(a) When an owner or consumer shall desire to temporarily discontinue the use of water at any premises, a notice in writing to that effect shall be given to the water and sewer department. When the owner or consumer shall fail to give such notice, the minimum monthly rate shall be charged, unless the meter shall show consumption of water in excess thereof. In case the water is cut off, it shall be turned on when required, upon the payment of the proper fee.
(b) Where premises are let unoccupied, with the water not turned off by the city, no rebate will be allowed for water registered by the meter that shall have leaked through the plumbing fixtures. (Ord of 4/5/77, Div. II, Art. 4)