§ 6-1-1-5 WATERING RESTRICTIONS.

   These restrictions apply to all properties within the city limits and/or served by the municipal water utility.

   (A)   All spray irrigation during the period beginning on April 1 and ending on October 1 of each year must occur between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. beginning April 1, 2000. This restriction serves as a guideline for landscape watering on non-city owned property during 1999. This restriction shall not apply to drip irrigation and low precipitation bubblers, hand watering, or watering of containerized plants and plant stock.

   (B)   All spray irrigation on city owned property during the months of December through March must occur between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. This restriction serves as a guideline for landscape watering on non-city owned property. This restriction shall not apply to drip irrigation and low precipitation bubblers, hand watering, or watering containerized plants and plant stock. This restriction shall not apply to golf courses or parks that are in regular use or in use for a special event during these hours.

   (C)   Shutoff nozzles are required on any hoses used for hand watering, car washing or other outdoor uses, excepting hoses on single-family residential.

   (D)   All city owned properties other than parks and golf courses shall water no more than every other day. All even-numbered properties shall water only on even-numbered dates. All odd-numbered properties shall water only on odd-numbered dates. This restriction serves as a guideline for landscape watering on non-city owned property.

   (E)   Restrictions in divisions (A), (B) and (D) above do not apply to the following:

      (1)   Outdoor irrigation necessary for the establishment of newly sodded lawns and landscaping within the first 30 days of planting or watering of newly seeded turf within the first year of planting;

      (2)   Irrigation necessary for one day only where treatment with an application of chemicals requires immediate watering to preserve an existing landscape or to establish a new landscape;

      (3)   Water used to control dust or compact soil;

      (4)   Visually supervised operation of watering systems for short periods of time to check system condition and effectiveness.

   (F)   The city shall undertake an aggressive public information campaign to address the requirements of the spray irrigation restrictions for the remainder of 1999 and each year thereafter.

   (G)   6-1-1-1 through 6-1-1-99 Water Conservation Landscaping and Water Waste shall be reviewed in its entirety in FY/04 as to its effectiveness and for necessary revisions. This evaluation will be incorporated into the FY/04 budget process.

(Ord. 18-1995; Am. Ord. 24-1998; Am. Ord. 54-1999) Penalty, see § 6-1-1-99