Village of Monticello, NY Article IV Water Meter Registers

§ 256-11 Outside meters required.

All new structures constructed in the Village of Monticello after the enactment of this article, to be connected to the Village water system, shall have outside water meter registers of the type supplied by the Village of Monticello, and no building permit shall be issued unless the installation of such a water meter register is called for in the plans submitted therefor.

§ 256-12 Accessibility; right to inspect.

All water-metered accounts shall have their water meters made easily accessible for reading, repairs or installation, removal and/or inspection. Water Department personnel shall have the right to inspect meters at any time.

§ 256-13 Private fire hydrant systems.

A. The installation, care, repair, maintenance and replacement of private water hydrant systems, including the hydrants, laterals, fittings, pits, meter registers, etc., shall be the sole responsibility of the owner thereof and at the owner's sole cost and expense, without any participation or contribution of the Village.

B. Definition. A "private fire hydrant system" shall be any system of fire hydrants, laterals and the appurtenances thereof connected to the water supply system of the Village of Monticello, New York, whether such fire system is owned privately or by some other unit of government, including the State of New York.

C. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any other applicable laws, local laws, provisions of the Village of Monticello Code, rules and regulations of the Village of Monticello, and fee schedules of the Village of Monticello, including but not limited to §§ 256-21 and 256-22.

D. Maintenance of private hydrant system. Every person, firm or corporation who owns any premises in said Village upon, in or under which a private fire hydrant system has been installed shall keep and maintain said system in good operating condition.

E. Offenses. It shall unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership or corporation to use and/or permit or allow a private fire hydrant system to be used, except as otherwise provided hereinafter:

(1) Permitted uses:

(a) Firefighting or emergency operations performed by the Monticello Fire Department or any authorized volunteer fire department under mutual aid.

(b) Periodic maintenance, repair and/or flushing with the prior written permission of the Village of Monticello Water Plant Operator.

(2) Penalties for offenses. Any person committing an offense against any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation, punishable as provided in Article III, General Penalty, of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Village of Monticello.

§ 256-14 Private water meters.

All meters over one inch in size are not supplied by the Village of Monticello Water Department. These meters are privately owned.

A. All meters shall be required to be tested for accuracy every 15 years or any time that there is a discrepancy on the reading.

B. Arrangements should be made with the Village Water Department before the removal of such meters as bypasses may need to be installed.