Injuring or obstructing hydrants.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-12-080
in effect11-12-080 Injuring or obstructing hydrants.
No person shall wilfully or carelessly break or injure any of the public or private hydrants, or pollute or unnecessarily waste the water at any such hydrant, or obstruct the use of any fire hydrant, or place any material in front thereof, or within five feet from either side thereof.
(Prior code § 185-8; Amend Coun. J. 3-28-01, p. 55444, § 4)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2656712Fetched: 10/24/2026
