(A) Inspectors and designated employees of the village whose duty it may be to enter upon private premises to make inspections of and/or repairs to pipes, fixtures and attachments, including, but not limited to water meters, used in connection with the village water supply shall have free access at all reasonable hours for the purpose of making an inspection or repair thereof, including the examination of the entire water supply and plumbing system upon said premises.
(B) No person shall refuse to admit any inspector or designated employees of the village to private premises for the purpose of making inspections of and/or repairs to pipes, fixtures and attachments, including but not limited to water meters. In the event the water system inspector or designated village employees are refused admittance to any premises, or, being admitted, shall be hindered or prevented from making such an examination, the Village Manager, after notice of hearing is posted on the premises and the occupants are afforded an administrative hearing before the Village Manager, shall have the authority to shut off the supply of water to said premises. In the event the water system inspector or designated village employees cannot gain admission to any premises within 15 days after mailing notice of the need for inspection or repair to the owner or occupant by first class mail, the Village Manager, after notice of hearing is posted on the premises and the occupants are afforded an administrative hearing before the Village Manager, shall have the authority to shut off the supply of water to any premises. If the water supply to any premises is shut off pursuant to the provisions of this section, the village subsequently will turn on the water supply to said premises only after receipt of payment of a $5 turn-off fee and a $25 turn-on fee.
(C) In the event of a bona fide emergency in connection with the water supply to any premises, as determined by the Village Manager, the Village Manager shall have the authority to shut off the supply of water to said premises, with a suspension of all requirements for notice to the owner or occupant of the premises.
(Ord. 18.04, passed 10-23-78; Am. Ord. 18.08, passed 2-12-91)