(A) Unrestricted lawn sprinkling shall not be allowed from May 15 through September 15 of each year. During such timeframe, lawn sprinkling shall not occur on consecutive days. Sprinkling and watering of lawns during the hours of 12:00 noon through and including 6:00 p.m. shall be completely prohibited during the period of time beginning on May 15 of each year and continuing through September 15 of each year. During this period beginning May 15 of each year, lawn sprinkling shall only be permitted at other hours of the day, unless it is determined by the Department of Municipal Services that storage requirements or other water system demands require additional restrictions and preclude sprinkling even during these times.
(B) Sprinkling and watering of lawns by residents for periods of time in excess of two hours during the period beginning May 15 through and including September 15 of each year is completely prohibited.
(C) Sprinkling and watering of lawns by residents for periods of time in excess of three hours during the period of the year from September 16 of each year through and including May 15 of each succeeding year is completely prohibited.
(D) The Department of Municipal Services is authorized to impose and implement such other restrictions on non-essential outside water uses as may be necessary in the event of an emergency water shortage or when storage requirements and other system demands preclude sprinkling and other non-essential outside water uses. These restrictions may include a complete temporary ban on all outside water uses in the event of an emergency water shortage or a further restriction on the hours of the day when lawn sprinkling and other non-essential outside water usage may be conducted. Prior to imposing and implementing these restrictions the Department will notify the Mayor and, at a minimum, the City Council members who serve on the Municipal Services Committee of the City Council and shall provide them with reasons for implementing and imposing additional restrictions on non-essential outside water usage and lawn sprinkling.
(E) Residents of the city are expressly encouraged to restrict lawn sprinkling to the hours of the day between 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the period of each year beginning on May 15 through and including September 15, and at all other times of the year if possible.
(F) New lawns less than three months old are exempted from the sprinkling provisions set forth in this section.
(Prior Code, § 52.12) (Ord. 06-007, passed 1-24-2006; Ord. 2014-007, passed 2-11-2014; Ord. 2015-033, passed 11-10-2015) Penalty, see § 52.999