(a) No person, unless authorized by the City, or except in case of fire, shall tamper with, turn on, or use water from any fire hydrant, valve box, stop cock, pipe, apparatus or other fixture for supplying water, or in any way to use water therefrom for private use.
(b) No person shall in any manner obstruct any fire hydrant by placing or permitting to exist any material, article or equipment in front thereof, from the curb line to the center of the street, or to within five feet from either side thereof.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.