(A) Emergency restrictions. Whenever the Village Manager receives notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department that the supply or pressure demand for water cannot be accommodated and the general welfare is likely to be endangered, or conditions within the water system of the village are likely to endanger the general welfare of the village, the Village Manager shall determine that a state of emergency exists and prescribe the following emergency regulations which shall apply to the use of water provided by the village for all properties connected to the village water system.
(1) If the emergency is before May 1 or after September 30, the summer lawn watering/irrigation restrictions in divisions (C) and (D), and a ban on all other outdoor water use may be ordered and enforced by the Manager.
(2) If the Manager receives notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department or separately determines that the restrictions in division (1) above are not sufficient, a ban on all watering/irrigation and other outdoor water use may be ordered and enforced by the Manager.
(3) The village shall provide public notice of emergency regulations by postings at the village office and on the local cable television channel and village website, and by publication in newspapers of general circulation in the village, with the emergency regulations to be effective immediately upon posting at the village office.
(4) Upon notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and determination by the Village Manager that emergency regulations are no longer necessary, the Manager shall order a lifting of the restrictions, public notice of which shall be provided in the same manner as provided in division (3) above.
(B) General summer restrictions. From May 1 through September 30 of each year, mandatory outdoor watering/irrigation restrictions as described in divisions (C) and (D) shall be in effect and apply to the use of water provided by the village for all properties connected to the village water system, with compliance being the responsibility of the owners and persons in possession of a property, who shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 53.26 for violations.
(C) Non-residential restrictions. The following restrictions shall apply to all properties except single-family dwelling properties.
(1) Lawn and landscape irrigation may only be done between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m.
(2) Property with odd-numbered addresses may only irrigate on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(3) Property with even-numbered addresses may only irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
(4) If a property has mixed odd and even-numbered addresses or an undetermined address, the Manager or Manager’s designee may assign an odd/even designation for compliance with this section.
(D) Residential restrictions. The following restrictions apply to single-family dwelling properties.
(1) A property with an odd-numbered address shall only irrigate on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
(2) Property with even-numbered address may only irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
(3) If a property has mixed odd and even-numbered addresses or an undetermined address, the Manager or Manager’s designee may assign an odd/even designation for compliance with this section.
(4) All automatic lawn and/or landscape irrigation systems shall be set to activate only between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. daylight savings time (DST).
(5) A property with a newly seeded or sodded lawn is not subject to these restrictions.
(Ord. 18.04, passed 10-23-78; Am. Ord. 18.07, passed 10-11-88; Am. Ord. 18.18, passed 6-24-96; Am. Ord. 18.26, passed 1-11-10; Am. Ord. 18.29, passed 6-11-18)