Upon a determination by the Town Manager or Mayor of the existence of the following conditions, the Town Manager or Mayor shall take the following actions that shall apply to any person whose water supply is furnished from the public water system:
(A) Drought watch. When moderate but limited supplies of water are available and a drought watch is declared in accordance with the Drought Response and Contingency Plan, the Town Manager or Mayor shall, through appropriate means, call upon the general population to employ prudent restraint in water usage, and to conserve water voluntarily by whatever methods available.
(B) Drought warning. When very limited supplies of water are available and a drought warning is declared in accordance with the Drought Response and Contingency Plan, the Town Manager or Mayor shall order curtailment of less essential usages of water, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(1) The watering of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, plants, or any other vegetation, except indoor plantings, greenhouse or nursery stocks and except limited watering for new lawns and watering by commercial nurseries of freshly planted plants upon planting and once a week for 5 weeks following planting. Athletic fields are also exempt but shall only be watered to match the evaporation-transpiration rate. In all cases where the above exceptions apply, the watering is not to occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Watering with buckets that have a capacity of 5 or fewer gallons is permitted at any time.
(2) The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, buses, airplanes, or any other type of mobile equipment, except in facilities operating with a water recycling system. The facility shall post a notice in public view that a recycling system is in operation. Exceptions are for vactor trucks, refuse trucks, septage haulers and buses. Other exceptions must be approved by the director of utilities or a designee and be demonstrated to be necessary for health and safety purposes.
(3) The washing of sidewalks, streets, driveways, parking lots, service stations aprons, office buildings, exteriors of homes or apartments, or other outdoor surfaces, unless the use is approved by the director of utilities for health and safety.
(4) The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making a similar use of water.
(5) The use of water from fire hydrants for any purpose other than fire suppression unless the use has been approved by the town.
(6) Water service lines from the meter box to the home or structure shall be maintained and have no visible leaks.
(7) Restaurants may serve water to customers only upon request.
(C) Drought emergency. When a drought emergency is declared in accordance with the Drought Response and Contingency Plan, the Town Manager or Mayor shall restrict the use of water to purposes which are absolutely essential to life, health and safety.
(Ord. passed - - ) Penalty, see § 52.99