§ 6-534. USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS REGULATED.

(a)

When it is necessary to use water temporarily in connection with any type of construction or other operation at a place where the supply is inadequate for such purposes, application may be made to the Water Division for a permit to use water from a fire hydrant.

(b)

No person other than a duly authorized employee of the city shall use water from, or connect any apparatus to, a fire hydrant without first obtaining a permit from the Water Division and securely attaching such permit to the fire hydrant at a conspicuous place near the point of connection.

(c)

Each permit shall specify the fire hydrant or hydrants authorized to be used and no person shall attach such permit to any other hydrant, nor shall any person remove, obliterate, deface, or obscure any permit.

(d)

No person other than a duly authorized employee of the city shall attach to the operating stem or cap of a fire hydrant any wrench or tool that is not approved by the Water Division for use on fire hydrants.

(e)

Any permit, wrench, connecting apparatus, valve, hose, or other apparatus attached to a fire hydrant in violation of this section shall be subject to removal and confiscation by the city.

(f)

The applicable water rate, determined as specified in Section 6-504, shall be doubled for water used in violation of this section, subject to the minimum charge designated in the Master Fee Resolution. No permit or additional permit shall be issued to any person who is in violation of this section until all such charges have been paid.

(Added Ord. 70-13, 1970; Am. Ord. 80-115, § 156, eff. 8-8-80).