(A) Consent to regulations. Every person applying for water service from the city system, and every owner of property for which the application is made, shall be deemed by the application to consent to all rules, regulations, and rates contained in the ordinances of the city and to all modification thereof and to all new rules, regulations, or rates duly adopted.
(B) Use of water without authority. It shall be unlawful for any person to use water from any premises without the consent of the owner, or to use water from the city system, except to be drawn through a meter installed by the city. No person, except an authorized representative of the Water Superintendent, shall turn on or off or tamper with any curb cocks.
(C) Furnishing water to others restricted. No consumer, except with the written consent of the City Council previously obtained, will be allowed to furnish water to other persons or premises by means of temporary service lines, hose, and the like. Violation of this regulation may cause the supply to be shut off.
(D) Re-establishment of service. After supply to metered premises has been shut off for any reason, except for repairs, the service will not be re-established unless written order is given the Clerk by the owner or authorized agent, nor until all arrears are paid.
(E) Fire hydrants. No person shall, without authority, use or interfere with any fire hydrant.
(F) Lawn sprinkling. The use of water for lawn sprinkling purposes shall at all times be subject to the express condition that the Council may at any time, when in its opinion the condition of the water supply demands it, limit the time during each day during which hoses may be used for sprinkling purposes, or the Council may forbid the use of water for any given period.
(G) Maintenance shut-offs.
(1) It is expressly agreed and understood that the Council reserves the right at any time to shut off the water for the purpose of extending, replacing, repairing or cleaning mains and appurtenances, and the Council shall not be held liable for any damages arising therefrom.
(2) No claim shall be made against the city by reason of the breaking of any service pipe or connection.
(H) Special winter use, freezing pipes. Any person using water supplied by the city may apply to the Clerk for authorization to permit water to run at a stated location to prevent water pipes from freezing during the months of January, February, and March of each year.
(I) Fires, use of water during. It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person in this city, or any person owning or occupying premises connected to the municipal water system, to use or allow to be used during a fire from the system, except for the purposes of extinguishing a fire, and upon the sounding of a fire alarm it shall be the duty of every person to see that all water services are tightly closed and that no water is used except for necessary household purposes during the fire.
(Prior Code, § 62-36) Penalty, see § 50.99