(a) No person shall deposit filth or any deleterious substance or commit any damage or nuisance of any kind upon the grounds set apart for the use of the waterworks or any part or portion of the waterworks system. Unless authorized by the Water and Sewer Superintendent, no person shall tamper with or do harm or attempt to do so to any portion of the waterworks system or to any part of the waterworks system upon the premises of private owners unless authorized by the owner, and no person shall open any street, lane or road or other public way for the purpose of taking water, to tap any pipes, to abuse any property or to make attachments to any water pipes belonging to Canal Winchester, and no person shall tamper with curb boxes, fire hydrants or use thereon any wrench or tool other than a regulation Fire Department tool or spanner, except in case of emergency, without first having secured from the Water and Sewer Superintendent a license for such use. (Ord. 13-77. Passed 4-18-77.)
(b) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates or fails to comply with a provision of this section shall be prosecuted within the limits provided by state and local laws. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. Violations shall be classified as misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 501.99.
(Ord. 27-10. Passed 7-6-10.)