The following classes of users of town water are hereby established:
(A) Class 1: Essential water uses.
(1) Class 1 domestic use. Use by residential users of such amount of water as is necessary to sustain human life and the lives of domestic pets, and to maintain reasonable minimum standards of hygiene and sanitation.
(2) Class 1 hospital and health care facility use. Use by hospitals and health care facilities of such amount of water as is necessary for patient care and rehabilitation, and includes swimming pools necessary for patient care and rehabilitation.
(3) Class 1 public use. Use of water from fire hydrants and other firefighting and certain testing and drills by the Fire Department if performed in the interest of public safety and if approved by the Town Manager. This use also includes the flushing of sewers and hydrants as needed to ensure public health and safety if approved by the Director of Public Works and Utilities.
(4) Class 1 nonresidential. Use by nonresidential users of such amount of water as is necessary to sustain human life and comfort in the workplace and to maintain reasonable minimum standards of hygiene and sanitation.
(B) Class 2: Socially or economically important uses of water.
(1) Class 2 domestic use. Use by residential users of water for uses specified as Class 1 or Class 3 uses. Unless further restricted by the Manager, this use includes kitchen, bathroom, and laundry use; minimal watering of vegetable gardens and minimal watering of trees when necessary to preserve the trees.
(2) Class 2 commercial/public use. Nonresidential use that is not Class 1 or Class 3 use. This includes outdoor commercial watering (public or private) using conservation measures and to the extent that sources of water other than potable water are not available to use; irrigation for commercial vegetable gardens and fruit orchards or the maintenance of livestock; watering by commercial nurseries at the minimum level necessary to maintain stock; and use by arboretums and public gardens of national, state or regional significance where necessary to preserve specimens; use of water at a minimum rate necessary to implement vegetation following earth moving where such revegetation is required by law or regulation; minimal watering of golf course greens, minimum watering of playing fields to protect public safety; the filling and operation of swimming pools that serve more than 25 dwellings, or are used by hospitals or health care facilities for patient care and rehabilitation; commercial car and truck washes and laundromats; use of water by restaurants, clubs and eating places for food service and customer comfort purposes and startup and maintenance of air conditioning unit unless required for health reasons and approved by the Director of Public Services; use by schools, churches, motels/hotels and similar business and commercial establishments for the health and comfort of employees and those served; and the filling and testing of new water lines as part of the procedures required to accept those lines and integrate them into the town's potable water distribution system.
(C) Class 3: Nonessential uses of water.
(1) Class 3 residential/nonresidential use. Use by residential users and nonresidential users, including hospitals and health care facilities, for ornamental purposes, noncommercial watering and motor vehicle washing purposes, including gardens, lawns, parks, golf courses (except greens), and other recreational areas; recreational purposes, including the filling and operation of swimming pools serving less than 25 dwellings; refilling cooling towers after draining, except as specified in Class 1; the serving of water in restaurants, clubs, or eating places, except by specific request; and such other similar nonessential uses as may be specified by the Manager in a policy statement.
(2) Class 3 public use. Any use of water from fire hydrants, including use of sprinkler caps and testing fire apparatus and for Fire Department drills, and the flushing of sewers and hydrants, except as listed in Class 1.
(Ord. passed 5-5-97; Am. Ord. 2021-06-05, passed 6-7-21)