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No person not duly authorized shall turn on or cause to flow the water from any hydrant, valve, plug, or other fixture of the municipal water supply.
(1980 Code, § 93.13) (Ord. 3071, passed 1-3-1974; Am. Ord. 7839, passed 11-17-2008) Penalty, see §
93.99
The location of all new fire hydrants in the city whether in new subdivisions or in other parts of the city, shall be approved in writing both by the Fire Chief, the Utilities Executive Director , and the Public Works Director. All fire hydrants shall be constructed or installed according to plans and specifications provided by the Department of Public Utilities.
(1980 Code, § 93.35)
In new subdivisions, after the Fire Chief, the Utilities Executive Director , and the Public Works Director have approved the location of all new fire hydrants, the developer shall be informed of such approval. Upon the developer’s depositing with the Finance Director the amount determined by the Utilities Executive Director to be sufficient for such installation, the Finance Director shall inform the Department of Public Utilities that the funds are on hand. The Fire Chief shall furnish an order for the installation of the hydrants to the Department of Public Utilities, which shall obtain the hydrants and install them. The Department of Public Utilities shall then bill the city for the cost of the hydrants and the installation of the same. Such amount shall be taken from the deposit in the hands of the Finance Director. Any excess shall be returned to the developer. If the amount is not sufficient, the developer shall furnish the additional funds necessary.
(1980 Code, § 93.36)
(A) The installation of fire hydrants in other sections of the city shall be financed from the current appropriation for fire hydrants and shall be installed after the Fire Chief and consulting engineer or Public Works Director have approved the location.
(B) The Fire Chief shall prepare an order to the Department of Public Utilities for the installation and such orders issued by the Fire Chief shall at no time exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose.
(1980 Code, § 93.37)
(A) All private hydrants within the corporation of the city shall have two 2-1/2 inch ports with national standard thread and one 5-inch port with an unpainted, anodized aluminum Harrington Storz fitting. The direction of the Storz fitting will be determined by the Fire Division for new hydrant installations.
(B) Private fire hydrants shall be located within three feet of the curb or roadway edge if either is present. When private hydrants are installed at an intersection, hydrants shall be installed within three feet of both curbs or roadway edges. Private hydrants shall be installed with a minimum of 18 inches from the center of the six-inch Storz port to the final grade. All private hydrants shall be painted “Safety Red, Sherwin Williams B54R38" or equivalent. The anodized aluminum Storz fitting shall not be painted.
(Ord. 7839, passed 11-17-2008) Penalty, see § 93.99
FIREWORKS
Except as provided in this section, no person shall possess for sale at retail, or sell at retail, or discharge, ignite, or explode any fireworks. FIREWORKS does not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing .25 grains or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for the explosion, and toy pistol paper or plastic caps which contain .25 grains or less of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which is permitted.
(1980 Code, § 93.40) (Ord. 4155, passed 10-5-1981) Penalty, see § 93.99
Cross-reference:
Fireworks in parks, see § 97.06(B)
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