma � r�vaeloR�r r ❑ (CL1P ALL LOCATIO FOR SIGNATURE) City Council approval of Ordinance amending Sections 87, 8$, $9, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulations of the Board of Water Co�issioners and the Saint Pau1 Water Utility. . Attachments: 1) staff report 2) Ordinance 3) Board of Water Commissioners Resolution No. 4540 . RECOMMENDATION Approve () a Reject (R) PEIt50NALSERVICE CON7RACi5 MUSTANSWER TME fOILOWING QUES7iON52 � 1. Hasthiape�soNGrmeoerwwkMUnderawMracttorlhis8epa,ImenY1 PLANNINGCOMMISSION . VES NO - CIB COMMITTEE 2 Hes this p.vsavfinn evx heen a dty anpbyee? CML SERVICE COMMISSION VES NO , 3. Oaes this persoNfirm D� a s1a71 not namallYW� bY aM arreM cilY emploYee9 YES NO a. � ws o��n a ��Qe�ea �Mwrz YES NO Emlain all ves a�avrers on seoarate sheet arM atlach M n2Pn 8heet � see attached report .c�;.e� t. ;�CV � Z 1°97 VANTAGESIFAPPROVED ,��P9"°�� (,}@'€'`� ar Certain charges for services will be increased to cover costs and certain procedures will be improved. r;�'� �� j�- t`.�s � �3 i997 _ . . .r ---�----- .. S COST/REVENUE BUDfiETED (qRCLE ONE) VES NO SOURCE ACTIVRY NUMBER INFORMAl10N (E%PLAI� 97�/y�9 WATER CODE REVISIONS STAF�' REP�RT November 13, 1997 StafFis proposing numerous revisions to sections ofthe Legislative Code which aze collecrively refened to as the Water Code. The proposed revisions range in scope from simple word changes for clarification to revisions of chazges for work performed by Water Utility forces. The Boazd of Water Commissioners has approved the revisions and has recommended the Council amend the code accordingly. The following summary is intended to address the substantive proposals of each Chapter. Changes in phrasing and tenninology far the purpose of improved accuracy and clarity, and numerous replacements of "board" with "water utility" when the referenced action is presently and rightfully performed by staff are not individually addressed. Chapter 87. Water Code--Water Service Connections Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (b) and (e) Installation and maintenance language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contractor in certain situations. Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance and guarantee. (f) lstparagraph This revision eliminates the requirement that a building must exist on the property in order for the property owner to receive a free lead replacement street service when the property owner installs new piping in the property. This revision results in equal treatment to property owners who redevelop or move existing buildings onto vacant lots with those who refurbish existing buildings. (f) 3d pazagraph If a lead slreet service replacement is in a location different from the existing, the existing lead service must be cut off and an additional street excavation must be performed. This proposal requires properry owner pay the achxal cost if the cut off is requested by the property owner. Sec. 87.14. Charges for street service connections. (a) The downtown area used to be described in Sec 8716 Cut off charges which is proposed for eliminarion. It is now described in this section. The proposed statement at the beginning of Table I identifies for the first time all activities covered by the schedule chaiges. All b�at the first meter setting are currently covered. That proposal is explained in Sec 88.07. Cost of setting. NIBTSCHIDA\CODE\199'RSi3MMARY3.CTY 9'7-1y/9 STAFF REPORT (continued) The following changes to the current chazges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and larger connections to be chazged actual cost - Rock chazge to be actual cost - Frost charge to be at schedule chazge which is proposed to be increased by 50% - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule chazge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. - 1%2 -inch and smaller connections to be raised 7.5% for 1998 and raised again on January 1, 1999 to 15% above 1997 charges. Table I reflects these increases. (2-inch connection chazges to remain unchanged) (b) This $75 administrative fee was first instituted in 1991 on certain Maplewood services installed by contractor. Incorporating it into the Water Code is necessary now that the op6on of contractor installed services in certain situations is available to all retail suburban communities. Sec. 87.15. Additional costs; street repair and extraordinary excavation charges. (3) The City of St. Paul began enforcing their new street permit charges on August 18, 1947. All utilities, including the Water Utility, have begun paying these new charges for street disruption. The proposed amount of $55 per service connection will reimburse the Utility for those costs until such time as permit charges are increased. (4) The following changes to the current charges for installation of street service connections aze proposed: - 4-inch and lazger connections to be chazged actual cost. - 2-inch and smaller connections to be at schedule charge and right-of-way width categories