911.12 METERS; MINIMUM RATE APPLICATION.

   Meters shall be maintained by the user against frost, hot water or other abuse. In no case shall the measured water be furnished for less than the established minimum per annum, payable in each case quarterly, without regard to the amount of previous payments, and no reductions from the minimum rates will be made on account of the premises standing vacant, unless the water is turned off at the curb stop.

(1957 Code §911.12)

911.13 CHARGES BASED ON METER REGISTRY.

   All water services shall be metered and will be charged for all the water which passes through the meter, whether used or wasted. If a meter is proven to register incorrectly after test by the City, the consumer will be charged at the average daily consumption as shown by the meter when in order. (1957 Code §911.13)

911.14 TAMPERING WITH METERS.

   No plumber, or other person, except an officer or agent especially authorized by Council, shall at any time tamper with, remove or repair any meter or fixture connected therewith which has been set by the Water Division, unless authorized by the City Manager or his/her authorized agent. (1957 Code §911.14)

911.15 PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No person shall consume or make use of any water supplied by the Water Division unless he/she shall have obtained from the City Manager the permit specified.

(1957 Code §911.15)

911.16 HANDLING WATER AT CURB STOP.

   No person, except the Director of Public Works or his/her authorized assistant, shall turn water on or off at the curb stop, unless given special permission.

(1957 Code §911.16)

911.17 HOUSE BOILERS.

   All house boilers must be constructed with all necessary inlet and outlet openings, and must be sufficiently strong to resist the pressure of the atmosphere under vacuum, and must be properly connected. (1957 Code §911.17)

911.18 FIRE HYDRANTS.

   (a)    Public Fire Hydrant. For the purposes of this chapter, a public fire hydrant is defined as a fire hydrant directly connected to a public water main designed to provide fire protection services for the health, safety and welfare of the general public. No person, except the officers of the Public Works Department or their duly authorized agents, or the Fire Chief and members of the Fire Department in case of fire or regular drill of the Fire Department, shall open any fire hydrant or remove any cap or caps from the same. In every case where fire hydrants are open for the uses specified above, the valves shall be carefully closed and the drip examined to see that it is in good working order, and the caps properly replaced. In case the working of any fire hydrant is defective, the party so closing the same shall report the defects to the Director of Public Works forthwith.
(1957 Code §911.18)

   (b)   Private Fire Hydrant.  

      (1)   For the purposes of this chapter, a private fire hydrant is defined as a hydrant connected to a private water main. All private fire hydrants shall be constructed in accordance with the Public Works Standards.

      (2)    In order to ensure the public health, safety and welfare, it is the private hydrant owner's responsibility to ensure hydrants are visible, accessible and in working condition at all times in accordance with the current edition of the National Fire Prevention Association Standard 25 for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems and the Oberlin Fire Prevention Code. All inspection, testing, maintenance and repairs shall be performed by a professional, licensed by the State of Ohio.

      (3)   Members of the Fire Department may enter onto private property at any time for the purpose of performing fire flow testing on a private fire hydrant. The City shall not be liable for any damage or harm occurring in connection with the performance of fire flow testing of a private fire hydrant when the damage or harm is proximately caused by failure of the private fire hydrant.
(Ord. 08-39AC. Passed 8-25-08.)