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Conservation of water during emergencies - October 6, 2008 (first reading) • Prepared by the Charlottesville City Attorney's office September 22, 2008 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE -ORDAIN SECTION 31-125 (CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING EMERGENCIES) OF ARTICLE III (WATER AND SEWERS GENERALLY) OF CHAPTER 31 (UTILITIES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, TO CHANGE RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONSERVATION OF WATER DURING EMERGENCIES BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Section 31-125 of Article III of Chapter 31 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained, as follows: CHAPTER 31. UTILITIES ARTICLE IIl. WATER AND SEWERS GENERALLY Sec. 31-125. Conservation of water during emergencies. (a) Drought warning stage restrictions: The following drought warning stage restrictions on the use of water drawn from the city's public water supply shall be in effect upon adoption of an implementing resolution by city council: (1) Watering of established outside shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, plants, home vegetable gardens, or any other established vegetation, shall only be conducted _xeept from awateiring ean of othe eontameF not ex6eeding thFee (3) gallons in . manually by means of a non -leaking hand • held hose with an automatic shutoff nozzle and using the minimum amount required to preserve plant Itfe. be watered in the mininitun ametuit requifed to preseB�e plant life bpfofe 7-00 a M. AF after 9'0() i -.FF- u New plantings, commercial greenhouses or nursery stocks newly seeded and sodded lawns, and athletic fields and courts shall only be watered as follows. WAthletic fields and courts and commercial ereenhouses or nursery stocks may be watered by automatic irrigation systems or manually by the means described in subsection (a)(1) between the hours of 9700 p.m. and 1000 a m using the minimum amount of water required to preserve plant life. (ii)Newly seeded lawns and new plantings are required to be installed by a licensed contractor and shall have a 45 -day establishment period from the date of installation Sodded lawns are required to be installed by a licensed contractor, shall have a 20 -day establishment period, and shall use no more than % inch of water over the sodded area daily. Automatic irrigation or manual watering by the means described in subsection (a)(1) of newly installed plantings and seeded and sodded lawns shall be conducted only between the hours of 9:00 o m and 10:00 a.m. and only as necessary to preserve plant life Prior to installation the customer shall provide the director of public works with a written estimate of the amount of water to be used during the establishment period a dated licensed contractor receipt and the irrigation method to be used Failure to provide the required information or initiating installation prior to receipt of written approval shall be deemed a violation pursuant to section (g) Testing and servicing of outside, automatic irrigation systems may be performed during the drought warning stage onlyif the contract to install the system is dated prior to the council's declaration of the drought warning stage and a copy of the contract is provided to the director of public works (23) Washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, or any other type of mobile equipment, except in licensed • commercial vehicle wash facilities, is prohibited.