§ 13.04.060. Curb stop not to be used by consumer

The curb stop on any and all service connections and the stopcock or valve in the meter box or well shall not be used in any way by the consumer for turning on or shutting off the water supply. The turning on or the shutting off of the water supply at and with the curb stop shall be done exclusively by the city, under the direction of the water superintendent; except that a licensed plumber may turn on or off the water supply only for the purpose of making repairs and testing his or her work when making repairs and the plumber shall leave the curb stop as it was originally found. The consumer shall have a stopcock for turning on and shutting off the water at any point suitable to him or her for his or her use, but such stopcock shall not be so located as to be capable of preventing water from reaching the meter.

(Prior code § 15-131)