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Village of Athens, NY
Greene County
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[Adopted 1-7-1942 (Ch. 88, Art. I, of the 1976 Code)]
Any owner desiring to have the water system of the Village connected to the property of such owner shall first submit to the Board of Trustees or its designated representative a description of the proposed installation, and such installation of the water service must be made from the curb to the main with three-fourths-inch copper pipe. Each application shall be accompanied by the sum as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, which payment shall be credited to the owner as a down payment on the total cost of such installation, with the balance of such total cost being payable before the water shall be used.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended 9-8-1953]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall at any time open or shut any water service connected with the Village water system, all such turning on and off to be done by an employee of the Department of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation desiring the water turned on or off shall notify the Village Clerk.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
No person, firm or corporation shall make any extension or addition to any existing water service without first having made application for such extension or addition, in writing, to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Athens, New York. Such application shall include plans for such proposed extension or addition.
[Added 8-3-1976 by L.L. No. 2-1976]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Article I, General Penalty, of Chapter 1, General Provisions, of the Code of the Village of Athens.