§ 19-28. Water use restriction.

(a)

Use of the city water supply system for lawn and garden sprinkling, irrigation, car washing or other nonpotable uses shall be limited to an odd-even schedule corresponding to property address, effective each year from May 1 to September 30. Whenever the city council or, on a temporary basis, the public works director and/or the city manager or city manager's designee, shall determine that a shortage of the water supply threatens the city, they may further limit the days and hours during which water may be used from the city water supply system. Special permit consideration will be given for those property owners with new seed or sod if in the opinion of the public works director sufficient water for such permits is available.

(b)

Homeowners associations and apartment complexes that provide a common irrigation system may water only every other day.

(c)

Property owners installing an automatic or underground irrigation system are required to install a rain sensor device. Existing irrigation systems are required to retrofit to install a rain sensor device at such time as improvement or extension of the system valued at or above $1,000.00, or requiring a plumbing permit are done.

(d)

Violations will result in a $50.00 surcharge, which will be added to the next water bill for the premises. Subsequent violations in a calendar year will cause the surcharge to increase to $100.00 for second violation, $150.00 for third violation, and $250.00 for subsequent violations. Appeals shall be made to the city manager or designee within ten days of levy of surcharge, in writing. A decision will be rendered by city manager, in writing, within ten days of receipt.

(e)

In the event any surcharge is not paid within three months after the time it is rendered, the city council may certify the amount due together with penalties to the county auditor to be collected with other real estate taxes levied against the premises served.

(Ord. No. 6, § 4.01, 3-11-85; Ord. No. 210, § 1, 6-27-94; Ord. No. 298, § 2, 2-14-00; Ord. No. 362, § 8, 12-8-03; Ord. No. 467, § 1, 7-28-08)