7540.9. - USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS.

Fire hydrants shall be opened only by the Water and Fire Departments or by such persons as may have first obtained a permit to use same. No such permit shall be issued to any person who has violated any of the provisions of this Chapter or whose indebtedness to the City for water used or damage to hydrants is delinquent.

All persons except members of the Water or Fire Departments shall observe the rules set forth in the following subsections when taking water from city fire hydrants.

Before operating any hydrant valve for the purpose of obtaining water for cleaning or sprinkling streets, flooding ditches, flushing sewers and culverts or for any other use except for fighting fires by members of the Fire Department, a wheel type gate valve having a National Standard Fire Thread (female on one end and male on the other) shall be installed on the hydrant outlet or the hydrant meter outlet and this valve shall be the only valve operated for turning the water on or off, except for the initial opening and final shutoff of the hydrant which initial opening and final shutoff shall be made with an approved fire hydrant wrench.

Every person opening fire hydrants shall replace the caps on the outlets when the same are not in use.

Failure to use the valves or tools, or to follow the instructions hereinbefore specified shall be sufficient cause for the prohibition of further use of the hydrants, for the forfeiture of deposits and for the refusal to grant subsequent permits for the use of such fire hydrants.

Fire hydrant meters shall be installed, moved or removed only by Departmental personnel.