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AN ORDINANCE TO kM~ND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY AMEk~IkB SECTION <br />37A-44 AND BY RF~PF~I.¥NG 37A-~5 ~HEREOF, SO AS TO <br />PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE NO READY TO SERVE <br />CHARGE IMPO~3 FOR FIRE PROTECTION WATER SERVICE. <br /> <br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: -? <br /> <br /> That Section 37A-44'0f the Codeof the City <br />Portsmouth~ Virginia, 1961, be amended and re- <br />orphaned to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 37A-44. Water for fire protection. <br /> <br /> Connections for fir8 protection otherthan <br />public fire hydrants, shall be as follows: <br /> <br /> (a) There shall be no Connection with any <br />other service from city m~ns or with any other <br />water supply. <br /> <br /> (b) The owner of the property to be protected <br />shall sign in the office of the water department the <br />contract for fire protection service. <br /> <br /> (c) For a supply of water for sprinkler system, <br />where there is no openingthroughwhichwa~ermay be <br />taken except through sprinkler heads, a horizontal-'; <br />swing check valve with bronze working~arts, bypass <br />and meter, and also. a shutoff gate v~,~s~mll be <br />installed.between the curb.and the building, all ~o <br />be accessible for examination ar~rep~ir;:The, chec~ <br />valve, bypass meter:: connection wi~h the citymain <br />and service pipe from the main to ~he~heckvalve <br />will be installed by the water depart~ent[an~paid' <br />for in advance by the owner of the pr~erty to be~ <br />protected~ <br /> <br /> <br />