Part 83



83.000 WATER EMERGENCIES*

Ord. No. 66

Adopted: June 9, 1987

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*Cross reference(s)--Fire prevention and protection, Pt. 100.

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An ordinance to regulate, limit or prohibit the use of city supplied water.

THE CITY OF READING ORDAINS:

83.001 City water supply--use.

Sec. 1. The City Council may, by resolution, regulate, limit or prohibit the use of city supplied water for lawn sprinkling, filling swimming pools, washing cars or any other purpose deemed by the City Council to be non-essential to the extent necessary to assure an adequate water supply for domestic and commercial needs and fire fighting.

83.002 Effective date and duration.

Sec. 2. Any such regulation, limitation or prohibition regarding the use of city supplied water shall become effective upon the date specified by the adopting resolution for such time period specified therein. No such regulation, limitation, or prohibition regarding the use of city supplied water shall become effective until at least twenty-four (24) hours after the publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.

83.003 Penalty.

Sec. 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

83.004 Declaration of emergency.

Sec. 4. This ordinance being necessary to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Reading, is hereby declared to be an emergency ordinance, the same to have immediate force and effect upon publication.