[Adopted 8-19-2009 by Ord. No. 454[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. IV,
Water Use Restrictions, adopted 8-6-1997 by Ord. No. 352.
Property which has an automatic-activated or manually operated
lawn and landscaping water irrigation system which is connected to
the municipal water system is restricted from watering or irrigating
pursuant to the following restrictions between May 15 and October
15 of each calendar year:
A.
Automatic lawn and/or landscaping irrigation is prohibited between
the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. except as otherwise provided
in Subsection E below.
B.
Properties whose lawn and/or landscaping are manually watered utilizing
a garden hose and sprinklers are prohibited from watering between
the hours 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
C.
All properties with an even-numbered address shall be allowed to
irrigate or water on even-numbered dates within the month.
D.
All properties with an odd-numbered address shall be allowed to irrigate
or water on the odd-numbered dates within the month.
E.
An automatic, programmable underground irrigation system may occasionally
be used in an unprogrammed mode for brief periods as necessary for
testing, repair or new lawn or landscape installations. New lawns
and landscaping may be watered automatically or manually for a period
of 21 days following planting.
The City Council of the City of Rockwood may declare an emergency
and require that lawns and landscaping sprinkling or irrigation, car
washing and other similar uses of water outside of a building be limited
entirely for such periods as it deems advisable in order to assure
an adequate supply of water for domestic and industrial use. Such
determination shall be based on drought conditions, depletion of water
supply, reduction in water pressure, or other reasons suggested by
the Detroit Water and Sewer Department or the Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality.
A.
The Director of the Department of Public Works (Director) shall cause
such a declaration to be posted at the City hall and on the City website,
announced over cable television, broadcasted from local radio and
television with a range covering the City, and may cause the declaration
to be further announced in newspapers of general circulation within
the City when feasible.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize water from the City
water supply system for any type of outdoor use in contravention of
a declared water supply emergency, other than responding to a fire
emergency. The prohibition shall remain in effect 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, from the day it is announced until the water supply
emergency is declared ended by the Director.
C.
If the above-declared emergency creates a hardship for a large commercial
or industrial water user or construction project, the water user can
petition the Director asking for relief from one of the above-referenced
restrictions. The petitioner shall set forth the requested relief
and shall detail the extraordinary circumstances that would justify
the requested relief as well as the duration of the requested relief.
The decision of the Director can be appealed to the City Council.
