Level 4, rationing, in addition to the mandatory and prohibited use conservation measures identified in the preceding section, shall be comprised of the following which shall limit water use per the following schedule.
(A) Each residential user’s consumption shall be limited to not more than 175 gallons of water per day.
(B) Apartment buildings or apartment or multifamily complexes with a single water meter shall be limited to a total consumption not to exceed 175 gallons of water per day per dwelling unit.
(C) Business, commercial and industrial users shall be limited to 65% of the volume of water used during the corresponding month of the preceding year. Business, commercial or industrial users that were not in business and operating in the city more than one year prior to the declaration of Level 4, rationing shall be restricted to 65% of the average monthly volume of water used during the number of months the business, commercial or industrial user was in business and operating in the city.
(D) Water uses listed in § 54.26 shall be prohibited.
(E) Water users who exceed the above volume limitations shall be subject to a fine of $1 for each gallon of usage in excess of that limitation, after first having received notice as discussed in § 54.24.
(F) In addition to the other penalties and provisions provided herein, users of water violating this section shall be subject to immediate termination of water service by the city, after first having received notice as discussed in § 54.24.
(Prior Code, § 25-77.1) (Ord. 88-16, passed 9-26-1988) Penalty, see § 54.99