Live Oak, Sutter County Municipal Code Ch. 13.16 Fire Protection Service

A. Authorized Use. Fire hydrants are for use by the City or by organized fire protection agencies pursuant to contract with the City. Other parties desiring to use fire hydrants for any purpose must first obtain written permission from the Water Department prior to use and shall operate the hydrant in accordance with instructions issued by the Water Department. Unauthorized use of hydrants will be prosecuted according to law.

B. Relocation. Fire hydrants will be moved at the request of property owners, where such requests are found to be reasonable by the Water Superintendent. All costs shall be borne by the party requesting such relocation.

(Ord. 35 §§ 300, 301, 1950; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)

A. Payment of Costs. The applicant for private fire protection service shall pay the total actual cost of installation of the service from the distribution main to the customer's premises, including the cost of a detector check meter or other suitable and equivalent device, valve and meter box, said installation to become the property of the City.

B. No Connections to Other Systems. There shall be no connections between a private fire protection system and any other water distribution system on the premises.

C. Use Restricted. There shall be no water used through the private fire protection service except to extinguish accidental fires and for testing the firefighting equipment.

(Ord. 35 §§ 325—327, 1950; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)