SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FIRE HYDRANTS

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 55, art. II, div. 5

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-86 Permit to open, use, etc.

§ 55-86. - Permit to open, use, etc. No person shall open, turn on or use water from any fire hydrant, stop valve or stopcock belonging to the City, or attach any hose, pipe, or any apparatus to, or connect anything with any such hydrant without first obtaining a written permit from the utilities superintendent. Upon application for a temporary connection to a hydrant, the utilities superintendent may issue a permit specifying such conditions as he may deem appropriate. All permits shall expire 30 days from the date of issuance and may be issued for a shorter period of time. The permit shall contain the name of the permit holder, address, purpose of connection to the hydrant, location of connection, duration of permit, meter number, meter reading at date of issue, and the name of the person directly responsible for the safekeeping of the flush meter. Hydrant users must have their permit on location and available for inspection whenever and wherever a hydrant is open, turned on or water from the hydrant is used. (Code 1970, § 35-55(a); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-87 Hydrant flush meters.

§ 55-87. - Hydrant flush meters. Upon issuance of a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this division by the utilities superintendent, each permit holder will be issued a hydrant flush meter to measure the amount of water taken through the hydrant connection. All flush meters shall be owned exclusively by the City. No person, issued such a permit, shall take or use water from a hydrant without properly connecting and engaging the hydrant flush meter. (Code 1970, § 35-55(b); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-88 Reading meters.

§ 55-88. - Reading meters. The hydrant flush meter issued to a permit holder shall be returned to the Utility Customer Services Division on or before the expiration date of the permit. Upon return to the Utility Customer Services Division the flush meter shall be read and the permit holder shall pay for the water used at the rates set out in Division 4 of this article. However, as one of the conditions of the permit, the utilities superintendent may require the permit holder to periodically present the flush meter issued to him, during the life of his permit, to the Utility Customer Services Division for inspection and reading. Billings for the water used shall be rendered at the time the meter is read and shall become due as provided for regular water bills elsewhere in this article. (Code 1970, § 35-55(c); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-88)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-89 Security deposit.

§ 55-89. - Security deposit. In order to guarantee payment of water used, and in order to ensure return of hydrant flush meters and the timely reading of said meters, each permit holder shall be required to make a cash deposit in the amount of the replacement cost of the flush meter, plus an amount appropriate for the volume of water anticipated to be used as determined by the utilities superintendent. A written receipt shall be issued to evidence the deposit. The deposit will be returned, without interest, to the person making the same, upon the timely return of the flush meter, in good condition, and the payment of all charges for water used. (Code 1970, § 35-55(d); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-89)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-90 Failure to return hydrant flush meter.

§ 55-90. - Failure to return hydrant flush meter. In the event the holder of a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this division fails to return the hydrant flush meter within ten days after the expiration date of his permit, the security deposit shall be deemed forfeited to the City and shall be applied to pay the cost of replacing said meter and to satisfy nonpayment of City water used. In addition a penalty charge equal to the charge for 100,000 gallons of water shall be assessed if the flush meter remains in the permit holder's possession after the expiration date. No subsequent permit shall be issued and all existing permits shall be canceled to any person who has violated any of the provisions of this section, or whose indebtedness to the City for water used or damage to hydrants or flush meters is delinquent. (Code 1970, § 35-55(e); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-90)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-91 Usage regulations.

§ 55-91. - Usage regulations. Every person, authorized by permit to open fire hydrants at the location specified on said permit, shall replace the caps on the outlets when such are not in use and shall keep hose connections in good repair. Failure to perform these duties shall be sufficient cause to prohibit further use of hydrants and sufficient grounds to deny subsequent permits. (Code 1970, § 35-55(f); Ord. No. 17115, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 55-91)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 55-92 Penalty.

§ 55-92. - Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a Class "a" offense. For any second or subsequent offense and upon proof of a prior conviction, said person shall be guilty of a Class "b" offense. (Ord. No. 22874, § 1, 11-22-05; Ord. No. 25027, § 2, 11-18-14)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH55UT_ARTIICIWASE_DIV5SPPRFIHYFetched: 10/28/2026