Section
52.01 General
operation
52.02 Use
of water service
52.03 Use
to circumvent chapter prohibited
52.04 Damage
to water system
52.05 Connections
beyond city boundaries
52.06 Connection
to system required; use of private wells
52.07 Use
of water for air conditioning; permits
52.08 Use
of water from fire hydrants; temporary connections
52.09 Water
deficiency, shut off and use restrictions
52.25 Supply
from one service
52.26 Tapping
of mains restricted
52.27 Repairs
52.28 Abandoned
or unused services
52.29 Disconnection
permit
52.30 Service
pipes
52.31 Excavation
and construction requirements
52.32 Connection
to other water supplies restricted
52.33 Water
connections; applications and charges
52.34 Location
of curb stop box
52.35 Water
meters
52.50 Water
unit
52.51 Rates,
fees and charges generally
52.52 Water
service billing; change of address
52.53 Water
rates
52.54
Payment of
charges; late payment; collection
52.70 Supervision
by Utilities Superintendent; licensing
52.71 Powers
and authority of inspectors
52.72 Discontinuance
of service
52.73 Authorized
employees to turn water on and off
52.74 Liability
for expense, loss or damage
Cross-reference:
Assessable
current services, see § 92.01
§ 52.01 GENERAL OPERATION.
The city does hereby make provision for
the establishment of a municipal water system (hereinafter called the water
system) to be operated as a public utility.
§ 52.02 USE OF WATER SERVICE.
No person other than a city employee
shall uncover or make or use any water service installation connected to the
city water system except in the manner provided by this chapter. No person shall make or use any installation
contrary to the regulatory provisions of this chapter.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.03 USE TO CIRCUMVENT CHAPTER PROHIBITED.
No person shall permit water from the
water system to be used for any purpose to circumvent this chapter.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.04 DAMAGE TO WATER SYSTEM.
(A) No unauthorized person shall remove
or damage any structure, appurtenance, or part of the water system or fill or
partially fill any excavation or move any gate valve used in the water system.
(B) No person shall make any connection
of an electrical welder to the city water main, appurtenance or service or use
an electric welder for the purpose of thawing frozen water mains, appurtenances
or services.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.05 CONNECTIONS BEYOND CITY BOUNDARIES.
Where water mains of the city are in
any street or alley adjacent to or outside the corporate limits of the city, the City Council may issue
permits to the owners or occupants of properties adjacent or accessible to the
water main to make proper water service pipe connections with the water mains
of the city and to be supplied with water in conformity with the applicable
provisions of this chapter and subject to any contract for the supply of water
between the city and any other city.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.06 CONNECTION TO SYSTEM REQUIRED; USE OF PRIVATE
WELLS.
(A) Except where municipal water is not
available, it shall be unlawful to construct, reconstruct, or repair any private water system
which is designed or intended to provide water for human consumption. Private wells, to provide water for other
than human consumption, may be constructed, maintained and continued in use
after connection is made to the water system; provided, there is no means of
cross-connection between the private well and municipal water supply at any
time. Hose bibbs that will enable the
cross-connection of the two systems are prohibited on internal piping of the
well system supply. Where both private
and city systems are in use, outside hose bibbs shall not be installed on both
systems.
(B) All new homes or buildings shall
connect to the municipal water system if water is available to the
property. At the time as municipal water
becomes available to existing homes or buildings, a direct connection shall be
made to the public system within a period of time as determined by the City
Council. If the connection is not made
pursuant to this chapter, a charge shall be made in an amount established by § 52.51.
(C) Where new homes or buildings do not
have water available to the property, the city shall determine whether and
under what conditions the municipal water system will be extended to serve the
property.
(D) If the well is not to be used after
the time a municipal water connection is made:
(1) The well pump and tank shall
be disconnected from all internal piping;
(2) The casing shall be filled
with sandy soil from the bottom to a point eight feet from the top;
(3) The remaining eight feet
shall be filled with concrete to the floor level and the well casing cut off as
close to the floor level as possible;
(4) Within 30 days after the
municipal water connection is made, the owner or occupant must advise the City
Utilities Superintendent that the well has been sealed.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, all well
abandonment shall be done in accordance with M.S. §§ 103I.301 to 103I.345
and Minn. Rules Ch. 4725, Wells and Borings, as it may be amended from time to
time.
