(A) No person, except a regularly authorized agent of the village, shall cause water to flow from any public or private fire hydrant, except that a person other than such an agent of the village may operate and use water from a fire hydrant only after a written permit has been issued by the Water Superintendent permitting such use.
(B) Each applicant for a fire hydrant use permit shall be required to deposit with the village an amount as adopted by the Village Board and listed in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Tinley Park Code of Ordinances, Table of Special Ordinances, Table XI) as security for the use of a hydrant meter (small or large), hydrant wrench, and each 50-foot hose section. The hydrant meter must be installed by the applicant and maintained in good condition for the duration of the period during which the applicant possesses the meter. Upon completion of the fire hydrant use, the hydrant meter shall be returned to the village in good operating condition. Water use as recorded by the meter shall be billed and charged at the rate specified in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Tinley Park Code of Ordinances, Table of Special Ordinances, Table XI). To such consumption charges shall be added the minimum daily fees for rental of the meter, hydrant wrench, and each 50-foot hose section as listed in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Tinley Park Code of Ordinances, Table of Special Ordinances, Table XI) for each day, or fraction thereof, that the meter and equipment is in the possession of the applicant. Any damage to the hydrant meter, hydrant wrench, or hose shall be charged at the cost to the village to repair or replace the damaged item. Any rental item that is not returned will be charged at the village’s replacement cost. Damage to the water system infrastructure or other village public property caused by careless opening and closing of hydrants shall be paid by the applicant in addition to all other charges. These charges shall be deducted from the deposit, and the balance of the deposit, if any, shall be refunded. If the deposit is insufficient to cover the total of the rental fees and damages, the applicant shall pay such excess charges.
(C) Damage to a hydrant meter, or to public property can also result in penalties as provided under § 50.999(A).
(Am. Ord. 2019-O-081, passed 12-17-19; Am. Ord. 2023-O-056, passed 10-3-23)Penalty, see § 50.999