(A) Except as provided in division (B) below, no person other than authorized employees of the city and authorized personnel from the Fire Department shall open any fire hydrant or take any water therefrom.
(B) The Utility Superintendent may permit the taking of water from fire hydrants subject to the following conditions:
(1) A water service application is required;
(2) All water shall be metered through the valve assemblies provided by the city or by other means of measurement approved by the Utility Department and shall be paid for at the rates prescribed herein. The owner may provide a meter, subject to approval by the Utility Department;
(3) Before the meter is installed and any water taken, the owner shall pay a deposit for a fire hydrant meter to secure the payment of all amounts chargeable to the account;
(4) Meters shall be installed sealed, removed and relocated only by authorized city personnel. Fees shall be collected by the Utility Secretary;
(5) A service charge shall be paid for each relocation of the meter made by the customer;
(6) The account and all water use shall be subject to the same terms, conditions and regulations as water accounts and use by customers in general;
(7) The Utility Superintendent shall select the fire hydrant; and
(8) To protect the water main from the water hammer, no fast-acting valves will be allowed. Only gate valves (slow closing) will be allowed.
(Prior Code, § 21-220) Penalty, see § 10.99