Penalty,
see § 10.99
§ 52.07 USE OF WATER FOR AIR CONDITIONING; PERMITS.
(A) All air conditioning systems which
are connected directly or indirectly with the public water system must be
equipped with water conserving and water regulating devices as approved by the
City Engineer or City Utilities Superintendent.
(B) Permits shall be required for the
installation of all air conditioning systems to the public water system. The fee shall be established pursuant to
§ 52.51.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.08 USE OF WATER FROM FIRE HYDRANTS; TEMPORARY
CONNECTIONS.
(A) Use of fire hydrants. Except for extinguishment of fires, no
person, unless authorized by the Public Works Director or Public Utilities
Department, shall operate fire hydrants or interfere in any way with the water
system without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city as follows:
(1) A permit to use a fire
hydrant shall be issued for each individual job or contract and for a minimum
of 30 days and for the additional 30 day period as the city shall
determine. The permit shall state the
location of the hydrant and shall be for the use of that hydrant and none
other.
(2) The user shall make an advance cash
deposit to guarantee payment for water used and to cover breakage and damage to
the hydrant and meter, which shall be refunded upon expiration of the permit,
less applicable charges for use.
(3) The user shall relinquish
the use of the hydrant to authorized city employees in emergency situations.
(4) The user shall pay a rental
charge as established pursuant to § 52.51 for each day including Sundays
and legal holidays, and a fee as established by the Ordinance Establishing Fees
and Charges adopted pursuant to § 30.11 of this code, as that ordinance
may be amended from time to time for each 1,000 gallons of water used.
(B) Temporary connection to fire
hydrants. An owner of a private
water system may make a temporary above ground connection to a fire hydrant,
subject to the time periods, conditions, and payment specified in
§ 52.51. In addition, the method of
connection to the private system shall conform to all existing requirements of
this chapter and city ordinance and the type of meter used shall meet the
approval of the Utilities Superintendent.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.09 WATER DEFICIENCY, SHUT OFF AND USE
RESTRICTIONS.
The city shall not be liable for any
deficiency or failure in the supply of water to consumers, whether occasioned
by shutting the water off for the purpose of making repairs or connections or
from any other cause whatsoever. In case
of fire, or alarm of fire, or in making repairs of construction of new works,
water may be shut off without notice at any time and kept off as long as
necessary. In addition, the City Council
shall have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on the use of the city water
system in emergency situations. For
non-payment of charges, water service may be discontinued according to the
procedures established in § 52.72.
§ 52.25 SUPPLY FROM ONE SERVICE.
No more than one housing unit or
building shall be supplied from one service connection except by permission of
City Council. Each unit served shall
have a separate water meter.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.26 TAPPING OF MAINS RESTRICTED.
No person, except persons authorized by
the City Council, shall tap any distributing main or pipe of the water supply
system or insert stopcocks or ferrules therein.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.27 REPAIRS.
(A) Determination of need for
repairs. Based on the information
supplied by the property owner or available to the city, the city will make a
determination whether a problem exists in that portion of the service which is
the city's responsibility. If the
problem appears to exist in the areas for which the city has no responsibility,
the private owners will be responsible for correction of the problem.
(B) Thawing of water services. The city will attempt to thaw water services
on request of the resident. If the
problem is found within that portion of the service for which the private owner
is responsible, the private owner thereafter will be responsible for thawing
the service and correction of the problem.
(C) Excavation or repair of water
service.
(1) The city will arrange for
the investigative digging up and repair of any water service where the problem
apparently exists within that area for which the city has responsibility.
(2) Unless it is clearly
evident, however, that the problem is the responsibility of the city, the
excavation and repair will not be made until the property owner requests the
city in writing to excavate or repair the service and agrees to pay the cost.
