Article III Sprinkling and Watering Regulations

[Adopted 7-22-1976 as Art. III of Ch. 171 of the 1976 Code[1]]

Editor's Note: Article III of Ch. 171 of the 1976 Code was originally derived from Ord. No. 880, adopted 7-5-1973, as amended.

§ 269-8 Time restrictions.

[Amended 3-11-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-2; 6-16-2016 by Ord. No. 16-2016]

The sprinkling of any one lawn is limited to the location's address from May 1 through September 15.

Watering is permitted for homes with even-numbered addresses on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the month.

Watering is permitted for homes with odd-numbered addresses on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the month.

No watering will be permitted on Sunday in any district during the period of regulation.

[Added 5-18-2017 by Ord. No. 09-2017]

Any such sprinkling or watering must be confined to the period between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

[Added 5-18-2017 by Ord. No. 09-2017]

§ 269-9 Suspension of watering rights during emergencies.

Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing, in an emergency situation, a total suspension of the right of any person to the use of said water supply for any of the aforesaid purposes.

§ 269-10 Construction of terms; responsibility for violations.

The term "person" in this article shall be construed to mean owner, landlord, tenant, employees and/or agent, and said "persons" shall be held equally responsible for violation of any of the provisions of this article.

§ 269-11 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-1]

Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.