(A) Order. The Village President may order the limited use of water produced by the municipal water system of the village, whenever in the opinion of the Village President the use of water should be restricted due to drought, mechanical failure, disruption of service from the various sources from which the municipal water supply is obtained, or for whatever other reason or reasons the municipal water supply of the village becomes in short supply and/or the means of transporting the water from the municipal water supply to the users within the village as impeded. The Village President may curtail the use of water for all nonessential use, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
(1) The use of water, other than that accumulating naturally through rain or other natural precipitation, for sprinkling, irrigation or otherwise artificially using the municipal water system or any attachment thereto to bring water to shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground cover of any kind, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers or any other vegetation;
(2) The washing of any structure or object, including but not limited to automobiles, the outside of dwelling residences, the washing of the outside of commercial buildings, washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment or machinery, and the use of water for industrial use;
(3) The filling or refilling of swimming or wading pools and the ornamental use of any fountain or structure making use of municipal water for ornamental or decorative purposes;
(4) To prohibit the sale of water to new users outside of the municipal boundary of the village;
(5) To prohibit the use of any defective plumbing system from which water may escape from the municipal water system; or
(6) To generally prohibit the unnecessary use of any water, as the circumstances dictate to preserve the village water supply for drinking, cooking, and personal plumbing and bath uses.
(B) Board of Trustees. Any prohibition or restriction on the use of water within the municipal water system as set forth in division (A) above by the Village President shall be affirmed or overruled by the Village Board of Trustees at the Board’s next regular meeting or at a specially scheduled meeting called for the purpose of considering the emergency water use restrictions imposed by the Village President. A majority of those Board members constituting a quorum shall be sufficient to affirm or overturn or modify the emergency water usage theretofore initiated by the Village President. In addition, the Village Board of Trustees may initiate, on its own action, restrictions on water usage prior to the initiation of any restrictions by the Village President. Any time limit with respect to the restrictions to be applied shall be approved by the Village Board of Trustees at the next regular meeting and/or special meeting of the Village Board of Trustees called for the purpose of affirming, overruling or modifying the restrictive water usage within the village.
(C) Notice. Notice of the restrictive use of water either initiated by the President, or on the initiation of the Board of Trustees on its own motion, shall be given by posting notice thereof at three or more conspicuous places within the village, and further by publishing notice thereof in a newspaper having general circulation within the village. No fine or penalty as set forth herein shall be imposed until 12:00 midnight of the day following the publication of the notice in such newspaper; provided, however, prior to that time violators may be warned of any such violation of the ban imposed.
(Ord. 88-2, passed 7-5-1988) Penalty, see § 51.999