(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized to place in effect, at such times as he may deem proper, a "sprinkling ban" by which the use of the water supply facilities provided by the City of Cleveland for purposes of watering lawns, gardens, crops or other growing vegetation or for other noncommercial purposes shall be prohibited. No person shall violate such ban.
(b) The sprinkling ban shall only be placed in effect when, at the sole discretion of the Mayor, the available supply and pressure of water is too low, or threatens to become too low, to provide for the adequate use of sanitation facilities or to allow adequate volume and pressure for combating fires which might occur.
(c) Use of sprinkling equipment, hoses and facilities of a similar nature shall be conclusively deemed to be for such purposes if the waterfall created has the apparent primary effect of accomplishing such purposes, even though the user purports to have another intention.
(d) The sprinkling ban may contain such terms as the Mayor may deem necessary, but shall not serve to discriminate among or against any of the residents of the City in its application insofar as its overall application is concerned. Subjective requirements of individual water users shall not be considered in determining the fairness of the application.
(e) The Mayor shall take such steps as are reasonable to notify the residents of the City of the ban when it is in effect. Publication in the same manner as for ordinances or in the political advertisements of the local newspaper shall be deemed sufficient notice.
(W.V, Ord. 1968-28. Passed 6-25-68.)