combined to reduce the number of categories. Cost for the common residential service connection to be increased by 15%. Sec. 87.16. Cut off charge. Properiy owners will no longer be charged for the cut off of unused street service connections when a properiy is redeveloped. Those costs will be included in the maintenance budget. If a cut off is requested for whatever reason by the property owner, the property owner will be charged the actual cost of the cut off. N:\BTSCHIDA\CODE\I997\SUMMA2Y3.CTY Z 9'7-/y�9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Sec. 87.17. Service connections where property was not previously assessed. This chazge to property owners not previously assessed for water main has historically been the same as that chazged for sewer. Raising the chazge to $25 per assessable foot will again bring it into parity with the sewer charge. Sec. 87.18. Thawing offrozen service connections and fzre services. Property owners who choose to request the Water Utility thaw their service in private properry will be chazged the Utility's actual costs. Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.07. Costofsetting. The proposed elimination of a charge for the first meter setting is in response to numerous customer complaints. It is proposed tk•.at this cost now be rolled into the schedule charge for service installation. Sec. 88.11. Meter testing. The proposed increase in chazges for meter testing mare closely approximates the Utility's cost to perform this work. As before, this chazge is incurred only if the meter is found to be registering 102% or less of actual flow. Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire Services Discussions with the Fire Department during the past two years have resulted in staffls recommendation that approval of fire service size come from the Fire Department based on the hydraulic calculations which aze already performed for each service by a fire sprinkler company. The Water Utility currently provides a redundant evaluation and size approval process which is not necessary. Proposed revisions in Secs. 89.04, 89.05 and 8915.1 address this change. Sec. 89. 06. Installation by board. This section has been eliminated because the statements are more appropriate to Sec. 87. 03 (b) Limits of installation and maintenance and they have been transfered to that section. Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90. 04. Charges for hydrant rental Staff proposes the following revisions: Raise the refundable deposit for necessary hydrant equipment from $250 to $300 to more closely reflect the costs to repair damaged equipment. N.�BTSCHIDA\CODE\ 1997\SUMMARY3.CTY 97�/�//9 STAFF REPORT (continued) Raise the additional monthly charge for winter usage from $25 to $30 to more closely reflect the costs of frequent inspections and maintenance trips required during winter months. The charge was last increased in 1990. - Chazge $10 per month per hydrant used on each pernut instead of requiring one pernut for each hydrant used. Staff believes this will decrease the number of unreported hydrants used by permittees. Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91. 03. Water conservation It is proposed to require water conserving devices on all new lawn sprinkler systems. According to Rain Bird Sprinkler Systems, reliable devices can be purchased locally for $35 and can be installed for approximately $50. Sec. 91.13. Turn-on service charge. This section was revised to create a new term, "collection service fee", to describe the charge currently due if a truck is dispatched to turn off a water service for non-payment of delinquent charges and the charges are subsequently paid to avoid turn off of service. This charge was previously referred to as the same "turn-on service charge" which must be paid to get a service turned back on. This has caused confusion with those who must pay the charge because no water is actually turned off, making it appear inappropriate for the Utility to charge a"turn-on service charge". Sec. 91.17. Private water facilities, maintenance. This new section is proposed to clarify maintenance responsibilities on private facilities. The most common of these aze hydrants on the private property portion of fire services. Chapter 93. Water Code---Water Service Connections (Size and Location) Sec. 93. 03. Water service connections, depth. Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Tnstallation of Mains which increased the depth requirement to 8A feet. Sec. 93.05. Water service connection in sewer trench Language was revised to reflect 1997 changes to the Water Utility Standards for the Installation of Mains which allowed service connection installation by contzactor in certain situations. Sec. 93.07. Size determined by utility This proposed revision matches the changes discussed in Sec. 89. Fire services. where the Fire Department will issue approval of fire service size. - End of Report - N:\BTSCHIDA\CODEU997\SUMMARY3.CTY 4' cin oF sr. P�u� 97-iy�9 OFHCE OF SFiE BOARD OF WASER COMMISSIOPIERS � RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM No 4540 PRESEN'TED BY MOTtOR COMMISSIONER DATF NovembeT 10_ 1997 WHEREAS, Water Utility staff recommends ad}usta'=ent of certain fees for services to more closely reflect the cost to the Utiliry of providin� services; and WHEREAS, Staff also recommends chanaes to a broad spectrum of water service connection and miscellaneous pzocedures and provisions; and WHEREAS, Staff has prepazed amendmenv to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Leeislative Code (Code), and said amendments have been reviewed and recommended for Boazd approval by the General Manager, Bernie Bullert, and the form has been appro� ed by Boazd Attorney, Jim Tures; and W fiE1ZEAS, Staff will prepare a Council Orrlinance amending said Chapters of the Code following Board approval of said amendmenu; now, therefore, be it RF;SOLVED, That the Boazd for Water Commissioners does hereby approve the proposed amendments to Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 93 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and, be it PURTHER RESOLVED, That the Honorable Council of the City of Saint Paul is hereby requested to approve and adopt an ordinance incorporatin� these amendments into the Saint Paul Legislative Code. Water Commissionexs Yeas Arcand Collins Morton �ice President Aaselmann President Harris Nays Adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners November 10, �g97 In favor 5_ Oppos� 0 �G"*�� '� � SECY. Council File # �' /� Ordinance # Presented By Referred To Committee: An ordinance amending chapters 87, �8, 89, 90, 91 and 92 of th Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the rules and regulatians of the aint Faul Water Utitity as recommended by the Boazd of Water Com�issia rs of the City of Saint Paul. The Council ofthe City of Saint Paul Does Ordain: Section 1 That the following section 87 of the Saint follows: Chapter 87. Water Sec. 87.03. Installation, maintenance Code is hereby amended as Servase Gonnections (a) InstaZlation. The property o er or agent must distinctly stake, and mark, the point on the property line where the street serv' e connection is ta enter tlie premises. Water service connections shall be installed in acc dance with water utiliry standards. The point where the street service connection is to ente the property must be distinctty marked, by a stake, by the owner or agent before the street rvice connection :s installzd, and said stake shail be marked "water" and shall be no closer the house drain loeation than ten (10) feet horizontally. (b) Limits ��. . �- . ..- -- - :: •. , � Green Sheet # (�pQ(Pg' ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAIJL, MlNNESOTA tftion and maintenance. T�e water utility shall install ail �e€ - -- r�� `� � -"` from fi�e � � . street and shaIl maintain �- in the manner provided in secuon 87.63(e). q�-�y�� 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 �s{ by; �cfoFS;an con��ichax� withcontracfor �nsga�led-s€ceet siia�is: The ba n water service connection or fire service connection between the property line and the be installed and at a11 times maintained by the owner. Certain obstacles such as tre retainiug wa11s and other obstructions may make it advisable for the owner or the w in of the eter sha11 utilities, plumber to install a replacement water service connection from the meter to the top valve in the boulevazd. Such an installation may be authorized by the water utility if, aft review by the utility, it is deemed to be in the best interests of both parties. Service conn tion piping installed by the owuer's plumber between the property line and the stop valve in boulevazd with water utility approval shall be guazanteed as if it has been installed by the w r utility. 15 (c) Authorized material-existing street service connections. an existing street service 16 connection extends to a properry on which a new building is pro sed, application for use of the 17 street service connection to serve said building shall not be acc ted if the e�sting street service 18 connection is constructed of lead or galvanized iron. A new plication for water service must 19 be made and paid for by the owner. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 (d) Authorized material-repair. Service constructed of lead or galvanized iron. (e) Street service connections; � Service connection shall be repaired and main Fire service connections st shall be replaced and not repaired if and guarantee. hnstalled by the property owner or property owner's contractor by the property ownet except as provided in section 87.03(b). guarauteed as provided in section 84.1Q. ( fl Lead str�eet se ice replacements. � lead street service connections s��g �gs will be repl d by the water utility with copper pipe at no cost to the property owner whenever the prope owner ,� ` from the properry line to the water meter. Eacis ' lead street service connections which are one and one-half (1 '/z) inches in size and smaller 'll be replaced with one-inch or one-and-one-half-inch copper pipe as determined by the wa r urility. Two-inch lead street service connections will be replaced with two-inch copper ipe. 47 48 49 9 � - �y�9 The boazd of water commissioners shall adopt, and may amend from time to for the implementation of this replacement program. Sec. 87.12. Cost of large street service connecfions. Street service connections larger than� ��zz (� �) inches shall be ' led by the utility based on actual cost, including labor, equipment, materials and overh , only after a contract has been executed. Sec. 8714. �ekedule-griees' `. "" e€ street service connecfio� --- '�-�.