(A) Whenever the City Council determines that raw water supplies are below the level necessary to meet the normal needs of the population and that serious shortages exist, it shall be empowered to declare by resolution that a water shortage emergency exists.
(B) In the event that a water shortage emergency is declared, all water uses set forth in § 51.04 of this code shall continue to be prohibited and in addition, the following water uses shall be prohibited:
(1) All domestic uses of water shall be prohibited except water necessary to sustain human life and lives of domestic pets and to maintain minimum standards of hygiene and sanitation;
(2) The use of water for any swimming pool;
(3) The washing of any motor vehicle, including commercial car and truck washes;
(4) The use of water in any automated clothes washing or dish washing device, including commercial laundromats; and
(5) The watering of golf courses, including golf course greens.
(Prior Code, § 51.54) (Ord. 492, passed 4-6-1988) Penalty, see § 51.99