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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0116_114114 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TT'E USE OF CITY WATER, T,IAKING ITS USE TTNLkab'TTL FOR IRRIGATION, SPRINKLING, ti4ATER EXCEPT IAT C''RTAIN ZONES ON CERTAIN PATES, THEREIN, AND FIXING A PEFALTY FOR ITS VIOLATION, A','D DECLARING AN' KMGENCY. W-EREAS, by reason of the long drouth, which as occasioned an exceptionally large use of water from the City Water System, (here called City water � +.h.e Nater level in the City Water '�,ells is being rapid).) lowered, and has reached the danger point; thus necessitating the limiting the use of City 4s -ter, and esrecially limiting the use of City Water in irrigating, sprinkling, and watering, grass, flowers, sch.rubs, hedges, and trees. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TPE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN TEXASs 1st. That it shall hereafter be unlnw nil for any person within the City of Georgetown Texas, to use any City'Mater , in watering, irrigating, and/or sprinkling, of any grass, flower, or flowers, schrub or schrubs, tree or trees, hedge or hedges, within this City. That any person, whether for him- self or as agent of another, who shall violate this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction be fined in any sinn or not less than one and not more than one hundred dollars plus cost. That each day that he main so violate the same shall constitute a separate offence. 2nd. It is here specially provided, as an exception to the above section, that ny person may, within the specific zone, and on the specific day applied thereto, lawfully take and use City Water in the watering, irrigating, or sprinkling, of grass, flowers, plants, schr?ibs, trees and hedges that are within said tone: `Phat to this end, the said City of Georgetown Texas, is here divided into zones, and the days upon which City'll,ater may be lawfully used in each zone, for watering, irrigating, and sprinklin- are here given as follows: Zone No. 1, is all of that portion of the said City that lies to the east of Church St. and to the south of 12th, St. and that City'r'aater may lawfully be used for watering;,irrigating, and sprinkling, on 3"tonday of each week. Zone No. 2, is all of that portion of the said City that lies to the west of Church Street and to the south of 12th,St.; and that City Water may lawfully be used for wateriti-,irrigating, and sprinkling on Tuesday of each week. Zone No. 3, is all of that portion of said City that lies to the west of Church St. and to the north of 12th.St.,and to the south of South San Gabriel River; and that City Water may be lawfully used for watering, irrigating and sprinkling therein on Vlednesday of each week. Zone No.42 is all of that portion of the said City that lies to the east of Church St. and to the north of 12th, Ste and to the south of the San Gabriel River, and that City 'later may lawfully be used therein watering, irrigating and sprinkling on Thursday of each week. Zone N o.5, is all of that portion of the said City that lies to the north of the South San Gabriel Riven and the San Gabriel River; and City Water may be lawfully used therein to water, irrigate and sprinkle on Friday of each week. That the provisions of this, the 2nd, section of this ordinance are an exception to the provisions of 1st. Section hereof, and are to be so construed; and that it shall be unlawful to use City Fater, for watering, irrigating, or sprinkling, in any zone at a time other than on -the date ap711cable to such zone. That one charge with the violation of this ordinance who would justify himself under this exception shall have the burden of doing so. That by reason for facts set out herein, an emergency exists making it necessary that the rules requiring the reading of an ordinance at three separate ineetinEs be suspended, and the same are here suspended and this ordinance here and now passed, and it is ordered that it take effect immediately upon the publication hereof. Passed and approved this the 13th, day of lugust A.D.1956. Mayor C i y e ori;e town, Texas. �=ttes is My Clerk, City o eorgetown, T®xas.