�s. � ,,.��m� : (a) Charges for street service connections -- '�s all be in accordance with the following Table I�Yt � the following e�eeptiea: Actual costs, including labor, equipment, materials d overhead, shall be chazged for ai� street service connections °-'�� _ _,.. .. . . _ " ,. ' ` � te-b�in .$ 41 42 43 . „ 97-lyi9 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 �� 4 �z�� z � z,��3.0o Z,�IS,v� �,��o eo _.. . T_ a �iY�i ptpe �i�r�fc�i 47.5:�0 fi15 f3U i,2T0 t�f� T ��2,�.'�O��Q�S�LCCf ��Q z�7b�:� , ��?{�-{�Q 2n:=g�-� �tfel� 590�€# ?�5;1)tl rl,b�'€3� ' 6 I H F"' e > 8 8 Y" o m'# ..- ��. :Y ' ° o IC � x �p:� a �� i � ' � : � a - - s"�,..� ae < @ � 1 f a �� $�- � e �s ' S! : a '�Li - `ii 9# .ae a a s ! 46 o ai t-- eo >i 1! e o o•- e c a 9� 0@ ' i# i9 ! it -- =0 I�l� �u��)N �l��f�Tr I iF •°1 if , +3 @4 � �6 '�6 #t ac! 66 @e/ tF : t #6 . s�_� . �v-mia�'v;�c.i I��-�/z— I z I�}-- I 6— I�r Serc+�ee Ser�riee Set�iee �iee Ser�'iee � �r�� .� : ::: -- -�i� : 00 • e :e ��. :• 7 .• � : 0• •:e :• � : 7 7� .. .. . .. ... .. . . . . . . . . .. ��..::,:�:,.,� �0�� ------� 0 07 . .. ... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. „ ... �� . _ q7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 If the owner desires to install domestic and fire services neaz the end of a special purpose lateral main, addirional charges shall be as follows: Fire Service--10 percent of the charge for the special purpose lateral main from Table I only. Domesric Street Service Connection--Schedule charge for a tivrty-foot second pipe in same ditch. NOTE: The following provisions apply to Table I: Charges for street service connecfions in a cul-de-sac are to be based on,z�street width equivalent to seventy-five (75) percent of the cul-de-sac diameter. � If a street has two (2) mains on opposite sides of the street, the sc edule for a street of one-half the width sha11 be utilized to establish the charge, but ' no case shall the chazge be less than the charge for a sixty-foot street. For a second pipe in same ditch, the charge shall bg�in accordance with Table I. Where excavation and backfilling is provided others, the charge shall be the schedule for second pipe in same ditch in accordance ith Table I, with the exception of the ' ��re�n.�,.' � , .m '� above. Where an open cut is not permitted ' street by a governmental unit, and, consequently, a casing tube is required for the str t service connection installation, the property owner shall obtain the necessary permit and provide the casing tube and casing tube installation, all the owner's sol expense. 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. &7.15. street costs; street repair and egtraordinary excavation charges. illowing charges shall be made in addi6on to the regular schedule �riees n: ' of connections °-'��, in accordance with Table II below: 97•iy�� , 2 3 (�3) Ee� Gharge;s fo� sfCeet repair, where street service connections or �_ .. 4 fire services aze installed or repaired in streets which require the opening of f S - - - - _._. . — _.. __— - - -----..__._ _.. 6 7 8 9 10 i i (��) 12 � 13 �� 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 � �� 27 }w �� 2 8 ��i� 29 30 �� : .�� ' �,. 35 3 6 - - =�a �'� 37 � 3 8 ��`��_ 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Frost chazges, where it is necessary to cut frost in ', aEt �� '4� 9# i ! ','iE E� # i ti . fi a trench. !9 E9 Ei ii �i1 i� # #�. 9�-��9 -- -;: - :- - --: - ---- - _.:: - _::: =: - -- - :. - ,=: --- -. . - -..-. -- -- - - . - = - - I -��- - - � - --- :: : __ - � -. �-� _ _ _ - "�'� � .. • �� - � • - • � • ' i i � _ _ � - � • • � � � ' _ � � .- - i • . - . i i i i - i i i " !�l�I�N}RGl4�1tli��Z"i�1�A��l�a � . � �f�� LaOA�� i i i i i i i i i i i " � _ = 1 I I _ � � _ " ' .� "_ " " ___ ' " _ _,� � . 0 t6' i S" . 'r " .3 t. p" tl E" Q =89 @" 6 Sf 6 � Y �- �� I�F 11i11 .� i i i i i l�lil�11 = i i � i ° i i i i � 97-/y!9 � Z 3 c3 ._�r�...� M1}�AGf�I��l�l � � 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 � — ——— — ._: — �- _ ��_ _ � • • ' . .. i�.. �.. � �_ E 7A��1 1 _� Sec. 87.17. Service connections where �lR�l�!