1505.17 FIRE HYDRANTS.
   (a)    No person shall place or cause to have placed, any building material,
vehicle or obstruction of any kind within ten feet of any fire hydrant.
 
   (b)   No person, except in the case of fire, or unless duly authorized by the Fire Chief shall open, tamper with or use water from any fire hydrant.
   (c)   No contract shall be authorized by the Fire Chief to use water from any fire hydrant unless such contractor conforms with the procedure for issuing fire hydrant permits hereafter set forth by the Fire Chief.
 
   (d)   A deposit of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) shall accompany each application for a fire hydrant use permit, which deposit shall be applied toward the payment of any damage suffered by the City or payment of any claims made against the City by anyone, due to the use of any fire hydrant by the applicant or any of his representatives, agents or servants. In the absence of any damage or claims, the deposit, less a ten dollar ($10.00) handling fee, shall be returned to the permittee who submitted it.
 
   (e)   No permits shall be issued for filling swimming pools unless it is the first fill of a new in-ground pool. The permit shall be applied for and operated by the pool contractor only. (Ord. 83-1980. Passed 9-22-80.)