Village of Sands Point, NY Article VIII Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 168-55 Taking water from hydrants prohibited; exception.

A. No person, except as specifically authorized by the Village, shall take water from any public fire hydrant for any use whatsoever other than for fire purposes.

B. No person shall open a fire hydrant or make a connection to a fire hydrant or make use of water from a fire hydrant without a permit. Failure to produce a written permit issued by the Village Clerk to a Village officer or authorized Village employee, on demand, shall be presumptive evidence that no permit has been issued. This section shall not apply to members of a fire department or Village officers, its employees and agents while in the course of official business of a fire department or the Village.

C. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be liable for a penalty of not exceeding $500 for each and every offense. In addition, each violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute and is hereby declared to be disorderly conduct, and any person violating the same shall be and is hereby declared to be a disorderly person.

[Amended 3-21-1988]

§ 168-56 Connection with other supply sources prohibited.

In the interest of public health and in compliance with the rules of the State Board of Health, the Village will not permit its mains or services to be connected on any premises with any service pipe or piping which is connected with any other source of supply. Nor will the Village permit its mains or service pipes to be connected in any way to any piping, tank, vat or other matter which may flow back into the Village's service pipes or mains and consequently endanger the water supply, pursuant to Part 3, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter.

§ 168-57 Village not liable for certain acts.

When a consumer has made application for a new tap or has applied for the reinstatement of any existing service, it is assumed that the piping and fixtures which the service will supply are in order to receive the same, and the Village will not be liable in any event for any accident, breaks or leakage arising in any way in connection with the supply of water or failure to supply the same.

§ 168-58 Reservation of right of Village to shut off water; Village not liable.

The Village undertakes to use reasonable care and diligence to provide a constant supply of water at a reasonable pressure to consumers, but reserves the right, at any time, without notice, to shut off the water in its mains for the purpose of making repairs or extensions or for other purposes; and it is expressly agreed that the Village shall not be liable for a deficiency or failure in the supply of water or in the pressure from any cause whatsoever, nor for any damage caused thereby or by the bursting or breaking of any main or service pipe or any attachment to the Village's property. All applicants having boilers on their premises depending upon the pressure in the Village's pipes to keep them supplied are cautioned against danger of collapse, and all such damage must be borne exclusively by the applicant.

§ 168-59 Discontinuance of service.

A. The Village reserves the right at all times to shut off the water for violation of or refusal to comply with the rules and regulations of the Village and to make a turnoff charge for discontinuing the service.

B. Service may be discontinued for any of the following reasons:

(1) The use of water for any other property or purpose than that described in the application.

(2) Misrepresentation in application as to property or fixtures to be supplied.

(3) Willful waste of water through improper or imperfect pipes, fixtures or otherwise or for unreasonable delay in repairing consumer's leaking service pipe.

(4) Molesting any meter or seal or other appliances of the Village.

(5) Continued vacancy of the premises.

(6) Neglecting to make deposits or for nonpayments for water service or any other charges accruing under the application.

(7) Cross-connecting service pipe with any other source of supply or with any apparatus which may endanger the quality of the Villages water supply, in violation of Part 3, Cross-Connection Control, of this chapter.

(8) Refusal of reasonable access to property for purposes of inspecting fixtures or for reading, repairing or removing meters.

C. Before service which has been discontinued for any of the above reasons will be resumed, the consumer shall pay the turn-on charge as set forth in the schedule of charges and shall sign a contract for service in the event that the consumer has not already done so.

§ 168-60 Right of entry.

[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]

The Mayor, Superintendent or their authorized designees shall have full authority to enter the premises of any consumer, at all reasonable hours, to examine meter, fixtures, plumbing and manner of using water. Refusal of the owner/occupant to permit entry may result in the shut-off of water in addition to all other available remedies.

§ 168-61 Notification of Village upon closure of buildings; action upon bursting of pipes.

[Amended 12-17-1991 by L.L. No. 9-1991]

Customers whose houses or other buildings are to be closed for a time, especially during cold weather, must notify the Village in order that the meter may be read, water turned off and service temporarily discontinued. In case of failure to so notify the Village and the pipes burst by freezing or otherwise, the consumer shall pay for all water that may be thus lost, the amount to be estimated by the Village, in case the meter is damaged, and paid for in like manner as the regular meter charges, together with an additional sum as provided in Chapter 82, Fees and Deposits, to cover the labor and expense of the Village resulting from the consumer's negligence.

§ 168-62 Unoccupied new buildings.

A. After the completion of a new building where a flat rate for water construction charges has been paid and the building is to remain unoccupied for an indefinite period, a meter shall be installed and payment shall be in accordance with the provisions of Service Classification No. 1 of these revised and amended rates, rules and regulations.

B. If any owner does not want a meter installed until the building is occupied, then the water shall be turned off and thereafter turned on at the request of the owner, subject to the provisions of §§ 168-48 and 168-49 of these revised and amended rates, rules and regulations.

§ 168-63 Amendment of rules and regulations.

[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 6-2001]

The Village reserves the right to change, amend or alter departmental rules and regulations by resolution consistent herewith.