<�1�1 _� LK�DZa � not previously assessed. Parcels of land not previously assesse for an eacisting abutting permanent water main and desiring a connection with said permanent ' shall be granted permission to connect such parcel of land after a payment shall haue b en made to the board of water commissioners in the amount of twen - dollazs ($�8:6F ,� ' per assessable front foot of lan o be served, or at the assessment rate as levied at the time the permanent main was install , whichever assessment rate is greater. For inegulaz shaped pazcels of land, the assessable foo e shall be deternuned by the city's real estate division. Sec. 87.18. Thawing of frozen�Gvater service connections and fire services. (a) The property o er sha11 protect from freezing that part of the water service connecrion and fire servi within private properly. If either type of connection does freeze, the property owner is respo sible for retaining a private thawing company to restore water delivery to the premises, all w rk to be in accordance with the standards of the water utility. When labor and equipment aze ailable in sufficient numbers, the utility may offer to thaw such sections of services . �, . = a� ... —.m , . .. _ . _... . .. .. .,. - . m � provided the owners 2 `r :, il_.3E sign a release u rm holding the boazd harmless from any and all damages caused by the thawing operarions, d provided the owner agrees to pay and deposit in advance a sum equal to the .., �— -� _ � . � r ��s,. . yr- �e �. ._. .�.�.:,�.�. r �� w.»� . . 9� M/y�9 � � 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lo 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 lb 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 _.: _ lR��1L'l��a�w.r_� i��+1:1 _� �.�r�ia�r��a��r-wa �ti� w�r�a aa - : :: ..+.�:::, �: . _ -�� (b) If the utility deternunes that the frozen section is in e street right-of-way, the utility may thaw the service without chazge. If the owner elects to h e the section of the service thawed by a private contractor at the owner's expense, a11 w k shall be in accordance with standards of the utility. Section That the following section 88 of the Saint Paul L gislative Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 88. Water Code--Meters Sec. 88.03. Property of board. All meters and remote meter r 'ng receptacles installed on other than fire st�y services shall be furnished by and b roperty of the board of water commissioners. Sec. 88.07. Cost of setting. For all ° of the consumer or c each meter charged. Sec. 88.11. N�ter testing. systems se —,_. ar meters changed and reset at the request �k__:.� � each meter not exceeding one (1) inch in size. Fo :e or larger, the actual cost of installation shall be (a) t the request of an owner ar consumer, the urility will test the meter supplying the owner's r consuxner's premises. A deposit deternuned from the following schedule shall be requir. before a meter is tested: 97�� / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 Meters 1-inch and smaller.... Meters 1 'h-inch and 2-inch_... Meters 3-inch and 4-inch.... Meters 6-inch and larger.... I�I �,:.�?<��`` , ' `' ��:: : �,. �.; � .�. �� $ �B 3`5.00 � 75.00 389 12�;�00 Actual cost A!c�zY�� c�s� (b) If the meter is found to be registering in excess of one hi actual flow, the deposit will be returned to the consumer. If not, the the utility to offset the cost of the meter test. , two percent (102%) of it will be retained by 13 (c) The meter shall be tested at three (3) rates of flow: m unum, intermediate, and 14 minimum, as defined by the American Water Works Associaf n(AW WA) Standard for Testing 15 Cold Water Meters, C 705-60 or latest revision thereof. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (d) The owner may, if desired, be present at the test shall be reported to the owner in every case. , That the following section 89 of the Saint Chapter 89. Water Code--Fire �ttgfl}ies Sec. 89.01. Fire s�ies i �:p� �, (a) The board of water a private fire protection purposes. charges. the meter is tested. The result of the Code is hereby amended as follows: may render a special service to private properry for (b) The annual charges ha11 be made in accordance with the following schedule based upon the size of the service nnecfion, and such charges shall cover the cost of the special service rendered; the cost a11 water used exclusively for fire extinguishing purposes; water used for testing the fire e uipment; testing and inspections by the water utility; fia; .�� _ _._ �.. � ` ""'"`°� and interest and investment costs of the boazd to 97�Jy/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 For each 3-inch a�d,sma'ller service connection from the main.... 4-inch service connection from the main.. 6-inch service connection from the main.... 8-inch service connection from the main.... 10-inch service connection from the main.... 12-inch service connection from the main.... Per annum $ 20.00 35.00 80.00 140.00 220.00 300.00 (c) Annual chazges for fire snpp�ies "„ ",,m. shall be orated for the balance of the yeaz P in which they are installed. Sec. 89.03. Application. Application must be made by the owner of e premises to be served, or i�is - legal representative, on the form prescrib by the , guaranteeing compliance with all rules d regulations of the water utility which apply, and saving the board of water commissioners d City of Saint Paul free and harmless from all damages which may be occasioned by or o ccount of the service rendered. Sec. 89.04. Drawings. f aj �' �i'�� the applicant �rnst-�lse fiunish with the application a complete and correct drawing or et of drawings showing the location of the premises to be supplied together with location a11 valves, pipes, hydrants, tanks, s�lcier�ea�s and other appurtenances on ttte premise . " remain properry Sec. 89.05. water to be approved by �exr� �s.