A. Prohibition And Restriction Of Municipal Water Usage: The sprinkling or watering of outdoor plantings such as grass, lawns, gardens, ground cover, shrubbery, trees or other landscaping with water owned by the city shall be restricted upon all properties with even numbered street addresses to even numbered calendar days and upon all properties with odd numbered street addresses to odd numbered calendar days, and shall be prohibited between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily, except as provided below:
1. Upon written request made by a water user, the city's authorized agent may grant an exception to the prohibition and restriction of municipal water usage if the water user's water usage will be for the purpose of sprinkling or watering new plantings for a specified time period. The exception will only apply to the newly planted area.
B. Exclusions:
1. Sprinkling or watering by commercial nurseries on their own sites.
2. Sprinkling or watering by the City or its contractors on public parks and rights of way.
3. The use of water conservation irrigation devices, such as drip or bubbler style irrigation systems that minimize water evaporation losses.
C. Emergency Powers: The mayor may, upon notification by the Idaho department of water resources of curtailment of city of Hailey water rights, declare an emergency and restrict water use to domestic purposes only. (Ord. 1188, 2015; Ord. 1134, 2013; Ord. 1106 § 1, 2012; Ord. 1007 § 1, 2008; Ord. 956 § 3, 2006; Ord. 943 § 1, 2006; Ord. 760 § 1, 2000; Ord. 751 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1286, § 1, 2021)