(a) No person shall cut, break, obstruct, damage, change, alter or otherwise interfere or tamper with, in any manner, any water pipe, water main, hydrant, sewer pipe, water tank or any other thing which is a part of the waterworks or sewer system.
(b) No person shall make any connection to any portion of the water or sewer system or perform any excavation or other work adjacent to or near said system or make any street or other repairs which might endanger said water or sewer system on any legal holidays of the town or on Saturdays or Sundays without the prior written permission of the town manager.
(c) No person shall operate any valve on the town water system without the prior notification and approval of the town of Cary.
(d) Penalties for violation.
(1) Civil.
a. The first violation of this section shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $250.00, to be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within the prescribed period of time after he has been cited for violation.
b. All subsequent violations of this section by the same person shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 per violation, to be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within the prescribed period of time after he has been cited for violation.
c. The offender shall be issued a written citation by delivery in person or mailed by certified or registered mail. The civil penalty must be paid within 72 hours of receipt of written citation by the offender.
(2) Criminal. In addition to, or in lieu of, the remedies authorized in subsection (d)(1) above, any violation of this section may be prosecuted as a criminal matter.
(Code 1976, § 17-16; Code 1982, § 19-1; Ord. No. 87-13, § 1, 3-12-1987; Ord. No. 03-003, 1-9-2003)
State law reference(s)--Penalties for ordinance violations, G.S. 14-4, 160A-175.