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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0831 ORDINANCE NO. 831 CITY OF LAKEVII,LE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE TO ADOPT CHANGES TO WATER USE RESTRICTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 7 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to add the following: 7-5-i2: WATER USE: 7-5-12-1: WATER EMERGENCY: To protect the health and safety of the consumers, as well as the general welfare, he mayor or his/her designee may impose emergency regulations pertaining to city water use. A. During an emergency, restrictions. for the use of city water may include, but are not limited to, the total prohibition of watering, sprinkling, or irrigation of lawn, grass, turf, or plantings. B. Restrictions imposed during an emergency shall continue in effect until the end of the emergency and/or removed by the mayor or his/her designee. C. Notification of restrictions. to city water use maybe given by publication or by posting in the city hall and at such public places as the council .may direct. (Ord. 747, sec. 1, 10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-5-12-2: ANNUAL WATER USE RESTRICTIONS: To conserve water resources and allow the city's water system flexibility in meeting peak demands, certain limitations must beplaced on the city's water supply. A. An odd-even sprinkling restriction based on street addresses is in effect from May 1 to September 30 each year. Residents with odd numbered addresses may water on odd numbered calendar days; residents. with even numbered addresses may water on even numbered calendar days.. B. Homeowners` associations and apartment .complexes that. provide a common irrigation system may water only every other day. Homeowners' associations and apartments north of 185 Street may water on odd numbered days and those south of 185x' Street may water on even numbered days. C. City water cannot be used for the purposes of irrigating or watering lawns, sod, or seeded areas between eleven o'clock (11:00)A.M. and-five o'clock (5:00) P.M. daily. (Ord. 747, sec. 1, 10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-5-12-3: EXCEPTIONS: The water use restrictions in section 7-5-12-2 of this chapter do not apply in the following situations: A. Limited hand watering of gardens and plants using a hose. B. Watering of areas with new sod or seed within thirty (30) days of installation. C. Watering from a source other than the city's water supply if the water user has registered the alternative source with Dakota County and the alternative source is properly permitted by the state of Minnesota. Under this exemption, the city may inspect the property to ensure c©mpliance. (Ord. 747, sec. 1,10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-5-12-4: PENALTIES: A. Failure to comply with restrictions or prohibitions imposed under this section 7-5-12 shall result in a surcharge for water service for each violation in an amount determined by resolution of the city council, which will be added to the water bill. for the property on which such violation occurs. B. Violators will be notified prior to the imposition of a surcharge. An initial notice of violation will be given to the violator. Subsequent violations in the same calendar year will result in the imposition of a surcharge. Notices of surcharge for violations occurring after receipt of the initial notice shall be mailed to the property owner. The city shall presume receipt of the notice of surcharge three (3) days after mailing. {Ord. 747, sec. 1, 10-20- 2003, eff. 1-1-2004) SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage. ADOPTED this 17th ,day of December, 2007, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota. CITY O~ ~,AKEVILL BY: ..Holly ay A ST: C arlene Friedges, City k v PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 831 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE TO ADOPT CHANGES TO WATER USE RESTRICTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 7 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to add the following: 7-5-12: WATER USE: 7-5-12-1: WATER EMERGENCY: To protect the health and safety of the consumers. as well as the general welfare, the mayor or his/her designee may impose emergency regulations pertaining to city water use. A. During an emergency, restrictions for the use of city water may include, but are not limited to, the total prohibition of watering, sprinkling. or irrigation of lawn, grass, turf, or plantings. B. Restrictions imposed during an emergency shall continue in effect until the end of the emergency and/or removed by the mayor or his/her designee. C. Notification of restrictions to city water use may be given by publication or by posting in the city hall and at such public places as the council may direct. (Ord. 747, sec. 1, 10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-5-12-2: ANNUAL WATER USE RESTRICTIONS: To conserve water resources and allow the city's water system flexibility in meet- ing peak demands, certain limitations must be placed on the city's water supply. A. An odd -even sprinkling restriction based on street addresses is in effect from May 1 to September 30 each year. Residents with odd numbered addresses may water on odd numbered calendar days;. residents with even numbered addresses may water on even numbered calendar days. B. Homeowners associations ana apartment complexes that provide a common irrigation system may water only every other day. Homeowners' associations and apartments north of 185th Street may water on odd num- bered days and those south of 185th Street may water on even numbered days. C. City water cannot be used for the purposes of irrigating or watering lawns, sod, or seeded areas between eleven o'clock (11:00) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M. daily. (Ord. 747, sec. 1. 10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-5-12-3: EXCEPTIONS: The water use restrictions in section 7-5-12-2 of this chapter do not apply in the following situations: A. Limited hand watering of gardens and plants using a hose. B. Watering of areas with new sod or seed within thirty (30) days of installa- tion. C. Watering from a source other than the city's water supply if the water user has registered the alternative source with Dakota County and the alternative source is properly permitted by the state of Minnesota. Under this exemp- tion, the city may inspect the property to ensure compliance. (Ord. 747, sec. 1, 10-20-2003, eff. 1-1-2004) 7-8-12-4: PENALTIES: A. Failure to comply with restrictions o: prohibitions imposed under this sec, )( tion 7-5-12 shall result in a surcharge 2 for water service for each violation in ar 3 amount determined by resolution of the city council, which will be added to the water bill for the property on whicl such violation occurs. B. Violators will be notified prior to th, imposition of a surcharge. An initia notice of violation will be given to th violator. Subsequent violations in th same calendar year will result in th imposition of a surcharge. Notices surcharge for violations occurring aft receipt of the initial notice shall b .,,anrd to the nronerty owner. The cit AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ) County of Dakota ) SS TAD JOHNSON, being duly sworn, on oath says that he is an authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as Thisweek Life and Times, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed Legal Notice which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for one successive week; it was first published on Saturday, the 225d day of December, 2007, and was thereafter printed and published on every Saturday to and including Saturday, the 22"d day of December, 2007; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz BY TITLE: Managing Editor Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 22ed day of December, 2007. �k EVA ELISABETH MOONEY s�: NOTARY PUBLIC -MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2010 Notary Public