A. Fire Hydrants – City Ownership. All public fire hydrants with their gate valves, tees and connections from the mains shall, when inside the city, be installed, owned, maintained and used only by the various departments of the city, or may be used by a fire district when acting under an agreement with the city. The city shall solely be responsible for the costs of installation and maintenance of hydrants inside the city limits, except that in newly developed parcels of land and subdivisions the costs of installation shall be borne by the property owner. All hydrants, whether inside or outside the city limits, are to protect the public safety and are not to protect any specific property or class. The city shall never be liable for any failure or refusal to install any hydrant or for the failure of any hydrant to perform as designed. If the city is unable to supply water within or without the city for the prevention or suppression of fire, the city will in no manner be liable for damages by reason of any such failure to any patron of the water system, or to any person or persons whose property may have been damaged or destroyed by fire. Any duty created by this ordinance is a general duty running in favor of the public.

B. Fire Hydrants – Outside City. The city may install such hydrants outside the city in areas in which the city provides water service as the applicable fire district finds necessary if consistent with the fire plans for such areas; provided, no hydrant shall be installed except with the prior written concurrence of the city fire chief. The city shall solely be responsible for the costs of installation and maintenance of hydrants except that in newly developed parcels of land and subdivisions the costs of installation shall be borne by the property owner. All hydrants, whether inside or outside the city limits, are to protect the public safety and are not to protect any specific property or class. The city shall never be liable for any failure or refusal to install any hydrant, or for the failure of any hydrant to perform as designed. If the city is unable to supply water within or without the city for the prevention or suppression of fire, the city will in no manner be liable for damages by reason of any such failure to any patron of the water system, or to any person or persons whose property may have been damaged or destroyed by fire. Any duty created by this ordinance is a general duty running in favor of the public. (Ord. M-4359 § 1, 2021; Ord. M-4022 § 24, 2012)