(A) The city reserves the right to suspend the use of water for fountains, or for sprinkling yards, lawns and gardens, or for any other purpose whenever, in the opinion of the Mayor, the public exigency may require it. The Mayor is authorized and empowered to declare the existence of any emergency relating to the available water supply of the municipal water system, and to impose restrictions on the use of water during such emergency. Whenever the Mayor shall determine that the remaining available water supply is critically low, from whatever cause, the Mayor may declare the existence of an emergency and impose reasonable restrictions on the use of such water. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to observe any such restriction so imposed by the Mayor; provided, that public announcement of such restriction has been made.
(B) The city may turn off the water supplied to the premises of any person who, after having been notified of the imposition of such emergency restrictions on the use of water, disregards such restrictions and such supply of water shall not again be turned on until the cost for turning the water off and turning the water on has been paid to the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 3-132) (Ord. 902, passed 5-14-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99