[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Glen Rock 6-12-1989 by Ord. No. 1143 (Ch. VI, Sec. 6-6, of
the 1971 Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to limit, restrict
and regulate the use of water by customers of the Department of Water
Supply of the Village of Ridgewood during periods of emergency, as
hereinafter defined, in order to ensure public health and safety.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section:
Any period of water shortage or imminent water shortage caused
by drought; lack or failure of proper pumping equipment, storage or
other facilities; acts of God or public enemies; or excessive demand
upon or use of water facilities or capacity.
The watering or sprinkling (including underground sprinkling)
of lawns, shrubs and gardens.
That water obtained, delivered and/or supplied to any persons
by the Department of Water Supply of the Village of Ridgewood.
The Village Manager of the Village of Ridgewood
is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter and, in his
or her discretion, to determine and declare the existence and extent
of an emergency with respect to the water supply of the Village of
Ridgewood. The determination of the Village Manager shall apply to
the Borough of Glen Rock, and notification of the emergency shall
be promulgated to the Borough of Glen Rock in the most reasonably
expeditious manner. Interim emergency regulations may be adopted without
notice by the Village Manager of the Village of Ridgewood and shall
apply to the Borough of Glen Rock and shall be promulgated in the
most reasonably expeditious manner to the Borough of Glen Rock.
Public notice of the declaration of an emergency
and the determinations made by the Village Manager of the Village
of Ridgewood shall be made in the most expeditious manner by publication
in the legal newspaper for the Village of Ridgewood and for the Borough
of Glen Rock and posting in the Borough Clerk's office and such other
public places as shall be designated by the Village Manager and the
Borough Administrator or Borough Clerk of the Borough of Glen Rock.
Notice shall also be disseminated to the press and the public in general.
The emergency shall remain in effect until declared at an end by the
Village Manager of the Village of Ridgewood.
[Amended 6-22-1992 by Ord. No. 1197; 6-26-2013 by Ord. No.
1685]
A.
The following water drought/emergency regulations
are hereby adopted, to be effective as set forth herein:
|
Stage
|
Drought/Emergency Condition
|
User Restrictions
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
I
|
Moderate
|
Mandatory restriction of irrigation to Tuesday,
Thursdays, and Saturdays for properties with odd-numbered addresses
and Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays for properties with even-numbered
addresses. Irrigation using a handheld hose shall be allowed at any
time. No irrigation shall be allowed on Mondays except for the use
of a handheld hose.
| |
|
II
|
Severe
|
Mandatory restriction of irrigation to Tuesdays
and Saturdays for properties with odd-numbered addresses and Wednesdays
and Sundays for properties with even-numbered addresses. No irrigation
shall be allowed on Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays, except for the
use of a handheld hose. Irrigation using a handheld hose shall be
allowed at any time.
| |
|
III
|
Pending/critical
|
Mandatory restriction of irrigation to the use
of a handheld on Tuesdays and Saturdays for properties with odd-numbered
addresses and Wednesdays and Sundays for properties with even-numbered
addresses. No irrigation of any kind shall be allowed on Mondays,
Thursdays, or Fridays.
| |
|
IV
|
Critical
|
Irrigation is prohibited at any time. Exceptions for irrigation
using a handheld hose may be allowed under conditions prescribed by
Village Manager or the Village of Ridgewood.
|
B.
Stage I emergency regulations shall be effective each
year beginning June 1 through August 31. Stage II, Stage III and Stage
IV emergency regulations shall become effective upon declaration of
each state by the Village Manager of the Village of Ridgewood. “Alternate-day
irrigation” shall be defined as follows: irrigation of the properties
with odd-numbered addresses shall be permitted on odd-numbered days.
Exceptions to the user restrictions, such as for irrigation of new
lawns or shrubs, cleaning cars or houses, filling swimming pools or
other such outdoor water usage, shall be determined by the Village
Manager of the Village of Ridgewood. Private wells shall be exempt
from these regulations, provided that said well is first registered
with the Local Division of Health of the Borough of Glen Rock.
It shall be unlawful and a violation hereof for any person to use water during the emergency period in violation of this chapter. Violators are subject to the general penalty as set forth in § 225-7 of this chapter. There is established herein, however, a minimum fine of $50 upon conviction of a violation.
[Added 5-9-1988 by Ord. No. 1125]
A.
Maximum penalty. For violation of any provision of
this chapter, any other chapter of this Code or any other ordinance
of the borough where no specific penalty is provided regarding the
sections violated, the maximum penalty shall, upon conviction of a
violation, be any combination of the following: a fine not exceeding
$1,000, imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days.
[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
B.
Separate violations. Except as otherwise provided,
each and every day in which a violation of any provision of this chapter
or any other ordinance of the borough exists shall constitute a separate
violation.
C.
Application. The maximum penalty stated is not intended
to state an appropriate penalty for each and every violation. Any
lesser penalty, including a nominal penalty or no penalty at all,
may be appropriate for a particular case or a particular violation.