�q. `��s �..,�...r....�... 9�•iy�� 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 . . . g��a: �:�.. . •lTl�l�'It4�A1'�I��il�l��l�li��\R�� 1�I�1�L��l�iV�SI�15�lti��l��tt�/ANtV�I�)w Sec. 89.08. Meters. The owner shall cause to be installed and maintained on the ervice, as directed and approved by the ": _ bear�, a fire s� .`.�°"�� meter embly including backflow prevention device and�bypass meter. The water urility shall se the meter and the actual cost of sealing the meter shall be paid by the owner. Sec. 89.11. Number of services. One service only will be allowed to any one b the board of water commissioners, more than one is b protecrion of the premises. All fire protection eq 'pmc confined within the building or on the premises ed more connections are made for one building o premis� special permission is obtained from the same in a manner to be approved by said .r Sec. 89.12. Use of service. lding or premises unless, in the opinion of �olutely necessary for the proper nt connected to the city service shall be in the application, and, where two (2) or s they shall be kept separated unless c ��issieners � ° �� to connect the (a) No water shall be dra om the fire service pipes for any purpose whatever except for the extinguishment of fire. 's section is not to be construed as prohibiting the use of water for drainage of a system to pre ent freezing or for proper testing of the fire protection facilities in accordance with water utili imitation standazds. Use of water above the limitation standards shall be paid for by the o er at the consumption rate in effect at the time of such usage. (b)�Y � who shall tap or � shall be guilty of Sec. 8913. 6r tenant on whose premises a fire protection se�iee m" is installed to be tapped any fire service pipe for other than fire protection purposes connections. (a Any fire protection system supplied with water from the city service shall be supplied exclusi ly with such water, and no connection will be allowed with any other system drawing its su ly from any other source whereby the city water supply may be subjected to co ' tion by failure to close valves, or leaking check valves, etc., and no ausiliary or condary sucfion pipe to any pumping system taking water from any private source will be permitted. 97-/y/9 i (b) Any fire protection system using water from any other source than the city service 2 shall be kept entirely sepazate from any such system supplied from the city service. 3 4 (c) Cross connections to domesric service. No connecfion shall be made at any tim 5 between the fire service pipe system and the regular water supply to the premises unless uch 6 connection shall have been approved by the vvafei utility. Valves on hose ouflets, ' cocks, 7 etc., placed on the pipe system sha11 be of a style that can be sealed by the water uti ' 9 Sec. 89.15.1. Combined fire s�y and domestic water systems. 10 .z�!eeti� - - - - - - - - !��ee!'ur�r_�.!�.rz�er - -..�- -�. .- . �• -. .. . .. -. - - - "- - - - - - -- --- -- - - - - � - -- --- , r' - a t e, e n- - af A'a s e s, e 6 @@'6 b8A@" Q ' 8 9" t 8"i . 0 .98 B'9 6 " � � LV Ll � 23 24 — ��• — �� 1� _• � _ _ _ C �I��l�l�r"��N�r�i �' water from the fire 2 5 (b) All combined systems shall be i talled and metered in accordance with water utility 2 6 standards. 27 2 8 (c) The maintenance and guar tee of combined fire sn�g�}= and domestic water systems 2 9 sha11 be the same as provided in Sec on 89.10 above. 30 3 i Editor's note--Section 4 f Ord. No. 17683, adopted Oct. 5, 1989, amended Ch. 89 of the 3 2 Legislative Code by adding pr isions numbered 89.115. In order to conform to established 33 Code format, the editor, at hi discretion, has renumbered these new provisions as § 89.15.1. The 34 original number of these pr visions is preserved in the history note following tlus section and is 3 5 included in the Code Co arative Table to facilitate tracking. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Sec. 89.16. Illegal us�of fire service. In any cas when the owners or occupants of any premises aze found to be using water from a fire se ' e for any putpose other than fire protection, the water shall be shut off from same until th offenders shall give reasonable assurance, before the board of water commissio rs, that the offense will not be repeated. t� �u`°��•� charge s€�t da�lRts ($ .)�" be �- �er turn� the water on after it has been shut off :�'.