(3) The owner further agrees to
waive public hearing and be special assessed the cost of the excavation and
repair if the problem is found to be other than the city's responsibility. The city will make the determination for
responsibility of the cost of investigation or repair.
(4) The matter of whether the
dig up is done by city forces or contracted would depend on the urgency or need
of repair and the availability of city forces to do the work. Recovery by the city for faulty construction
will depend upon the circumstances and the decision of the City Attorney on the
likelihood of recovery.
(D) Failure to repair. In case
of failure upon the part of any consumer or owner to repair any leak occurring
in his or her service pipe within 24 hours after verbal or written notice
thereof, the water may be turned off by the city and shall not be turned on
until the leak has been repaired and a fee pursuant to § 52.51 has been paid to the city.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.28 ABANDONED OR UNUSED SERVICES.
(A) If the premises served by water
have been abandoned, or if the service has not been used for one year, then the
service shall be shut off at the curb stop box by the city and the water meter
will be removed.
(B) When new buildings are erected on
the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water
service, no connections with the mains shall be made until all the old service
has been removed and the main taps plugged or yoked connections installed by
the city at the owner's expense.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.29 DISCONNECTION PERMIT.
A permit must be obtained to disconnect
from the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant
to § 52.51.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.30 SERVICE PIPES.
Every service pipe shall be laid so as
to allow at least one foot of extra length in order to prevent rupture by
settlement. The service pipe must be
placed no less than seven feet below the ground and in a manner as to prevent rupture by freezing. Service pipes must extend from the curb stop
box to the inside of the building, or if
not taken into the building, then to the hydrant or fixtures which it is intended to supply. Type K copper tubing shall be used up to and
including two-inch services. All
underground joints are to be mechanical, except joints under floors shall be
silver soldered, unless otherwise approved by the Utilities
Superintendent. Joints of copper tubing
shall be kept, to a minimum, with not more than
one joint used for service for each 70 feet in length. Splicing may be approved with three-piece
unions only. All joints and connections
shall be left uncovered until inspected by the Utilities Superintendent and
tested at normal water line pressure.
Unions must be three-part type.
All services over two inches shall be cast iron. Connections with the mains for domestic
supply shall be at least three-quarter
inch up to the curb stop box.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.31 EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
(A) No excavation shall be made until a
permit for the connection has been issued by the city.
(B) No water service pipe or water
connection shall be installed in the same trench or closer than ten feet
horizontally to a sewer trench or drain laid, or to be laid, either in the
street or in private property, except that the water pipe on private property
may be in a common trench with a sewer drain which is of a material that is in
conformance with the current Minnesota Plumbing Code, Minn. Rules Ch. 4715, as
it may be amended from time to time.
(C) Where it is desired to lay the water
service pipe and the building sewer pipe in the same trench, or in separate
trenches less than ten feet apart, the water service pipe shall be above the
sewer pipe unless approved by the City Engineer. It shall be placed at least one foot above
the sewer and on a solid shelf excavated at one side of the trench. The sewer pipe shall be of a material that is
in conformance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code with tested watertight
joints. The water service pipe shall be
watertight and corrosion resistant.
Copper pipe and cast iron water pipe with specially protected joints is
acceptable for this construction. Cast
iron pipe shall conform to the American Water Works Association specifications
for this pipe. Bell joint clamps with
rubber gaskets are provisionally acceptable as extra protection for the joints
on cast iron water pipe. In all cases,
precautions shall be taken to assure a firm foundation for the pipes. The intervening space between the pipes shall
be backfilled with compacted earth.
(D) In case the installation is on a
surfaced street, the following shall apply:
All backfill materials shall be mechanically compacted in 12‑inch
layers to the density of the adjacent material in the roadway area and to the
existing street grades in accordance with the Minnesota Department of
Transportation Standards. Complete
surface restoration shall be made.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.32 CONNECTION TO OTHER WATER SUPPLIES
RESTRICTED.
No water pipe of the water system shall
be connected with any pump, well, tank, or piping that is connected with any
other source of water supply except to service municipal systems.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.33 WATER CONNECTIONS; APPLICATIONS AND CHARGES.
