A. Permit To Use Water:
1. No person shall, without the authority first had from the mayor and city council, or some authorized agent thereof, take water from any public or private hydrant, hose or pipe, except for fire purposes or for the use of the fire department in case of fire, or shall in any way use or take any water for private use, drinking fountains excepted, unless the person has first paid for same and received a permit from the city as aforesaid.
2. When city public water is available, property owners must disconnect from their private or noncity water system and connect to the city public water system within one year of notice.
3. Any person seeking to disconnect from city water service may request the city council to grant an exemption from the requirement to use city water on such terms and conditions as the city council, in its discretion, may deem appropriate. Any such disconnection shall be at the owner's full and complete expense including the cost of recording a notice of disconnection with the office of the Cook County recorder.
4. Any person violating this subsection A shall be fined a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense; a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day such violation occurs or continues. (Ord. M-63-98, 9-21-1998)
B. Permit To Lay Or Tap Water Pipes: No person shall make any excavation in any street or avenue or other place for the purpose of laying water pipes, or tap any water or service pipe laid down, without a written permit therefor issued by the director of community development and then only such persons as are authorized to perform such work shall do the same, and the particular person or plumber to be employed to do the work shall in each case be named in the permit. The work of making a water tap two inches (2") or less shall be done by city employees. (Ord. M-38-89, 9-5-1989; amd. Ord. M-23-91, 6-17-1991)