§ 38-109. Taking of water without permission.

(a)

No person shall take water from any fire hydrant, valve, faucet, pipe or any other opening connected with the city water supply system nor shall any person open any such fire hydrant, valve or faucet for the purpose of taking water, or for any other purpose, unless such person shall first have made application for use of water for such purpose and received permission from the water department, or unless such person is an employee of the city and is acting in the discharge of his duties as such.

(b)

Any premises that requests a water meter test to be done to determine the calibration accuracy or register normalcy will be charged as follows: testing of residential water meters found not to be defective—$100.00; testing of commercial water meters found not to be defective will be the actual costs of the test plus $100.00. If the meter is over-calibrated, the city will pay all testing fee charges.

(c)

Fire lines in private property that are equipped with or without detector check meters are to be used for firefighting purposes only. If it is found that the fire line is being used for any other purpose, without the express permission of the water department, the owner of the premises shall be subject to penalties as provided for in this article and a levy of $500.00.

(Ord. No. 368, 9-12-2011)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 368, adopted Sept. 12, 2011, renumbered the former §§ 38-109—38-112 as §§ 38-110—38-113, and enacted a new § 38-109 as set out herein. The historical notation has been retained with the amended provisions for reference purposes.