A. 
No hydrant shall be used for any purpose other than the extinguishing of fires, periodic testing of the fire-protection system or periodic drills by a fire department, unless a permit for special use is filed with the Town Engineer or his or her designee and the fee paid.
B. 
The Town Engineer or his or her designee must be notified 24 hours in advance of intended use. Permission to draw water from a fire hydrant will be granted only if the following conditions are met:[1]
(1) 
A backflow preventer is used.
(2) 
Use of the fire hydrant does not create a hazard or low pressure situation to the water system.
(3) 
The fire hydrant is operated only by a Water Department employee.
(4) 
All fees are paid in advance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
Proper fire officials shall notify the Town within 24 hours after the use of a Town hydrant for public fire protection to enable the Town to inspect the hydrant and determine whether it has been returned to its proper operating condition. A hydrant user's failure to return a hydrant to its proper operating condition shall be deemed as a violation of this chapter.
D. 
It is otherwise unlawful for unauthorized persons to operate a fire hydrant.