Upon a finding that the municipal water supply system is or
may become incapable of providing an adequate water supply for normal
usage due to a prolonged drought, system failure, or any other event,
the City Manager or designee may declare that water usage must be
curtailed. The declaration shall include the effective date, the reason
for the declaration, and the level of prohibition declared. The City
Manager or designee may include an estimated time for review and revocation
of the declaration.
(Ord. 1727 § 1, 1992)
A.
Level
1—Critical
The following activities would be prohibited on a voluntary
basis under a Level 1 restriction:
1.
Watering
of lawns, grass, or turf except on designated alternate days based
on address number;
2.
Watering
landscape between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.;
3.
a.
Hosing or washing sidewalks, driveways, streets, parking lots, open
ground, buildings, or other hard surfaces except where necessary for
public health and safety;
b.
Exceptions
i.
Power washing of buildings, homes, and roofs prior to painting, repair,
remodeling, or construction, and not solely for aesthetic purposes,
ii.
Where there is demonstrable need in order to meet public safety requirements,
such as to alleviate immediate fire or sanitation hazards or for dust
control to meet air quality standards mandated by the Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality;
4.
Washing
cars, boats, trailers, or other vehicles without hoses with shutoff
nozzles unless done at a commercial or fleet washing facility that
recycles water. Owners of vehicles are encouraged to use facilities
that recycle water;
5.
Serving
water for drinking at a restaurant, motel, cafe, cafeteria, or other
public places where food is sold and served unless specifically requested;
6.
Any
other voluntary restrictions deemed necessary, including but not limited
to restrictions outlined under Level 2.
B.
Level
2—Emergency
The following activities are expressly prohibited under a Level
2 declaration:
1.
a.
Watering any lawn, grass, or turf;
b.
Exceptions:
i.
New lawn, grass, or turf that has been seeded or sodded after March
1st of the calendar year may be watered as necessary until established,
ii.
Lawn, grass, or turf which is part of a commercial sod farm,
iii.
High-use athletic fields that are used for organized play,
iv.
Golf tees and greens,
v.
Park and recreation areas deemed by the City Council to be of particular
significance and value to the community that would allow exception
to the prohibition;
2.
Watering
landscape plants except on alternate day watering and between 7:00
p.m. and 9:00 a.m.;
3.
a.
Hosing or washing sidewalks, driveways, streets, parking lots, open
ground, buildings, or other hard surfaces except where necessary for
public health and safety;
b.
Exceptions
i.
Power washing of buildings, homes, and roofs prior to painting, repair,
remodeling or construction, and not solely for aesthetic purposes,
ii.
Where there is demonstrable need in order to meet public safety requirements,
such as to alleviate immediate fire or sanitation hazards or for dust
control to meet air quality standards mandated by the Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality;
4.
Washing
cars, boats, trailers, or other vehicles without hoses with shutoff
nozzles unless done at a commercial or fleet washing facility that
recycles water;
5.
Serving
water for drinking at a restaurant, motel, cafe, cafeteria, or other
public places where food is sold and served unless specifically requested;
6.
Cleaning,
filling, maintaining decorative water features, natural or manmade,
including but not limited to fountains, lakes, ponds, and streams,
unless the water is recirculated through the decorative feature;
7.
Any
other restrictions deemed necessary;
8.
Elimination
of any exceptions deemed necessary.
(Ord. 1727 § 2, 1992)
If a Level 2 prohibition is declared, violations of restrictions
will be enforced as follows:
A.
Warning
Each violation shall receive a warning. The letter of warning
shall be in writing, shall specify the violation, may require compliance
measures, and shall be served upon the resident either personally,
by officer or substitute service, or by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested.
B.
Citation
After the resident has received a warning letter, any subsequent
violation shall be treated as a civil infraction pursuant to the Milwaukie
Municipal Code. No forfeiture of this chapter shall be less than $100
or more than $500 for each violation.
(Ord. 1727 § 3, 1992)