�.::f 9:�;: for thi ause, and the board shall have the right to require, at the owner's expense, the 45 46 47 48 9'7 -� �1�9 1 installation of an approved meter to record 1he amount of water which may thereafter be used o 2 ffie service for other than fire purposes. The installation and maintenance of the meter shall at 3 the expense of the owner, and any registration of water which has not been legitimately us far 4 fire protection will be charged at the regulaz consumption rate (not including the fised c ge for 5 water.) 7 Sec. 89.17. Exceptions. 8 9 (a) Standpipes hereinafter installed in an unsprinklered building and be used l0 exclusively foz fire pxotection putposes shall be considered as a fire sje � and installed 11 in accordance with this chapter, except that a maYimum of three (3) suc standpipes may, with 12 written permission, be supplied with water through the domestic servi ; provided, that the size 13 of such standpipes shall be no lazger than the size of the domesfic w er meter; and provided 14 further; that the building has no other fire protection service to w' h they can be connected. 15 Wet standpipe systems shall be sepazated from the domestic wa r system by use of an approved 16 type bacl�low preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced in existing standpipe systems 17 unless that system meets the current provisions of the State umbing Code. Property owners 18 shall notify the utility when additives aze used in a syste 19 2 0 (b) Automatic sprinklers to be installed in a b ding not served by a sepazate automatic 21 fire service and to be used exclusively far fire prote fion purposes may be installed in accardance 2 2 with the provisions of this chapter, except that th design demand of the automatic sprinkler shall 2 3 not exceed the capacity of the domestic service d meter. If a proposed automatic sprinkler 24 system design demand exceeds one hundred fry (150) gallons per minute, a separate fire service 2 5 is required. Automatic sprinkler interior pi,�Sing shall be separated from the domestic water 2 6 system by use of an approved type bac w preventer. No antifreeze shall be introduced into 2 7 existing automatic sprinkler systems ess that system meets the current provisions of the State 2 8 Pluxnbing Code. Property owners sh 1 notify the utility when additives are used in a system. 29 3 0 Sec. 89.18. Violation of rules. 31 3 2 For any violarion of rules governing fir � ""' "' srxppkes, the' aM�� 3 3 eetrrmissieners „ .__ ._ ay disconrinue the service immediately. 34 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 89.19. Order to sh�ft off. Fire s�kes . °,, sha11 be turned off upon the wntten request of the owner or authorized agent a o expense to the owuer " � �--d charge s€�Hars {'� }&893 shall be °€er hm�g the service on again 9'7 � �y/ y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Section 4 That the following section 90 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby follows: Chapter 90. Water Code--Fire Hydrants Sec. 90.02. Permits. as 10 (a) Application for permits to use a fire hydrant shall be made at e office of the board of 11 water commissioners. Permits will be granted only when, in the opini of the �a��;�y �.�� 12 , the use of the fire hydrant will not uly j eopazdize the rights of 13 the public and when water cannot be conveniently had from any o er source. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 (b} minimum period of tlurty (30) days or multiple thirty-day the established rate. (c) The location of the hydrant or hydrants shall be available for inspection by water utility in Sec. 90.03. Cash deposit required. Permits will be issued for a and are renewable thereafter at �Il be as shown on the pernut, which at a11 times. Applicants to whom permits are grant d shall be required to make a cash deposit of �e i�� „ � dollars ($�36 �"�.00) in advance. The deposit is far the purpose of guazanteeing payment for water used an o cover any breakage or damage to the fire hydrant or meter. Upon return of the equipment ' sued to the permittee by the utility, said deposit, less charges against the perxnittee's acco t, will be returned to the permittee. Sec. 90.04. Charges for (a) A chazge of be made for each Ytyc�ea is to cover the cost of� � / rental. �Ilazs ($40.00) plus \g�� . _� "�." :' _ sales tax� will � for each thirry-day period or fraction thereof. Such charge � �� (, In addition to the rental charge and any charge for breakage, a chazge will also be made f all water used according to the regulaz consumption rate. Measurement of water used sha11 e by use of the hydtant meter issued to each permittee. 45 (e�) If the water utility approves issuance of a hydraut pernut during the period from 4 6 December 1 to April 1, an additional charge of #�ea�y-€rve 3 ," - dollars ($��.00) will be made 47 for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof. Such addifional charge is to compensate for the 4 cost of extraordinary inspection required when a hydrant is operated during winter months. c�,'] 97-��y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Sec. 90.07. C-es�e€ L''sliarg�"�o� private hydrants. ne�t�!r�!er�!i- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �............