(A) Generally. In the event a Stage I water shortage condition is declared, the following guidelines shall apply:
(1) The publicity campaign identified in § 53.03 shall be initiated; and
(2) The conservation measures in division (B) below will be encouraged and recommended.
(B) Voluntary water use restrictions. In the event a Stage I water shortage condition is declared, the following guidelines shall apply and the public shall be encouraged to adhere to the following:
(1) Limit car washing to the minimum;
(2) Limit lawn and garden watering to that, which is necessary for plants to survive;
(3) Do not wash down outside areas such as sidewalks, patios, parking lots, service bays or aprons and the like;
(4) Do not leave faucets running while shaving or rinsing dishes;
(5) Water shrubbery to the minimum required reusing household water when possible;
(6) Limit use of clothes washers and dishwashers and when used, operate fully loaded;
(7) Use of showers for bathing, rather than bathtub and limit showers to no more than four minutes;
(8) Limit flushing of toilets by multiple usage;
(9) The use of disposable and biodegradable dishes;
(10) The use of flow restrictive and water saving devices;
(11) Limit hours of operation of water cooled air conditioners; and
(12) All residents, businesses and institutions are requested to temporarily delay new landscape work until the water shortage has ended.
(Ord. passed 9-3-2002; Ord. passed 6-24-2010) Penalty, see § 53.99