Meters must be kept freely accessible to meter readers and other authorized employees of the Water Division and must not be permitted to become covered with or obstructed by rubbish or other material regardless of whether the meters are located in meter vaults, areaways or basements. Meters will not be permitted to be installed in coal bins or coal cellars. The City reserves the right to shut off water when violations of these provisions are not corrected, following due notice of the violations to the owner by the City. Meters must be located at a convenient height for reading and repair.
All services that are not located in basements or meter wells must have a shut-off valve on both sides of the meter so that meters may be removed without draining all the pipes in the building.
(1957 Code §911.27)