(A) During a water warning or a water emergency, it shall be unlawful for a water user to cause, permit, allow, do or engage in any of the following actions:
(1) Sprinkling, watering or irrigating of grass, except sod or new seedling grass installed during the year in which a ban is instituted, but prior to the effective date of the ban, with a handheld nozzle with shut-off valve;
(2) Washing cars, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, railroad cars 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) Installing new lawn by using sod until return to normal conditions are declared by Fishers or Citizens Water;
(6) Using hydrants except for fire suppression or as otherwise directed by Citizens; and
(7) Operating water fountains that are non-recycling.
(B) In addition to the prohibitions listed in division (A) above, 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 shut-off nozzle.
(C) The following water users and water uses shall be exempt from the prohibitions contained in divisions (A) and (B) above. Nurseries, provided water use is limited to the amount essential to preserve inventories.
(D) The following water users and water uses may be exempted by the Mayor from the prohibitions contained in divisions (A) and (B) above:
(1) Automatic commercial car washes, provided a majority of the water used is recycled;
(2) Manual commercial car washes, provided only a handheld hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle is utilized;
(3) Golf courses, provided tee boxes and greens are watered only on an every other day schedule that begins on Monday of each week and fairways are watered only once per week on Thursday; and
(4) Any watering of property owned or controlled by the city Department of Parks and Recreation as directed by the Mayor or Mayor’s designee where such watering is necessary or appropriate for asset preservation.
(Ord. 0803090, passed 9-8-09; Am. Ord. 071612C, passed 7-16-12; Am. Ord. 091514A, passed 11-17-14) Penalty, see § 52.99