(A) Connection applications.
(1) All applications for service
installations and for water service shall be made to the City Clerk. All applications for service installations
and water service shall be made by the owner or agent of the property to be served and shall state
the size and location of service connection required. The applicant shall, at the time of making
application, pay to the city the amount of fees as established by the Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges
adopted pursuant to § 30.11 of this code, as that ordinance may be amended
from time to time or deposit required for the installation of the service
connection as hereinafter provided.
Applications for services larger than one inch shall be accompanied by
two sets of plans or sketches
indicating preferred location of service pipe and size of service based on
building demand.
(2) The size of the water
service connections and meter shall be subject to approval of the City
Engineer.
(3) Water billing shall start at
the time of installation of the water meter, or in the event the meter is not
installed, seven days after completion of outside piping, and shall be
calculated upon the minimum quarterly rate, prorated on a semi-monthly basis.
(B) Connection charges.
(1) A permit must be obtained to
connect to the existing water service leads at the curb stop box. The fee for the permit shall be set pursuant
to § 52.51. The city shall install or
have installed all service connections from the water main to the curb stop box
including the stop box. Payment for
service connections must be made before the work is started and should be based
upon 1 ˝ times the estimate of costs
provided by the City Engineer. Any
excess deposit shall be returned to the applicant.
(2) Additional charges shall be
paid at the time of making application for tapping and making connections with
the water main to where a curb stop box and service lead is not previously
installed. The charge shall include the
tapping of the water main, corporation cocks, the installation of a service
line, the installation of a curb stop box, cost of restoring disturbed areas
and all other costs related to the
installation.
(3) There shall be a connection
charge pursuant to § 52.51 levied by the city to contribute to the payment
of the costs of the Public Water System Facilities. The City Council shall set by resolution the
charges to be made for non-residential installations.
(4) When water services have been
stopped because of a violation of this chapter, the city shall collect the fee
established pursuant to § 52.51 before service is recommenced.
(5) If a person desires to connect to
the system and service a parcel that has not been assessed for the cost of water main and lateral
construction, then before a permit is granted, the city shall collect an amount
from the applicant that is established pursuant to § 52.51.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.34 LOCATION OF CURB STOP BOX.
Curb stop boxes will be installed on
the right-of-way line or easement limits at a location as determined by the
City Engineer to be best suitable to the property and shall be left in a
vertical position when backfilling is completed. Curb stop boxes will be installed at an
approximate depth of seven feet below the finished ground elevation and the top
of the curb stop box shall be adjusted to be flush with the finished ground
elevation. Curb stop boxes must be
firmly supported by a masonry block. No
person shall erect any fence or plant any tree or other landscaping that would
obstruct the use of the curb stop box, or cause damage to the same.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.35 WATER METERS.
(A) Generally. Except for extinguishment of fires, no
person, unless otherwise authorized by the City Council or Public Utilities
Department, shall use water from the water system or permit water to be drawn therefrom unless the same be metered
by passing through a meter supplied or approved by the city. No person not authorized by the City Council
or Utilities Superintendent shall connect, disconnect, take apart, or in any
manner change or cause to be changed or interfere with any meter or the action
thereof, or break any meter or valve seal.
(1) A charge established
pursuant to § 52.51 shall be paid by customers to the city for water
meters including installations and check valves and payment for same shall be
made at the time of water service application.
This payment shall be made only once, subject to the following.
(2) Where a consumer has need
for a larger line in addition to his or her domestic line, as in the case of a
commercial consumer who needs a one-inch line for normal use and a six-inch or
larger line for a fire sprinkler system, he or she will be permitted to run one
line into the premises and “Y” off
into two lines at the building. When
this is done, the meter will be attached to the small or domestic line and a
check valve as well as one-inch detection meter shall be put on the large line.
(3) The city shall maintain and
repair all meters when rendered unserviceable through ordinary wear and tear
and shall replace them if necessary.
When replacement, repair, or adjustment of any meter is rendered by the
act, neglect (including damage from freezing or hot water backup) or
carelessness of the owner or occupant
of the premises, any expense caused the city thereby shall be charged against
and collected from the water consumer.
