(A) Upon determining that the city public water utility and system is in imminent danger of a shortage of water or is experiencing a shortage of water or water pressure, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city shall declare a water conservation emergency and establish the appropriate conservation measures and the duration of such measures.
(B) In accordance with § 52.43, users shall be requested to reduce water consumption by practicing voluntary conservation techniques. The Board of Public Works and Safety shall suggest reasonable and meaningful actions which will alleviate existing or potential water shortage or pressure problems.
(C) In accordance with § 52.43, users shall be prohibited from the water uses listed below, subject to reasonable terms, times, and conditions as the Board of Public Works and Safety shall determine:
(1) Sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, grass, groundcover, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, or any other vegetation;
(2) Washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment;
(3) Cleaning or spraying of sidewalks, driveways, paved areas, or other outdoor surfaces;
(4) Washing and cleaning of any business equipment or machinery;
(5) The filling of swimming pools, wading pools, and ornamental fountains; and/or
(6) Knowingly allowing leakage through defective plumbing.
(D) In addition to the mandatory conservation measures identified in division (C) above, and in accordance with § 52.43, upon declaration of resolution by the Board of Public Works and Safety, users shall be limited to water use per the following schedule:
(1) Residential use shall be limited to 100 gallons per person, per day;
(2) Business, commercial, and industrial users shall be limited to 80% of the volume of water used during the corresponding month of the preceding year. Business, commercial, or industrial users that were not in business and operating in the area served by the municipal water system more than one year prior to the declaration of need shall be restricted to 80% of the average monthly volume used during the number of months since such business, commercial, or industrial user was in business and operating in the public water system area.
(1980 Code, § 52.41) (Ord. 1988-24, passed 7-26-1988) Penalty, see § 52.99