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.
[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.
[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]