Whenever the governing body of the city finds that raw water supplies are below the level necessary to meet normal needs and that serious shortages exist, it shall be empowered to declare that a water shortage emergency exists. Class 1, Essential Uses, shall be identified, in specific, as targets for voluntary conservation initiatives. Also, all Class 2, Socially or Economically Important Uses, shall be banned in addition to the Class 3, Non-Essential Uses. These restrictions shall be considered ongoing until the emergency is declared ended by order of the governing body. Declaration of these orders shall follow the guidelines for declaration in § 54.12 of this subchapter.
(Ord. 86-39, passed 10-22-86)