[Added 12-5-1972]
Outside meter pits may be installed in special cases on written approval of the Village. Such meter pits must be installed in accordance with Village specifications and at the expense of the property owner.
In the event that the pipes of the consumer are not in proper condition for the installation of a meter, the consumer shall cause said pipes at the point which said meter is to be installed to be put in proper condition prior to the installation of said meter.
A. 
Where a water meter fails to register the correct quantity of water delivered through it or where it otherwise becomes out of order or in need of repair, notice thereof shall be given the Village. Another meter will then be loaned and installed during the time required for testing and repair. The Village will cause the meter to be tested, and if the meter on test is found to be registering over 3% more water than actually passes through it, no charge will be made for the test, if the test was requested by the owner; otherwise a charge as defined in § 195-27, Service charges, to cover the cost of removing, testing and resetting the meter will be made to the consumer requesting such a test.
B. 
If a meter is out of order and fails to register, the consumer will be charged at the average consumption as shown by the meter when in order.
[Amended 3-2-1978; 12-7-1978; 7-18-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989; 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
Service charges shall be as set forth by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file in the Village offices.
[Added 6-12-1981 by L.L. No. 6-1981]
No person shall break, remove or deface the seal of any water meter or remove, alter or obstruct, injure or prevent the uninhibited use of such meter. Any meter found to have been tampered with accordingly shall subject the owner of the property metered with the following penalties, which shall be presumed that such meter has been illegally tampered with, if found to be in a state as hereinbefore set forth. The penalties for injury to such meters shall be as follows:
A. 
The criminal penalty under § 165.15, Subdivision 6, of the Penal Law of the State of New York if found to be violated; or
B. 
In the alternative, the criminal penalty under such violation of this Code with the same presumption as hereinbefore set forth which shall subject the violator to a penalty as set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, § 1-14.
[Amended 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
C. 
In the event that such tampering, if found, has not affected the measure of water charged for, the owner shall then be responsible for a replacement of the meter, the cost thereof, and labor for such replacement and any and all special fees which the Department of Public Works Superintendent deems necessary for replacing the same.
[Amended 6-21-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]