(A) The Village President is authorized and empowered from time to time as he, in his discretion, may see fit, should he find and determine that a water supply shortage exists in the Village, to meet the health, sanitary, safety, fire protection and public welfare needs of the people of the Village, to declare that a water supply emergency exists and to prohibit the drawing of water from the water supply lines of the Village or use of such water for any of the following purposes during such emergency period:
(1) Sprinkling;
(2) Car washing;
(3) Air conditioning or cooling;
(4) Commercial or industrial uses beyond requirements for sanitation or preserving health;
(5) Any other use that is not directly connected with the preservation of health, sanitation, safety or public welfare.
(B) The Village President is further authorized during such emergency period to prohibit the burning of any combustible material in any public way or public space or upon any private property within the Village, except in an incinerator, stove or furnace installed within a building so constructed as to prevent the escape of burning material or sparks which might endanger surrounding property.
(1997 Code, § 8.25) (Ord. 68-13, passed 10-24- 1968; Am. Ord. CO-2015-25, passed 9-15-2015)
Cross-reference:
Lawn sprinkling, see § 51.72
Water conservation plumbing products, see § 51.75