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service connections from its mains to the opposite curb line o f public streets in w hich the mains are located, provided the service is fo r im m ediate and permanent use fo r dom estic, com m ercial and indus­trial purposes and no extension o f the mains is necessary. The Departm ent in each case w ill provide the proper size m eter or meters and install same on the service inside the curb line or as near thereto as possible. The D epartm ent reserves the right to determine the size o f service and m eter to be installed in any case, and w here the property to be served fronts on more than one street, to designate on w hich frontage service w ill be given. The Departm ent shall deter­mine w hether the service is to be classed as perma­nent, taking in to consideration the type o f building or structures served, the use o f the premises, volum e o f w ater usage w ith relation to cost o f service in ­stallation and other pertinent factors. F or the conditions under w hich services w ill be installed when extension o f the D epartm ent’s mains is required, see Section B. F or installation o f autom atic fire sprinkler service, see Section A — Buie 12. F or installation o f services outside the lim its o f the C ity and County o f San Francisco, see Section A -l. (A s am ended M ay 1, 1944. B esolution N o. 6116.) Rule 3. Service to property on private roads, lanes, courts, etc. N o service w ill be installed b y the De­partm ent on an y private road, lane, street, alley, court or place, or extended beyond the curb o f the street in w hich the D epartm ent’s mains are installed. A pplicants desiring service to property fron tin g on any such private roads, lanes, streets, alleys, courts or places, must extend their house piping or service line to the nearest open and accepted street, where the service w ill be installed b y the Departm ent under the conditions specified in the foregoin g Buie 2. (a ) E xceptions. The only exceptions to this Buie 3 w ill b e in cases w here the D epartm ent owns or con ­trols rights o f w ay along the rear property lines o f lots in subdivisions and has pipe lines installed thereon. In such cases the Departm ent m ay, at its discretion, allow service connections thereto, but the house pip ing o f the property to be served must be extended b y the ow ner to such right o f w ay, where service connections and meters w ill be installed b y the Departm ent. (b ) S ervice to property on streets in w hich D epart­m en t’ s m ains are n ot laid. A pp licants desiring serv­ice to property fron tin g on streets in w hich the D e­partm en t’s mains are not installed must arrange fo r main extension b y the Departm ent as provided in Section B, or extend the house piping to the curb o f a street occupied b y the D epartm ent’s mains, where a service and m eter w ill be installed b y the D epart­m ent as specified in Buie 2 o f Section A ; provided, how ever, that the applicant assumes fu ll responsi­b ility o f paym ent fo r all w ater delivered through the D epartm ent’s service pipe and meter. Rule 4. Control valves on house piping. The owner o f the property to be served shall install a control v alve on the house pipe betw een the D epartm ent’s m eter and the first fixture outlet on the premises. W hen old premises to w hich a service pipe has pre­viously been connected are being altered, such con­trol valve shall be installed b y the ow ner o f the property, i f such is not already provided. Rule 5. Dam age through pipes and fixtures. The D e­partm ent w ill in no case be liable fo r damages occa ­sioned b y w ater running from open or fa u lty fixtures or from broken or damaged house pipes, i. e., fo r pipes beyond the D epartm ent’s meter. Rule 6. Separate service. I f more than one service to a property is required b y the consum er to meet his convenience the D epartm ent w ill render separate bills fo r service rendered through each connection. R ule 7: One service supplying tw o or m ore con­sumers. The Departm ent reserves the right to lim it the number o f houses or buildings and the area o f land to be supplied b y one service connection. No service connection shall be used to supply m ore than one building or parcel o f property except where all 6 7