(A) Systems as city property. All parts of the water and wastewater systems up to the customer’s property line and/or the water meter location are the property of the city. The Director shall maintain and control each system and keep detailed records concerning all aspects of the system’s operations as the City Manager, Mayor and/or City Council may require.
(B) Who has access. Only a person who is authorized by the Director and/or City Manager shall have access to the water and wastewater systems for operation, construction, maintenance, repair and other service-related purposes.
(C) Obstruction of authorized persons. A person shall be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to the penal provisions of the chapter if he or she obstructs a person authorized in accordance with division (B) of this section, from the following:
(1) Gaining access to a part of the water or wastewater system for purposes of operation, inspection, construction, maintenance or repair; or
(2) Performing actual operation, inspection, construction, maintenance or repair of a part of the water or wastewater system.
(Ord. O-16-821, passed 7-28-2016) Penalty, see § 50.999