[Adopted 6-17-1974 by Ord. No. 221 (Ch. 139 of the 1990 Code)]
A.
Wherever the municipal water supply system of the City is within
200 feet of any property utilizing a spring or well for domestic water
supply purposes, the Mayor and Council may serve formal notice, in
writing, upon the owners of the property to extend basic mains and
to connect with the City's system of water supply within 90 days
after the receipt of the notice. After the expiration of the 90 days
provided in the notice of the availability of a public water supply,
it shall be unlawful to maintain or to use a private domestic water
supply system to service the property to which the formal notice is
applicable. Upon request of the property owner, for good cause shown,
the Mayor and Council may extend the time allowed for installation
of the required connections.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 358-90[1]]
B.
The notice required by this section may be made by personal service,
registered mail evidenced by a signed receipt, or, upon petition and
order, by such means as may be authorized by the Circuit Court for
Hartford County.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 358-90]
Whenever a water basic main is furnished to a property line,
the owners shall pay a standard connection charge and meet the expense
of the service line from the basic main to the property line.
[Amended 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 358-90]
A violation of this article is deemed to be a misdemeanor. Any
person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment
for a term of not to exceed six months, or both.
The Mayor and Council also have the additional enforcement power
to file a petition in the Circuit Court for Harford County to secure
such appropriate injunctive relief as may be appropriate to compel
property owners to connect to directly available municipal water service
and to eliminate private domestic water supply systems.
[Added 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-O-08]
A.
No person
other than an authorized employee of the City or a member of a fire
department acting under orders of his/her proper superior in the performance
of his/her duties may operate a fire hydrant unless in possession
of a permit from the City.
B.
Except
as provided above, fire hydrants may not be used for any purpose except
by special permission as defined by the established policy of the
Department of Public Works.