�.,...,. �.��.. �.,nn., �..,..,..�-......... ��R..., Section 5 That the following section 91 of the Saint Paul follows: Chapter 91. Water Code--Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 91.03. Water conservation. Plumbing fixtures installed in any new water conserving type and shall meet requirem commissioners may implement a plan to prom faucets, shower heads and toilets. / Code is hereby aznended as l�ing or any retrofitted building shall be of � of the state building code. The board of water and encourage replacement of nonconserving No person sha11 allow w er to be wasted through any faucet or fixture or keep water rumiing longer than necessary e board of water commissioners shall discourage any wastage of water and may, when in i judgment deemed necessary, turn ofF any water service and require remedial action as it may ' its judgment be deemed proper and necessary. Sec. 91.13. �° (a) When ater has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due, for any infraction of rules or upon re uest of the owner or authorized agent, the water may not be turned on again until a� " service chazge of twenty dollazs ($20.00) has been paid or arrangements for payment h e been made and approved by the water utility. ) If a water utility truck is dispatched to a properry during established warking hours for the p ose of tutving off the water service for nonpayment of delinquent chazges and the owner or nant pays the delinquent charges rather than have the water service terminated, a°' ` � the t�� n �s ; �°"=� service chazge shall be dee�ne� 2a-be-�ue _� even though the water service is not actually shut off. 97�/�/�9 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (c) Whenever water has been turned off for nonpayment of charges due or for infraction of the rules, all outstanding chazges must be paid or arrangements for payment must be made and approved by the water utility, in addition to the furu-on �ar service charge or col�ec� seiv�ce?fee; before water is turned on again. Water service will only be turned on during established working hours. Sec::9Z �1 �'"�ate }va�e� fa�e�iies, ma�€utena�ice: Sec. 91. .. Official house number. Water will not be turned on nor service continued unless e official house number is conspicuously shown on the property in accordance with the re rds of the water utility. Temporary official numbers will be accepted on new buildin . Sec. 91.i-8��. Bills to property supplied. Unless a request for a special mailing a� all bills and charges will be addressed to the pr responsible for payment of all bills and service 'ls placed on file in the water utility office, supplied. The properry owner sha11 be �s against the property supplied. Sec. 91.�. Water bills not split. If more than one tenant is supplie y a street service, the property owner must apportion the charges to each tenant, if the owner esires such apportionment. The water utility will not adjudicate chazges. Sec. 91. p � Board may make dditional rules. The board of water c issioners may make such further rules and regulations, subject to approval by the city co il, as may be necessary for the preservation and protecrion of the water system. Sec. 91.��. Failur�to receive bills. Failure t receive a bill will not relieve the property owner of responsibility far payment for water se ' e provided. � 97�1y/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1s 19 20 21 Sec. 91.�23. MisceIlaneous charges. The board of water commissioners may chazge the actual costs, including labor, equipment, materiats and overhead, incurred for nonzequired services performed at the request others, such services to include, but not be Iimited to, hydrant flow tests, relocations of hydr� relocarion of water mains or connections, inspection and other sicnilar services. Sec. 91.�324. Special purpose lateral mains. The boazd may, at its discretion, install special purpose lateral nains within treet rights- of-way from the public main in the street to the property tine. Special purpose la ral mains may be used for connections to private water mains, hydrants and multiple street se ice connections . Charges for special purpose lateral mains shall be i accordance w�th charges for street service connections and fire services, Sections 87.12, 87. , 87.14, 8715 and 87.16. Special purpose lateral mains shall be maintained by the water uti 'ty as part of the public water main system. Section 6 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirry (30) da� from and after iu passage, approval and publication. � Requested by Depa:iment of: Adopted by CounciI: ,4dopfion Certified by ay: Sceretary Approved by�2Gtayo:: Date Water B� y\/!/AAI �/J'{�A�' .r'�` �General Manager For� Approved by Crr� Atiorncy ,(l � . � _ ° . ._ `` � . .. � t� to Couuc:l �� Y