(A) In the event the City of Hendersonville or Laurel Park issues the notice described in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to use or permit the use of water from the city/town water system for any of the purposes herein set forth until such time as this article is amended or repealed, or until the City of Hendersonville has declared such provisions no longer in effect. In exercising this authority, considerations shall be given to the following criteria: flow rate of the river(s); capabilities of the water production and distribution system; drawdown rates; outlook for precipitation; daily water use patterns; seasonal and long-term weather patterns; and availability of water from other sources.
(B) Hospitals, nursing homes and health care facilities shall comply with all restrictions imposed on residential and non-residential water customers as may be applicable to each individual institution to the extent compliance will not endanger the health of the patients or residents of the institution.
(C) Each hospital, nursing home or health care facility shall survey its water usage patterns and requirements and implement such additional conservation measures as may be possible without endangering the health of its patients or residents to achieve a further reduction in the institution’s water usage.
(D) The following shall apply at all times to the outdoor sprinkling of lawns, shrubbery, trees, flowers, gardens and other outside irrigation systems.
(1) By 6-1-2009, all irrigation systems equipped with a timer shall be equipped with rain sensors as approved by the town’s Water Department. Rain sensors shall be activated to prevent the system from operating after one-fourth inch of rain has fallen.
(2) It shall be unlawful to operate any irrigation system during times of rain or to operate an irrigation system, at any time, so as to disperse water on an impervious surface.
(Ord. passed 1-20-2009) Penalty, see § 51.99