HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-2016-023-O-16Effective Date: April 23, 2016 3/17/2016
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 7-12-14-2, "Restrictions on Lawn Sprinkling
and Other Water Uses"
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 7-12-14-2 of the Evanston City Code of 2012,
as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
7-12-14-2. - LIMITS ON LAWN IRRIGATION AND OTHER WATER USES.
(A) During May 15 through September 15 of each year, lawn irrigation with water
supplied from the City waterworks system is permitted for odd numbered
addresses on odd numbered dates and for even numbered addresses on even
numbered dates. During May 15 through September 15, no lawn irrigation is
permitted between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) A.M.to four o'clock (4:00) P.M
on any day of the week at any address in the City. Gardens are exempt from
these limits. Lawn irrigation during September 16 through May 14 of each year is
not subject to these limits.
(B) An exception to the lawn irrigation limits applies for a period of ninety (90)
consecutive days after new sod is laid or new lawn seed is sown.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this Section shall be
fined as provided in Section 7-12-17 of this Chapter.
(D) In the event of an emergency water shortage the City Manager or his/her agent
or designee shall have the power to temporarily ban all nonessential water use
for as long as the emergency water shortage shall exist.
SECTION 2: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to
be prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Complied Statues and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 5: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
Introduced: � \V W A , 2016
Adopted: m � 00 , 2016
Approved:
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Eliz th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
ey Gre e, City Clerk W. Grant Farrar, orporation Counsel
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