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All publicly owned hydrants shall remain visible and accessible from the roadway for <br />maintenance and emergency use. All sides, including top, shall have a minimum three foot clear <br />zone. No person other than authorized City employees shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in <br />any way with the water system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Public Works <br />Director as follows: <br />A. Permit Permit to use a fire hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for <br />a minimum of 30 days and for such additional 30 day periods as the Public Works Director <br />shall determine. The permit shall state the location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of <br />that hydrant and none other. (Ord. 409, 12-23-1963; 1995 Code) <br />B. Deposit: The user shall make an advance cash deposit set by City Council resolution to <br />guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to hydrant, which shall <br />be refunded upon expiration of the permit, less applicable charges for use. (Ord. 733, 8-12- <br />1974; 1995 Code) <br />C. Rental Charge: The user shall pay a rental charge set by City Council resolution. (Ord. 936, <br />12-19-1983;1995 Code) <br />D. Hydrant Rentals: There shall be a rental fee for fire hydrants, set by City Council resolution, <br />payable by each owner (including the City) upon whose property such hydrant is situated. <br />(Ord. 394, 5-27-1963; 1995 Code) <br />E. Temporary Connection to Fire Hydrants: An owner of a private water system may make a <br />temporary aboveground connection to a fire hydrant, subject to the time periods, conditions <br />and payment as specified in subsection C of this Section. In addition, the method of <br />connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of the City Code <br />and the type of meter used shall meet the approval of the Public Works Director. (Ord. 523, <br />1-9-1967; 1995 Code) <br />801.25: PRIVATELY OWNED HYDRANTS: <br />A. Section 508 of the Minnesota State Fire Code requires inspection, testing and maintenance <br />of fire protection water supplies which include water lines and fire hydrant systems. Fire <br />hydrant systems shall be subject to periodic tests, maintained in an operative condition at all <br />times and shall be repaired where defective. Additions, repairs, alterations and servicing <br />shall comply with approved standards. Section 101 of the Minnesota State Fire Code <br />authorizes the city to adopt rules to implement the fire code. The City considers the private <br />hydrants part of the municipal waterworks system. It is in the public interest that private <br />hydrants be inspected and tested by qualified personnel and repaired and maintained in good <br />working order to protect life and property. <br />B. Fire Protection Inspections shall be conducted annually on all private hydrants directly or <br />indirectly connected to the municipal water system. This inspection shall include testing of <br />the operation and flow of the hydrants. The owner of the hydrant may use a City approved <br />plumber that is licensed in the state of Minnesota to perform the inspection or elect to have <br />the City perform the inspection for a fee. <br />C. If the property owner elects to have the City complete the inspection a hydrant inspection <br />fee shall be charged for each hydrant inspected by the City or City's agent and the fee shall <br />be billed once annually to the owner of the private hydrant as part of the water bill. The city <br />council must establish the rates to be charged for a hydrant inspection to the customer <br />annually within the fee schedule. <br />D. In the event the inspection indicates that repairs are required, the cit shall notify the owner of <br />