8-1-9 HYDRANTS.

   1.   Unlawfully Drawing Water From Hydrants. No person, unless specifically authorized by the City, shall open, or attempt to draw water, from any fire hydrant for any purpose whatsoever.

   2.   Obstruction of Hydrants:

      A.   Nothing shall be erected or planted which interferes with the use of a fire hydrant. Sufficient clearance shall be maintained around the hydrant to permit easy connection of hoses and full circle operation of the hydrant using regular hydrant wrenches and hose spinners.

      B.   Shrubs, trees, and flower seeds shall not be planted nor permitted to grow so as to prevent full view of a fire hydrant from the street.

8-1-10 UNAUTHORIZED USE.

   Unauthorized uses of water, such as not using a meter, hooking onto hydrants, or putting a straight pipe where the meter is, are absolutely forbidden. The first occasion of a violation of this section will result in a surcharge of $100.00; the second occasion, a $200.00 surcharge; and after the third occasion, a meeting with the Council will be required to see if water should ever be restored.

8-1-11 RULES AND REGULATIONS.

   The use of the water service system shall further be subject to the City water department rules and regulations, which may be adopted from time to time by the Council.

8-1-12 PENALTY.

   Unless another penalty is expressly provided by this chapter for any particular provision or section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted herein by reference shall, upon conviction, be subject to the standard penalty as stated in Section 1-4-1.