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)

11-12-120 Severance and restoration of service.

   Where service or supply pipes are severed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, such severing or cutting off shall be done at the water mains or as near thereto as practicable, and no water shall again be supplied to such building, structure or premises, or be permitted to be turned on therein or thereto, until the cost and expense of such severing and also any other unpaid rates that may be still outstanding have been paid and a permit for the restoration of service has been obtained from the commissioner.

   If it shall be found that the water supply has been turned on, or into any such building, structure or premises in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty to sever, or to order the severing of the service or supply pipes by and through which water is supplied to such building, structure or premises.

   The charges hereinbefore provided shall be paid by the person owning or occupying, or in possession, charge or control of such building, structure or premises at the time it is desired to have the water turned on or supplied thereto, irrespective of whether such person shall have been the one guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter, such person being held responsible for any tampering with the shutoff rod boxes on his premises or in his building or structure, and also being held responsible for any unlawful or unauthorized turning on of the water supply into or upon his building, structure or premises.

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

11-12-125 Water supply shut off.

   (a)   Upon written notice of the building commissioner that a building is vacant and upon the building commissioner's request to the department of water management to shut off the water supply to the building, the department shall shut off the building's water service supply and provide notice to the department of finance that all applicable fees, including a water shut off fee, as determined by the department of water management, shall be billed and collected by the department of finance. The department of finance shall thereafter cease billing and charging of prospective water fees against the person responsible for the water account of the building from the time the water supply is shut off until such time as the water supply is restored.

   (b)   Upon written notice of the department of buildings to the department of water management, or upon notice of the building owner to the department of water management, that the building is no longer vacant, the department of water management shall restore water supply to such building and provide notice to the department of finance to resume billing and charging of water fees against the person responsible for the water account established for the building; provided, however, no water supply shall be restored unless all outstanding water and sewer fees and charges, including a water restoration fee as determined by the department of finance, are paid in full, or an arrangement for their payment is made.

   (c)   If water supply that is shut off in accordance with this section is illegally restored, the department of water management shall cause an unauthorized water restoration fee to be charged in accordance with Section 11-12-485 of this Code, and the department of finance shall pro-rate the water bill for such building calculated in accordance with Sections 11-12-270 and 11-12-280, or 11-12-310 and 11-12-320 of this Code from the end of the last billing period prior to the water shut off.

   (d)   It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vacant building to vacate, repair and maintain water supply pipes on private property leading to or located within such building.

(Added Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. XII, § 2)

11-12-130 Use of water hose.

   Any hose which is connected to a pipe having service from or through the Chicago Waterworks System, shall be turned off and shall not be used: (1) for sprinkling on consecutive days between May 15 and September 15, inclusive, or (2) for sprinkling, washing windows, walks or other like purposes, except between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (irrespective of whether the water is controlled by meter or not), or (3) for the benefit of adjacent lots unless such lots have a common owner or tenant, and unless the hose is connected to a metered supply. Provided, however, that the prohibition against consecutive-day sprinkling set forth in item (1) of this section shall not apply to any newly seeded or newly sodded lawn during the 90-day period following such seeding or sodding.

   Provided further, that the commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion, authorize the use of a hose or sprinkling at any hour on public parks, boulevards, and other public grounds if, in the commissioner's judgment, such use of a hose or such sprinkling is not prejudicial to the water supply of contiguous premises.

   In no case shall any person make use of a hose which is connected at a cock, faucet, valve or any other opening on premises having an unmetered service or supply, to sprinkle or serve in any way premises having a metered supply.

   Each day that water or hose is used in violation of the foregoing provisions shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.

(Prior code § 185-13; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12; Amend Coun. J. 3-1-06, p. 71320, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 37901, Art. IV, § 2)

11-12-140 Public drinking fountains.

   Public drinking fountains shall be erected only upon express authority granted by the city council, and the terms and conditions upon which they may be so erected and maintained, and the rates to be charged for the water used shall also be fixed by the city council. All public drinking fountains shall be equipped with a self-closing faucet, so as entirely to prevent waste of water.

(Prior code § 185-14)