(A) Metered residential water customers and allotments:
(1) Residential customers shall limit their usage to no more than three thousand six hundred (3,600) gallons per month. Where only one person constitutes a residence, the limitation shall be one thousand six hundred fifty (1,650) gallons, which is based on fifty-five (55) gallons/day for that person. In the event of a dispute, the number of permanent residents in each dwelling unit (household) will determine the amount of water that a household will be allowed.
(2) Residential water customers are required to not interfere with Commission personnel in allowing reasonable access to read meters as necessary for this rationing declaration. In the event a water customer does not allow entry to read the meter after reasonable efforts to arrange for such access, the dwelling unit (household) allotment will be reduced to a total of fifty-five (55) gallons per day; forty (40) gallons for households with only one permanent resident.
(3) Where the residential water allotment provided under this section would create an extraordinary hardship, as in the case of special health-related requirements, the water customer may apply to the Commission for an exemption or variance from these requirements. If it is found that the allotment provided in this section would impose an extraordinary hardship, a revised allotment for the particular customer may be established. Any person aggrieved by a decision relating to such an exemption or variance rendered by the Commission may file a complaint with the City Council.
(Ord. 2001-05-03(B), passed 5-3-01)