(A) No person shall open, or cause to be opened, any fire hydrant except for authorized employees of the city or members of the city public safety department, except in the case of an emergency, without first securing a “Permit to Use Fire Hydrant” from the city. A deposit of $50 will be required. The person must report to the city when the use is terminated, at which time a hydrant inspection will be made by the city. The cost of the estimated amount of public water used and cost of and necessary repair, if needed, shall be deducted from the deposit and the difference (if any) shall be refunded to the permit holder. A minimum charge shall be $10. If the deposit is insufficient to cover the costs, the permit holder shall pay the difference.
(B) The city must approve the type, size of openings and types of nozzle thread on all hydrants installed on private property serviced by the water system.
(C) No person shall, in any manner, obstruct or prevent free access to or place or store temporarily or otherwise any object, material, snow debris, automobile or structure of any kind within a distance of 20 feet of any fire hydrant. Upon the failure of the person to remove the obstruction which shall be set forth in a notice which shall be mailed to the person by city, the city is hereby authorized and empowered to remove the obstruction and charge the cost of the removal to the person.
(Ord. 128, passed 12-20-1984) Penalty, see § 51.99