(A) Except as provided for herein, water from the Village of Crestwood water distribution system may only be used for the watering or sprinkling of gardens, lawns, shrubs or other outdoor plants, or for filling swimming pools, as follows:
(1) All properties with even-numbered street numbers (i.e., numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) may use village distributed water for plant watering or pool filling on even-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., prevailing time;
(2) All properties with odd-numbered street numbers (i.e., numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may use village distributed water for plant watering or pool filling on odd-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., prevailing time.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (A) above, the following special regulations shall apply:
(1) There shall be no restrictions as to hours or days when water from the village water distribution system may be used for: a) watering or sprinkling of gardens, trees, shrubs, or other outdoor plants where such watering or sprinkling is done by a person using a hand-held watering device; b) filling swimming pools with a volume of 50 gallons or less; or c) the automatic watering of trees and shrubs by means of root feeders within the drip line of the tree or shrub. For the purposes of this section, the DRIP LINE of a tree or shrub is defined as the ground area immediately beneath the branches of the tree or shrub. The restrictions set forth above shall not apply as to any other lawful use of water from the village water distribution system such as bathing, washing, and the like.
(2) During the first ten days after new sod has been placed, property owners may use water from the village water distribution system for the watering or sprinkling of the new sod, as follows:
(a) On the first day that sod is placed the property owner may water the sod for any eight hours;
(b) For the next nine days after the sod has been placed, the property owner may water the sod every day between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., prevailing time;
(c) Following the first ten days after the sod is placed, the provisions of division (A) above shall apply.
(3) Properties which are newly seeded may, in addition to the permitted watering as set forth above, also use a hand-held garden hose to water the newly seeded areas(s) or an automatic, underground sprinkling system at any time up until the first mowing of the newly seeded area(s).
(4) Extended watering for newly seeded lawns.
(a) Property owners wishing permission for extended hours for newly seeded or slit-seeded lawns shall first apply to the village for a permit to do so. The application for a permit shall state:
1. The address and legal description of the property where the lawn is to be seeded;
2. The name and address of the owner of the property;
3. The number of square feet of lawn to be seeded;
4. The date on which the seeding is to occur; and
5. The times during the first ten days which the property owner plans to water the newly seeded lawn as permitted above.
(b) The permit for extended watering times as set forth in the application shall be granted unless the Superintendent of Public Works shall find that the times requested to water the newly seeded lawn are adverse to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the village due to the number of permits previously issued for either newly sodded or seeded lawns which have requested similar times, and the ability of the system in that area to supply adequate water to residents in that area for other purposes including, but not limited to sanitation, fire suppression, and cookmg/drinking. When the Superintendent shall find that the times requested are adverse to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the village, the Superintendent shall assign to the property owner time periods for watering which are consistent with the needs of the residents of the village, but also designed to allot to the applicant times which he or she is able to water his or her lawn for periods permitted by divisions (A) and (B) above.
(C) Emergency proclamation.
(1) Whenever the water supply of the village is diminished, from any cause whatever, to an amount which is the opinion of the Mayor is or is likely to become dangerous to the health and safety of the public, the Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a proclamation in the form of a public notice containing regulations on the use of water from the village water distribution system. Such regulations may provide for the limited usage of water, limitations on days and hours of use for some or all purposes, and the prohibition of specified uses. Upon issuing this proclamation, the Mayor shall make the contents thereof known to the public by news release to the local newspapers and radio media, and may also notify the citizens in any other practical manner that he or she shall devise. Further, the Mayor shall immediately notify all members of the Board of Trustees of the nature of the emergency and the regulations that have been imposed.
(2) The emergency proclamation of the Mayor and the regulations imposed hereby shall remain in full force and effect until any one of the following shall occur:
(a) The Mayor determines that the emergency no longer exists and that the emergency proclamation and the regulations imposed thereby shall no longer continue in effect.
(b) The Village Board of Trustees modifies, repeals or makes permanent the emergency proclamation and the regulations imposed thereby, by means of an ordinance passed at any regular or special meeting of the Village Board of Trustees.
(c) The first regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees occurring more than 30 days after the emergency proclamation of the Mayor.
(3) Any village employee or officer may, at the direction of the Mayor, notify and warn any person of the effect of the proclamation and direct the person to comply with the watering or sprinkling restrictions. If any person, after having first been warned about the restrictions and the proclamation, shall continue to violate the restrictions of the proclamation, such person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section.
(Ord. 2287, passed 3-3-2016)