(4) A consumer may, by written
request, have his or her meter tested by depositing the amount established
pursuant to § 52.51. In case a test
should show an error of over 5% of the water consumed, a correctly registering
meter will be installed, and the bill will be adjusted accordingly and the
testing deposit refunded. This
adjustment shall not extend back more than one billing period from the date of
the written request.
(5) All water meters and remote
readers shall be and remain the property of the city.
(6) Authorized city employees
shall have free access at reasonable hours of the day to all parts of every
building and premises connected with the water system for reading of meters and
inspections.
(7) It shall be the
responsibility of the consumer to notify the city to request a final reading at
the time of the customer's billing change.
(B) Water meter setting. All water meters hereafter installed shall be
in accordance with the Minnesota Plumbing Code and any standards established by
resolution of the City Council.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.50 WATER UNIT.
A water unit (hereinafter called unit)
shall be one residential equivalent connection based on usage of 100,000
gallons per year or portion thereof.
§ 52.51 RATES, FEES AND CHARGES GENERALLY.
The City Council shall establish a
schedule of all water rates, fees and charges for permits or services in the
Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges adopted pursuant to § 30.11 of
this Code, as that ordinance may be amended from time to time.
§ 52.52 WATER SERVICE BILLING; CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
All bills and notices shall be mailed
or delivered to the address where service is provided. If nonresident owners or agents desire
personal notice sent to a different address, they shall so note on the water
service application. Any change or error
in address shall be promptly reported to the City Clerk.
§ 52.53 WATER RATES.
(A) The rate due and payable by each
user within the city for water taken from the water system shall be established
pursuant to § 52.51.
(B) In case the meter is found to have
stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of water used will be estimated in
accordance with the amount used previously in comparable periods of the year.
(C) Rates due and payable by each water
user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the city shall be determined
by special contract.
(D) The minimum rates established
pursuant to § 52.51 shall begin to accrue after connection of the service
pipe with the curb stop box.
(E) A meter shall be installed on the
water valve in the house and a remote register outside regardless of whether
inside piping is connected.
(F) In the event a water customer
elects to discontinue the use of the municipal water, the regular or minimum
charge shall continue until the date as service is disconnected at the curb
box.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.54 PAYMENT OF CHARGES; LATE PAYMENT; COLLECTION.
(A) Any prepayment or overpayment of
charges may be retained by the city and applied on subsequent quarterly
charges.
(B) If a quarterly service charge is
not paid when due, then a penalty of 10% shall be added thereto.
(C) In the event a user fails to pay
his or her water user fee within a reasonable time following discontinuance of
service (a time period not to exceed 90 days), the fee shall be certified by the
City Clerk and assessed against the property on which the charges have
incurred, and forwarded to the County Auditor for collection.
Penalty,
see § 10.99
§ 52.70 SUPERVISION BY UTILITIES SUPERINTENDENT;
LICENSING.
(A) All piping connections from the curb
stop box to house supply piping shall be made under the supervision of a
licensed plumber subject to inspection by the Utilities Superintendent. The piping
connection made to the
curb stop box on the house side shall be inspected by the Utilities
Superintendent. The water meter
installation shall be inspected, tested and the meter sealed by the
Utilities Superintendent.
(B) No person, firm or corporation
shall engage in the business of altering, repairing, installing or constructing
municipal water connections within the city without first obtaining a license
to carry on the occupation from the city.
A master plumber licensed by the state under the provisions of M.S.
§ 326.40, as it may be amended from time to time, is exempt from the
provisions of this section.
(1) The applicant shall file
with the City Clerk evidence of public liability insurance, including products
liability insurance with limits of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per
occurrence and property damage insurance with limits of at least $10,000. Evidence of insurance required pursuant to
M.S. § 326.40, Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, shall
satisfy this requirement.
