(a) No person shall take or use any water from a fire hydrant or other outlet connected with mains supplied with water by the waterworks of the City for any purpose other than the extinguishing of a fire unless such use has been first authorized by the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Administrative Services, and in the event that such use is not for a public purpose in the City, until and unless the charge for any such water to be so taken or used is paid in advance or a written agreement for payment is extended by and between such taker or user and the Department of Public Utilities.
(b) In addition to the criminal penalties provided for elsewhere in this title, any person taking or using water contrary to the provisions of this section shall also be liable to the City for the reasonable cost of any and all water so taken or used.
(Ord. 30-86. Passed 1-14-86.)