1309.17 USE OF HYDRANT; PERMIT; FEE.

   No person, other than the Fire Department, or any other official or department of the Municipality in its official capacity shall tap or connect into, or use any water from any fire hydrant within the Municipality, whether on or along dedicated or undedicated streets or on private property, except in the following instances:

   (a)    For the extinguishment of fires or other emergency use, under the direction of the Fire Department;

      (Ord. 955. Passed 4-18-66.)

   (b)    For use in the construction of new buildings or improvements upon permit obtained from the City of Cleveland Water Department and from the Building Commissioner of the Municipality, who shall require a deposit in cash of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each such permit. The Fire Department shall inspect the hydrant after it has been so used, and, if all equipment obtained from the Municipality for such purpose has been returned to the Municipality and if no damage has been caused by the permit holder to the hydrants or other property of the Municipality, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) out of the cash deposit shall be returned to the permit holder; the balance of the deposit shall be retained by the Municipality as payment for the services of the Fire Department and the Commissioner. If any of the equipment has not been returned to the Municipality, or if there has been any damage to the hydrants or other property of the Municipality, the entire deposit shall be retained by the Municipality, and the permit holder shall still be liable to the Municipality for the amount of any damage caused by him in excess of the amount of the deposit.

      (Ord. 92-18. Passed 6-1-92.)