The use of water from the village water supply for landscape irrigation by retail water service customers is hereby prohibited except for the following.
(A) Designated irrigation days.
(1) Irrigation utilizing individual sprinkler systems for landscape is permitted during the following times.
Street Address | Designated Day | Permitted Hours of Water Use |
Odd number | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 12:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.– 11:59 p.m. |
Even number | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday | 12:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.– 11:59 p.m. |
(2) A large parcel of property having a single watering system for several even and odd numbered address buildings may be irrigated on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday only.
(3) Notwithstanding the above, irrigation of lawns, gardens, landscaped areas, trees, shrubs, or other plants is permitted at anytime except on Sundays if:
(a) A hand-held hose is used;
(b) A hand-held, faucet-filled bucket of five gallons or less is used; or
(c) A drip-irrigation system is used, which is a soaker-type hose that when in use does not result in an aerial dissipation of water.
(B) Landscape permits. Upon issuance of a permit by the Village Treasurer, the following uses of water shall be permitted, except on Sundays.
(1) The watering of new landscape at any hour between 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for no more than 21 consecutive days. Thereafter, watering is permitted for three days each week on the same schedule as all other retail water service customers. The permit fee shall be $100. One permit per site shall be allowed. The watering of sod on the initial day of installation of the sod shall be permitted without restriction to hours of the day.
(2) The watering of landscape when required for chemical application for no more than three consecutive days during permitted hours of water use. The permit fee shall be $25. One permit per site shall be allowed.
(Ord. 12-10, passed 7-31-2012) Penalty, see § 9-2-99