A. Use Restricted: All persons who reside or occupy premises in the village or purchase water from the village shall not use the water for sprinkling lawns, shrubs, trees and gardens, filling private swimming pools or washing vehicles (except in commercial establishments having approved and functioning water recycling facilities) with water distributed by the village except as follows:
1. Residential Users: All residential property owners shall be permitted to use water for any outdoor purpose between the hours of five o'clock (5:00) P.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. for odd numbered addresses on odd numbered calendar dates, and for even numbered addresses on even numbered calendar dates.
2. Industrial, Commercial And Institutional Users: All industrial, commercial and institutional property occupants shall be permitted to use water for any outdoor purpose between the hours of five o'clock (5:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. for odd numbered addresses on odd numbered calendar dates and for even numbered addresses on even numbered calendar dates.
3. New Vegetation: Water may be used to establish newly installed or newly planted lawns having an area greater than one thousand (1,000) square feet upon issuance of a written permit by the director of public works or his authorized representative; said permit will be valid for fourteen (14) days and allow four (4) hours of water usage for the new lawn on each day the permit is valid. Permits may be renewed for a ten (10) day period. Applications may be secured from the director of public works or his authorized representative's office at 600 Landmeier Road between eight thirty o'clock (8:30) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on Mondays through Fridays. Persons seeking permits for watering new lawns shall indicate the hours they prefer. The director of public works or his authorized representative is authorized to issue, to modify, to reject or to revoke said permits.
4. Private Swimming Pools: Water may be used to fill private swimming pools on days other than above indicated; provided a permit therefor is issued by the director of public works or his authorized representative. Said permit shall only be valid for the time and days indicated thereon and applications may be secured as provided in subsection A3 of this section.
5. Emergencies: If, in the opinion of the director of public works or his authorized representative, an emergency exists to the extent that the village's water production, storage or distribution system is unable to meet the need for water for indoor consumption or usage, public health and/or public safety purposes, the director or his authorized representative is authorized to temporarily suspend or modify the foregoing sprinkling and outdoor usage of water regulations by giving notice in a newspaper having general circulation with the village of such state of emergency and the conditions of temporary suspension or modification to be imposed. No individual state of emergency shall be declared for a period longer than seven (7) days, but a separate and subsequent state of emergency can be declared at the termination of any seven (7) day period.
B. Effect Of Use Restrictions: The restrictions on the use of water for outdoor purposes shall be effective from May 1 through September 30 of each year.
C. Penalty: Any person who uses water or consents to the use of water other than as provided for above shall be subject to the penalty provided in subsection 7-2-14A of this chapter. Any person who shall persist in violating the provisions of this section after a warning shall be subject to having his or its water service terminated for a period not to exceed forty eight (48) hours and payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the village for reestablishing water service.
(Ord. 1131, 4-12-1977; amd. Ord. 1140, 5-10-1977; Ord. 1456, 5-12-1981; Ord. 2454, 10-24-1995; Ord. 3456, 7-19-2016)
Editor’s Note:
The national holidays of Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day are exempted from the restrictions set forth in this section.