(a) No person, other than an authorized employee of the Department of Public Works, shall turn on or off any water service, except that a licensed plumber may turn on water service for testing his work (in which case it must be immediately turned off), or upon receiving a written order from the Department. However, upon written permission from the Department, water may be turned on for construction purposes only, prior to the granting of a certificate of occupancy for the premises and upon payment of the charges applicable thereto.
(b) A person who violates this section is responsible for a Class E Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98.
(Ord. 14-01. Passed 10-16-01.)