Section
52.001 Authority to regulate distribution and use of water supplied by city
52.002 Certain uses of water determined nonessential
52.003 Certain uses of water regulated or prohibited upon adoption of resolution
52.003.1 Certain uses of water regulated or prohibited based upon water flow in the Big Sioux River
52.004 Restriction on residential, business and industrial water users
52.005 Wasting water prohibited
52.006 Rain sensors required
52.007 Rain sensor installation and setting
52.008 Authority of health officer to permit reasonable use of water
52.009 Exception permits; application
52.010 Exception permits; grant or denial
52.011 Duty to comply
52.012 Enforcement; violations
The following uses of water are hereby determined to be nonessential and are hereby prohibited:
(a) Washing outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches and other outdoor surfaces except by container not exceeding three-gallon capacity or pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009;
(b) Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses, railroad cars or any other type of mobile equipment except where required by health and sanitary requirements and except from water contained in a container not exceeding three-gallon capacity or from a hose equipped with an automatic shutoff device at the end from which water is taken. This division (b) shall not apply to commercial vehicle washing facilities operating at fixed locations;
(c) Cleaning buildings. The washing by hose of the inside and outside of dwellings and buildings except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009;
(d) Ornamental fountains. The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making a similar use of water unless equipped with a recirculating device;
(e) Swimming pools. Swimming and wading pools with a volumetric capacity of greater than 1,500 gallons not employing a filter and recirculating system; and
(f) Escape through defective plumbing. The escape of water through defective plumbing which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of repair.
(1992 Code, § 41-201) (Ord. 20-77, passed 3-21-1977; Ord. 45-77, passed 6-13-1977; Ord. 37-90, passed 4-23-1990)
Upon the passage and publication of a resolution of the city council providing for the use and withdrawal of water by any person, any or all of the following purposes, as specified by the resolution, may be regulated or prohibited as follows:
(a) Water vegetation. The sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of lawns, turf, shrubbery, trees, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation by any method may be regulated as prohibited, except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009;
(b) Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment except where required by health and sanitary requirements and except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009;
(c) Swimming pools. The filling of any swimming pool except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009;
(d) Cleaning equipment and machinery. The washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment and machinery except where required by health and sanitation requirements and except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009; and
(e) Air conditioners. The use of air-conditioning equipment except pursuant to an exception granted under § 52.009.
(1992 Code, § 41-202) (Ord. 20-77, passed 3-21-1977; Ord. 75-88, passed 8-8-1988; Ord. 23-13, passed 4-16-2013)
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