HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2008-10CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER VII
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE CONCERNING
WATER USE RESTRTICTIONS
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 720.41 Subd. 2 and Subd. 3 of the Plymouth City Code are
amended to read as follows:
Subd. 2. Annual Water Use Restrictions. Sprinkling restrictions are in effect
from May 1 to September 30 each year to conserve water resources and allow the City's
water system flexibility in meeting peak demands.
a. Any water customers with odd numbered addresses may
water on odd calendar days and customers with even
numbered addresses may water on even calendar days.
b. Homeowners associations and apartment complexes that
provide a common irrigation system may water only every
other day. They must inform the City's Sewer- and Wate
Super -vises and verify that they have this type of system.
C. Water customers must manage and operate irrigation
systems inog od repair in such a fashion so as to avoid
water waste due to misalignment or damage to the system
d. c-. City water cannot be used for the purposes of watering
lawns, sod or seeded areas between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00
p.m. daily.
Subd. 3. Exceptions.
a. Vehicle washing and the watering of trees, shrubs, and
flowers is exempt from the above restrictions only if
conducted by a person holding a squeeze activated pistol
type nozzle equipped with an automatic shutoff.
b. Watering of new landscaping, sod or seed within 30 days of
installation except between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.
C. Watering from a source other than the city's water supply.
Under this exemption the City may inspect the property to
ensure compliance.
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d. Employees and agents of the City in such instances where
lawn, turf, or grass used for playfields or areas owned or
operated by the City require more frequent watering to
prevent unreasonable damage thereto.
e. During intermittent periods when the outdoor watering
system is used exclusively for residential recreational uses.
f. Upon written request and approval by the Director of
Public Works and subject to such terms and conditions
imposed by the Director of Public Works with respect to
approval, any person owning or operating a commercial or
business enterprise whose economic well-being is
dependent upon sprinkling, irrigating or watering of a lawn,
grass or turf owned, leased or operated by it.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota this 8t' day of April,
2008.
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
BY:
WA*W)A—
Kelli Slavik, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra R. EngdaIA, City Clerk
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