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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Ordinance #336 Restrictions and Limitations of\Vater Use <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />ORDINANCE #336 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 1000.13, <br />OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE <br />RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF WATER USE <br /> <br />1000.13 Purpose <br />The Director of Operations and Maintenance, in agreement with City Council, shall <br />determine the minimal levels of municipal water supply necessary to adequately <br />cover human consumption, sanitary purposes, and fire fighting purposes. The City <br />Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations and <br />Maintenance. Any municipal water supply less than the minimal levels established <br />shall be considered a water shortage. When a water shortage is determined, water <br />restrictions will be declared in order to ensure conservation of municipal water. <br /> <br />Subd.l Water Restriction Notice <br />A water restriction notice will be posted on the City bulletin board and in the <br />official City newspaper. The water restriction notice may also be posted on <br />the City's web site, cable television channel, or through local ncws broadcasts. <br /> <br />Subd.2 Water Restriction Rules <br />The Director of Operations and Maintenance shall determine the hours, length <br />of time, and properties affected each time a water restriction is imposed. The <br />City Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations <br />and Maintenance. <br /> <br />Water restrictions will apply to sprinkling for yards, vegetable and flower <br />gardens, filling of pools over 1 foot deep, car washing, hose spraying of yard <br />or garden. Water restrictions will not apply to any indoor water uses. <br /> <br />Subd.3 <br /> <br />Exception <br />The watering restrictions will not include properties with private wells, or <br />properties with new sod. New sod is defined as sod or seed placed within 3 <br />months prior to first date of water restrictions. No other exceptions will be <br />made. <br /> <br />Subd.4 <br /> <br />Violation <br /> <br />A. Each commercial and residential property owner, or tenant of a property <br />owner, will have 24 hours from the first date of publication in the City's <br />official newspaper to comply with the rules of the watering restriction. <br />The water restriction notice will include the following: <br /> <br />. Uses of the municipal water system which will be restricted <br />#336 - 1 <br />