11-12-085 Theft of hydrant or parts thereof.

   (a)   No person, other than a duly authorized city officer or person acting at the express direction of such city officer, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over a fire hydrant or any part thereof. For purposes of this section, “obtain or exert control” shall include without limitation removing, possessing, giving, selling, accepting, purchasing, reselling or recycling.

   (b)   Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment not to exceed ten days, or both such fine and imprisonment, for a first offense, and shall be subject to a fine of $500.00, or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment, for each subsequent offense.

   (c)   In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person holding a recycling facility permit issued pursuant to Chapter 11-4, or agent or employee thereof, who violates this section shall be subject to suspension of any such permit for a first violation of this section, and shall be subject to revocation of any such permit for any subsequent violation. Any proceedings to implement such suspension or revocation shall be carried out by the commissioner of health pursuant to procedures set forth in Chapter 11-4. The remedy provided in this subsection (c) shall be in addition to any remedy otherwise available to the city under the code.

(Added Coun. J. 3-12-08, p. 22763, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)

11-12-090 Taking water directly from tunnels or conduits.

   No person shall in any manner take, draw, or use water by means of a direct connection from any water tunnel, conduit, or other bore, constructed or owned by the city, except upon express authority granted by the city council; and the terms and conditions upon which water may be so taken, drawn or used, and the rates to be charged, shall also be fixed by the city council.

(Prior code § 185-9)

11-12-100 Fraudulent representation or waste.

   If after the water supply shall have been turned on to any building, structure or premises it shall be found by the commissioner, or by any officer or employee of the department, that fraudulent representations have been made by such applicant, or that water is being used in or upon such building, structure or premises for purposes not set forth in the application made for the water supply to such building, structure or premises, or that there is willful and unreasonable use or waste of water in or upon such building, structure or premises, the commissioner shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty, to cut off and stop the supply of water to such building, structure or premises forthwith, unless the person or persons responsible for such fraudulent representation, or for such use of water, or willful or unreasonable waste thereof, shall pay to the city such additional sum of money for such water supply, or on account of such unreasonable waste of water, as the commissioner shall find to be properly due the city, or such sum as would have been charged for the use of such water under the provisions of this chapter if the facts concerning the use of such water were truthfully set forth in such application.

   If it shall be found that there is a waste of water in or about any building, structure or premises, to which water is supplied from the Chicago Waterworks System, through or by means of a leak in any water pipe located in any such building or structure or in or on any such premises, or by using an opening for cooling or like purposes, the commissioner shall cause the water supply to be cut off from such building, structure, or premises, unless such waste or use shall be stopped or shall cease within 24 hours after he shall have given notice to the owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control of such building, structure or premises to stop such waste or use. Where the water supply is cut off from any building, structure or premises on account of neglect, failure or refusal of any person so notified to stop leakage, the water supply shall not again be turned on until the cost and expense to the city of cutting off and again turning on such water supply shall have been paid by such owner, occupant or person in possession, charge or control.

(Prior code § 185-10; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)

11-12-110 Shutting off service supplying several places.

   Whenever two or more individuals occupying separate and independent apartments, suites of rooms, or separate floors in any building, or whenever separate and independent buildings occupied by different individuals, are supplied with water from one service pipe connected with the distributing water main, the commissioner may cut off and withhold the water supply from such service pipe for failure on the part of any one of such individuals to comply with all the provisions of this chapter, or for failure on the part of any person responsible for the payment of any sum of money due to the city for water service so supplied to pay the same.

(Prior code § 185-11; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)