(A) During a water emergency, it shall be unlawful for a Town Water Company water user to cause, permit, allow, do or engage in any of the following actions:
(1) Sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of grass;
(2) Washing cars, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, or any other type of mobile equipment, except as required by applicable local, state, or federal law for health or safety reasons;
(3) Using water to clean sidewalks, driveways, paved areas, structures, buildings or other outdoor surfaces;
(4) Filling empty swimming pools;
(5) Watering new landscaping or sod until return to normal conditions are declared by the Town Council;
(6) Using hydrants except for fire suppression or as otherwise directed by the Town Water Company superintendent; and
(7) Operating water fountains that are non-recycling.
(B) In addition to the prohibitions listed in division (A), it shall be unlawful during a water emergency for a water user to cause, permit, allow, do, or engage in any outdoor watering; provided, however, that vegetable gardens may be watered every other day by container or hand-held hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle.
(C) Nurseries shall be exempt from the prohibitions contained in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, provided that water use is limited to the amount essential to preserve inventories.
(D) The following water users and water uses may be exempted by the Town Council from the prohibitions contained in divisions (A) and (B) of this section:
(1) Automatic commercial car washes, provided a majority of the water used is recycled;
(2) Manual commercial car washes, provided only a hand-held hose is equipped with a shut-off nozzle is utilized;
(3) Any watering of property owned or controlled by the Department of Parks and Recreation as directed by the Town Council where such watering is necessary or appropriate for asset preservation.
(Ord. 2012-19, passed 8-13-2012)