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OR BK 9999 PG 1868 Page 14 of 17 (e) It shall be no defense to any property or homeowner under this section,that damage, to whatever extent,to a water meter and associated material(s),as contemplated by this section,was occasioned by a trespasser,third party,intervener,or through act of God;so long as the damage was not caused through the negligent and/or intentional acts or omissions by the city,a damaged water meter and associated material(s) shall be paid for and repaired in accordance with this section. 55.18 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to obtain water from any of the fire hydrants of the City without first obtaining express permission from the Utilities Director or designee. 55.19 WATER SPRINKLER FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS A. Any person or firm who shall have in operation a water sprinkler system for fire prevention and/or control shall: i. Incur all costs of installation of the system on the premises and shall incur all costs of running water trunk lines off the premises in excess of the cost to the City of placement of potable water mains of a diameter larger than would ordinarily be placed by the City in the event there were no water sprinlder system for fire prevention. ii. Pay to the City an annual charge per system per building up to and including 500 sprinlder heads.Sprinlder heads in excess of 500 shall be billed per sprinkler head. The annual charge and per sprinkler head charge shall be detrerminined by City Council from time to time. B. The annual fee shall be prorated during the first year of hook-up. C. The fire suppression system back flow device shall be tested annually and a copy of such test shall be given to the Building Official within 30 days.of such a test.A failed back flow device shall be corrected within 14 days of discovery by the customer. 55.20 LIEN A. In addition to the provisions heretofore set forth,in the event the charges for potable water services are not paid within 30 days after rendition of the bill for the service,the charges shall be deemed and are declared to be delinquent;and thereafter the delinquency shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which the service is supplied;and the City Manager is authorized and directed to file sworn statements showing the delinquency(ies) in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in,and for,the County;and the filing of the statements shall be deemed notice of the lien of such charges for the service.This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served,the amount of the unpaid bill,and a notice that the City claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for potable water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill. B. If the consumer of potable water whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the City Manager has notice of this,notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises,if his/her address is known to the City Manager,whenever the bill remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has been rendered., • C. The failure of the City Manager to record the lien claim or to mail the notice,or the failure of the owner to receive the notice,shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for the unpaid potable water bill as mentioned in sub-Ordinance 21. 55.21 FORECLOSURE OF LIEN A. Property subject to a lien for unpaid potable water charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same;and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges,after deducting costs,as in the case of the foreclosure of statutory liens.The foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the City. -14-