In times of emergency, the City Manager shall have the authority to establish restrictions and conditions upon the use of water from public water sources within the City of Franklin. Said emergency may arise as a result of the inability of the municipal water system to distribute adequate quantities of water or water of satisfactory quality or from other problems related to either the source or distribution of water within the City.
The City Manager may, in his or her discretion, place appropriate restrictions upon or totally ban the use of public water for the purposes in the following subsections:
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Exterior uses, such as the washing of vehicles and the watering of lawns, gardens or flower gardens.
B. 
The service of water in restaurants, except upon specific request of the customer.
C. 
The use of water in industrial and commercial processes.
D. 
Any other use of water for purposes other than residential drinking, cooking, washing and bathing.
In times of extreme emergencies, as designated by the City Manager, the Manager may terminate water service to commercial and industrial establishments in order to provide reasonable quantities and quality of water to residential areas. In cases where water quality is such as to pose a threat to the public safety, the Manager may also terminate service to residences or residential areas.
A. 
All actions of the Manager taken under this article shall be subject to review and revision by the City Council at its regular or special meetings.
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It shall be the duty of the City Manager to publicize as widely as possible all actions pursuant to this article with regard to restrictions on the use of water, including the posting of such restrictions in City-owned buildings, the release of such information to the news media and direct notification to major water users within the City. However, the failure of the Manager to take such steps to publicize the existence of water restrictions shall not be deemed adequate reason for the violation of such restrictions.
Any person or other entity violating the provisions of this article with regard to water usage or violating the provisions of any restrictions established by the City Manager shall be fined no less than $100 in the event a summons to court is issued. Additionally, any person found in violation of restrictions on the usage of water for a subsequent offense (regardless of whether or not the first offense resulted in court action) shall be subject to the termination of water service until the water use restrictions are lifted, at the discretion of the City Manager. Any property which has water service terminated in accordance with this section shall be subject to an administrative penalty in the amount of $250 to be paid before water service is restored, regardless of the initiation of court proceedings.