§ 20-140. Inspection of facilities.

A.

As a condition of connection, the customer shall permit the Public Works Director and/or the Chief Building Official to enter all properties. These City officials there to inspect the water system shall have no authority to inquire into any information other than that having direct bearing on the protection of the potable water system from cross connections. If the premises are classified as restricted or high security with no admittance, maximum (RPZ) protection at the service connection shall be required.

B.

While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to above, duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the customer and the customer shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city employees and the City shall indemnify the customer against loss or damage to property by city employees and against liability claims and demand for personal injury or property damage asserted against the customer and growing out of the inspection activities. Except, as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the customer to maintain safe conditions.

C.

Nothing herein shall relieve the customer of the responsibility for conducting, or causing to be conducted, periodic surveys of water use practices on his/her premises to determine whether there are actual or potential uncontrolled cross connections within the customer's water system through which contaminants or pollutants could flow back into the public water system.

D.

If, upon inspection, full compliance with the Florida Building Code is not found, maximum (RPZ) protection shall be required at the customer's service connection. If the customer brings the system into full compliance within a 90 day period, minimum protection may be allowed at the service connection, provided potential hazards within the premises are isolated.

E.

It is recognized that new cross connections may be made due to changes in plumbing as buildings are refurbished, expanded or otherwise modified. Therefore, re-inspection of facilities is especially important to this program.

(Ord. No. 15-08 , § 1(Exh. A), 9-22-15)