8-5-6: FINES AND PENALTIES:
   A.   Waste: Water uses regulated or prohibited under this chapter are considered nonessential and continuation of such uses during times of water shortage is deemed to constitute a waste of water, subjecting the users to surcharges, disconnection costs and excess consumption fees.
   B.   Fines:
      1.   Violation of general conservation restrictions: A warning will be issued for the first offense followed by a twenty five dollar ($25.00) fine for each subsequent offense.
      2.   Violation of stage I restrictions: A fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the first offense, increasing by an additional fifty dollars ($50.00) for each subsequent offense.
      3.   Violation of stage II restrictions: A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) minimum for the first offense, increasing by an additional one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each subsequent offense. Third-time offenders utilizing more than fifty (50) gallons per minute of water for a prohibited use may have their water temporarily shut off.
   C.   Reduction In Flow:
      1.   The Public Works Department, under authorization of the City Manager and the Public Works Director, may reduce or disconnect the flow of water to any customer determined to be using water in any manner not in accordance with this chapter during a stage I or stage II water shortage or in any other situation that may be deemed a risk to public health.
      2.   All unmetered usage without written consent from the City is considered a threat to public health and may receive a reduction of flow or disconnect of flow whether or not a stage I or stage II water shortage is in effect. This reduction or potential disconnection may occur with or without notice, as judgement of severity has been decided by the City Manager and the Public Works Director. (Ord. 19-12, 6-3-2019)