(2) The applicant shall file
with the City Clerk a surety bond guaranteeing the conformance and compliance
of work with this chapter. The bond
shall be in the amount of $2,000. The
city shall hold the bond for one year following the license period. Failure to comply with provisions and
requirements of this chapter shall result in forfeiture of the bond. The applicant may comply with the
requirements of M.S. § 326.40,
Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time in lieu of these requirements.
(3) Applications for licenses shall be filed
with the City Clerk and shall be reviewed and subject to approval of the city.
(4) Any installation,
construction, alteration of a water connection by a license in violation of any
provision of this chapter or refusal on the part of a licensee to correct the
defective work shall be cause for revocation of or refusal to renew a
license. This license may be revoked or
refused for renewal by the city at any time for cause which shall be documented
in writing.
(C) All licenses required in this
section shall be renewable annually.
Applications for licenses shall be made annually on a form furnished by
the City Clerk. Licenses shall be in
effect from January 1 to December 31 of the same year. The license fee shall be established pursuant
to § 52.51.
(D) Before any license issued under the
provisions of this section may be revoked or its renewal refused, the licensee
shall be given a hearing by the City Council to show cause why the license
should not be revoked or refused. Notice
of the time, place and purpose of the hearing shall be in writing.
§ 52.71 POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS.
The Utilities Superintendent and other
duly authorized employees of the city, upon proper identification, shall be
permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspections,
observation and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 52.72 DISCONTINUANCE OF
SERVICE.
(A) Generally. Water service may
be shut off at any connection whenever:
(1) The owner or occupant of the
premises served or any person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which
are connected with the water system has violated, or threatens to violate, any
of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Any charge for water,
service, meter, or any other financial obligations imposed on the present or
former owner or occupant served is unpaid.
(3) Fraud or misrepresentation
by the owner or occupant of the premises serviced in connection with an
application for service.
(B) Disconnection for late payment.
(1) It is the policy of the city
to discontinue utility service to customers by reason of nonpayment of bills
only after notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard on disputed
bills. The city’s form for application
for utility service and all bills shall contain, in additions to the title,
address, room number, and telephone number of the official in charge of billing,
clearly visible and easily readable provisions to the effect:
(a) That all bills are
due and payable on or before the date set forth on the bill;
(b) That if any bill is
not paid by or before that date, a second bill will be mailed containing a
cutoff notice that if the bill is not paid within ten days of the mailing of
the second bill, service will be discontinued for nonpayment; and
(c) That any customer
disputing the correctness of his or her bill shall have a right to a hearing at
which time he or she may be represented in person and by counsel or any other
person of his or her choosing and may present orally or in writing his or her
complaint and contentions to the city official in charge of utility
billing. This official shall be
authorized to order that the customer’s service not be discontinued and shall
have the authority to make a final determination of the customer’s complaint.
(2) Requests for delays or
waiver of payment will not be entertained; only questions of proper and correct
billing will be considered. In the
absence of payment of the bill rendered or resort to the hearing procedure
provided herein, service will be discontinued at the time specified, but in no
event until the charges have been due and unpaid for at least 30 days.
(3) When it becomes necessary
for the city to discontinue utility service to a customer for nonpayment of
bills, service will be reinstated only after all bills for service then due
have been paid, along with a turn-on charge as established by City Council
resolution.
(C) Cold weather rule. Pursuant
to M.S. § 216B.097, as it may be amended from time to time,
no
service of a residential customer shall be disconnected if the disconnection
affects the primary heat source for the residential unit when the disconnection
would occur during the period between October 15 and April 15, the customer has
declared inability to pay on forms provided by the city, the household income
of the customer is less than 185% of the federal poverty level as documented by
the customer to the city, and the customer’s account is current for the billing
period immediately prior to October 15 or the customer has entered into a
payment schedule and is reasonably current with payments under the
schedule. The City Clerk shall, between
August 15 and October 15, of each year, notify all residential customers of
these provisions.
§ 52.73 AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES TO TURN WATER ON AND
OFF.
No person, except an authorized city
employee, shall turn on or off any water supply at the curb stop box.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.74 LIABILITY FOR EXPENSE, LOSS OR DAMAGE.
Any person violating any of the
provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense,
loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of the violation.