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• activity which uses water beyond the sanitary and drinking needs of its employees and invitees; and (3) to declare a moratorium on new water connections to buildings issued a building permit after the date of declaration of emergency and to restrict water use to basic human needs only. (d) Direetor or City Managefissued pursuant to the autherity granted hefeu-Aer shall be guilty ef-a iff. ' a . Violation and Penalties: It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any person to use water, or allow or cause the use of water, in violation of the provisions of this Ordinance after publication of the restrictions as required by paragraph (a) Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance shall be subiect to the following penalties: (1) For the fust offense violators shall receive a written warning delivered in person r or posted at the site of the violation by a representative of the City of Charlottesville Department of Public Works. (2)For the second offense violators shall be fined $100.00 which penalty shall be r added to the violator's next City water bill; (3) For the third offense violators shall be fined $250.00, which penalty shall be r added to the violator's next City water bill; (4) For the fourth and each subsequent offense the violator shall be guilty of a Class I T misdemeanor. (5) Each violation by a person shall be counted as a separate violation by that person, irrespective of the location at which the violation occurs. In addition, the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to terminate the water service, for the duration of the emergency, to any person convicted of such violation. Any person assessed a penalty pursuant to paragraphs (d) (2) or (3) of this section shall have the right to challenge the assessment by invokingthe he appeals procedure established pursuant to paragraph (b) The imposition of the penalty may be waived if it is determined that the violation occurred due to no fault of the person assessed the penalty. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the City Manager and the Public Works Director from rescinding any orders issued thereunder when the conditions creating the need for such orders have abated. BE IF FURTHER ORDAINED that section 31-153 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville is hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 31-153. Water rates generally. (a) Water rates shall be as follows: Ll