As authorized by the laws of the State of Michigan, there is
hereby established a Northville Township water system, which shall
be maintained and operated as a single public improvement on a public
utility basis in accordance with the Master Utility Plan and all applicable
provisions of the Township Code.
All water mains and other water supply facilities hereafter
constructed in the public right-of-way or easements and all facilities
of every sort provided for use in the production and distribution
of a public supply of water within the Township of Northville shall
be named and operated by the Township.
The water system shall be under the exclusive control and management
of the Northville Township Director of Public Services, subject to
required approvals by the Township Board.
The Director of Public Services shall establish and from time
to time shall amend, if found advisable, rules and regulations to
provide for protection of the water system and to govern use of its
facilities and services. Such rules and regulations, when approved
by resolution of the Township Board, will be considered a part of
this article, and violations thereof will be subject to the penalties
provided herein.
No connection shall be made to any water system mains without
obtaining a permit. Application for a permit shall be made to the
Township Building Department.
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The Charter Township of Northville, through its contract with
the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, is obligated to take steps
to insure that, whenever possible, the use of the municipal water
system shall be used during the nonpeak hours of 12:00 midnight (EDT)
to 6:00 a.m. (EDT). To satisfy this contractual commitment, the following
municipal water use restrictions are in effect:
A. For those
properties in the Township that are serviced by an underground irrigation
system, outdoor watering, including the sprinkling of lawns and landscaping,
shall be done only during the nonpeak hours of 12:00 midnight (EDT)
to 6:00 a.m. (EDT).
B. Properties
with an even-numbered address shall be allowed to irrigate on even-numbered
dates within the month.
C. Properties
with an odd-numbered address shall he allowed to irrigate on odd-numbered
dates within the month.
D. A water
user may manually irrigate landscaping, provided that the irrigation
is not connected to an underground system and is attended and monitored
by the water user, at any time other than during the hours of 6:00
a.m. (EDT) and 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
E. If the
above provisions create a practical hardship for a municipal water
user, the municipal water user can petition the Director of Public
Services or his/her designee, asking for relief from one of the above-referenced
restrictions. The petition 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 Director of Public Services or his/her designee can grant or deny
or modify the petition, taking into consideration the contractual
obligations of the Township, as well as the articulated circumstances
of the petitioner. The decision of the Director of Public Services
or his/her designee shall be final.
F. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions, as set forth in Subsections
A through
D, without obtaining relief, as provided in Subsection
E, shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, in accordance with the provisions of §
139-21 of the chapter.
Notwithstanding any language in this article to the contrary,
any person who shall violate the provisions of this article shall
be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to the following
penalties:
A. The following civil fines shall apply in the event of a determination
of responsibility for a municipal civil infraction, unless a different
fine is specified in connection with a particular section:
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(1) First offense. The civil fine for a first offense violation shall
be in the amount of not less than $300, plus costs and other sanctions,
for each offense.
(2) Repeat offense. The civil fine for any offense which is a repeat
offense shall be in an amount of not less than $500, plus costs and
other sanctions for each offense.
B. In addition to ordering the defendant determined to be responsible
for a municipal civil infraction to pay a civil fine, costs, damages
and expenses, the Judge or Magistrate shall be authorized to issue
any judgment, writ or order necessary to enforce, or enjoin violation
of, the article.
C. Continuing offense. Each act of violation, and on each day upon which
any such violation shall occur, shall constitute a separate offense.
D. Remedies not exclusive. In addition to any remedies provided for
by the Code of the Charter Township of Northville, any equitable or
other remedies available may be sought.
E. The Judge or Magistrate shall be authorized to impose costs, damages
and expenses as provided by law.
F. A municipal civil infraction shall not be a lesser-included offense
of a criminal offense or of an ordinance violation which is not a
civil infraction.