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W All water leaks must be repaired within one (1) business day after notification by • the City. (2) All washing of automobiles trucks trailers and any other type of motor vehicle or mobile equipment is prohibited. (3) Watering of athletic fields is prohibited. u All businesses or institutions must develop a written plan, available for inspection by the City, which will reduce the current use of water by that business or institution by twenty percent (20%) other than what is necessary for the sanitary and drinking needs of its employees and invitees. (5) All businesses and institutions must place signs at each main entrance and in each encouraging the conservation of water. (6) All commercial lodging establishments must adopt a policy which limits the daily changing of washable linens and towels and communicate that policy to their employees andug ests. (7) The use of showers in health fitness and athletic clubs is prohibited, except showers equipped with low flow or flow reducing equipment. Notice and Duration of Restrictions: The above restrictions, of a=n) efthefft; shall become effective upon their being printed in any newspaper of general circulation in the City of Charlottesville, or broadcast upon any radio or television station serving the City of Charlottesville. Phase I restrictions shall remain in full force and effect until City Council determines that a water emergencv in the City of Charlottesville no longer exists. Phase II • restrictions shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Executive Director of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority certifies in writing to the Director of Public Works of the City of Charlottesville that the usable water supply in the urban reservoir system has been measured at an average of at least eighty-five (85%) or more of capacity for any period of seven (7) consecutive days. (b) meals: The City Manager shall establish an appeals procedure to review customer applications for exemptions from the provisions of subsection (a) on a case by case basis and, if warranted, to make equitable adjustments to such provisions. The City Manager shall also be empowered to establish regulations governing the granting of temporary exemptions applicable to all or some of the uses of the water supply set forth in subsection (a). The City Manager shall, in deciding applications, balance economic and other hardships to the applicant resulting from the imposition of water use restrictions or allocations against the individual and cumulative impacts to the water supply resulting from the granting of exemptions. (c) Additional Restrictions: Should measures taken pursuant to subsection (a) of this section prove insufficient to preserve sufficient supplies of water for the citizens of the City, with prior Council approval, the City Manager and Director of Public Works are hereby further authorized to do any one or more of the following: (1) impose temporary rate increases or surcharges on the consumption of water; • (2) to restrict or discontinue the supply of water to any industrial or commercial