(a) When in the judgment of the Mayor, hazardous conditions caused by drought or other water-supply interruption to the Village have developed or appear likely to develop, the Mayor may, at his discretion, declare a water-supply emergency.
(b) The effective time of a water-supply emergency shall be stated in the formal declaration.
(c) Whenever a water-supply emergency is so declared, the Mayor shall, as soon as possible thereafter, furnish a copy of such declaration to the local news media and the police duty dispatcher.
(d) A water-supply emergency shall continue until a termination announcement is made by the Mayor.
(e) After a water-supply emergency has been formally declared, no person shall, during the period of the emergency, utilize water supplied by the Municipal system for filling or maintaining swimming pools; washing vehicles; washing structures or other objects out-of-doors; watering lawns, trees, shrubs or other growing vegetation; or otherwise using water outside of homes or businesses for any purpose except for human consumption, or in the event of a fire or life-threatening emergency. The Mayor may modify the restrictions set forth in this subsection if, in his sole judgment, conditions so warrant, by indicating said modifications in his declaration.
(f) If, in the judgment of the Mayor, conditions warrant, restrictions within homes or businesses in addition to those identified in subsection (e) hereof may be imposed in the formal declaration of water-supply emergency, thereby restricting water usage to health, sanitation and emergency needs only.
(g) Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. For purposes of this section, each day upon which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
(Ord. 2002-22. Passed 9-9-02.)