Section 10-4.1-15 - Obstructed meter fine(a) The department shall charge the consumer an obstructed meter fine of twenty-five dollars per billing period when access to the water meter is significantly obstructed by landscaping or other barriers and the meter cannot be read. This fine shall be applied only after the property owner has been notified, via a door hanger, that the obstruction exists and that the problem must be corrected by the time of the next meter reading.(b) If the consumer fails to remove the obstruction, the department may remove the obstruction and bill the consumer twenty-five dollars for the cost of remediation.[Eff 6/25/2021] (Auth: HHC Act §222) (Imp: HHC Act §221)