No person shall in any manner obstruct, cause or permit to be obstructed, access to any stopcock, water meter, proportional, indicating or recording device, shutoff rod box, or connection with any water main or service pipe, by any means, shift or device whatsoever, and in the event that the owner or person in possession, charge or control of such premises, after proper notification, shall fail to remove such obstruction, the commissioner may withhold water service to such building, structure or premises until the obstruction shall be removed.
(Prior code § 185-16; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.12)