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HomeMy WebLinkAbout336 City of Arden Hills Ordinance #336 Restrictions and Limitations of Water Use STATE OF MINNESOT A . COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE #336 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 1000.13, OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF WATER USE 1000.13 Purpose The Director of Operations and Maintenance, in agreement with City Council, shall determine the minimal levels of municipal water supply necessary to adequately cover human consumption, sanitary purposes, and fire fighting purposes. The City Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations and Maintenance. Any municipal water supply less than the minimal levels established shall be considered a water shortage. When a water shortage is determined, water restrictions will be declared in order to ensure conservation of municipal water. Subd. 1 Water Restriction Notice A water restriction notice will be posted on the City bulletin board and in the official City newspaper. The water restriction notice may also be posted on . the City's website, cable television channel, or through local news broadcasts. Subd.2 Water Restriction Rules The Director of Operations and Maintenance shall determine the hours, length of time, and properties affected each time a water restriction is imposed. The City Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations and Maintenanee. Water restrictions will apply to sprinkling for yards, vegetable and flower gardens, filling of pools over I foot deep, car washing, hose spraying of yard or garden. Water restrictions will not apply to any indoor water uses. Subd. 3 Exception The watering restrictions will not include properties with private wells, or properties with new sod. New sod is defined as sod or seed placed within 3 months prior to first date of water restrictions. No other exceptions will be made. Subd. 4 Violation A. Each commercial and residential property owner, or tenant of a property owner, will have 24 hours from the first date of publication in the City's . official newspaper to comply with the rules of the watering restriction. The water restriction notice will include the following: . Uses of the municipal water system which will be restricted #336 - 1 City of Arden Hills Ordinance #336 Restrictions and Limitations of Water Use . Times during which the restrictions will apply. . . Whether the use restrictions will be absolute or vary depending upon location or identification of property in relation to which water tower is being affected. . When the restrictions wi]] be implemented and when they will terminate. B. Use of the municipal water in violation of the watering restriction wi]] be the responsibility of the property owner living at the property, or if no owners of the premises reside therein, then by the adult person or persons in control of such property as tenants or managers for the owners. C. For each day a property is in violation of the watering restriction, a $20 per day fine will be assessed to residential properties and a $100 per day fine will be assessed for all commercial properties. The total of all fines will be added to the quarterly water bill for that property. Continued violation of the water restriction and/or non-payment of the fines imposed for violating the water restriction may be cause for discontinuance of water service. D. Residents and/or City staff may report violations to the Director of Operations and Maintenance. The Director of Operations and - Maintenance will visit the property, or direct other staff to visit the property, to confirm the violation is occurring. Upon confirmation of the violation, the visiting City staff person will leave a notice at the door indicating charges will begin the date of the visit and wi]] cease only when the property owner telephones City Hall to confirm their compliance; or when the water restricting band has ended. Effective Date. This ordinance wi]] take effect and be in force after its passage and official publication. Adoption Date. Passed by the Arden Hills City Council this 28th day of J anuarv, 2002. ATTEST: JOSEPH P. LYNCH, CITY ADMINISTRATOR DENNIS PROBST, MAYOR (facsimile) (facsimile) AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED t Publication Date: Published on the of , 2001. #336 - 2 City of Arden Hills Ordinance #336 Restrictions and Limitations of Water Use STATE OF MINNESOTA . COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE #336 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, SECTION 1000.13, OF THE ARDEN HILLS CITY CODE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF WATER USE 1000.13 Purpose The Director of Operations and Maintenance, in agreement with City Council, shall determine the minimal levels of municipal water supply necessary to adequately cover human consumption, sanitary purposes, and fire fighting purposes. The City Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations and Maintenance. Any municipal water supply less than the minimal levels established shall be considered a water shortage. When a water shortage is determined, water restrictions will be declared in order to ensure conservation of municipal water. Snbd. 1 Water Restriction Notice A water restriction notice will be posted on the City bulletin board and in the official City newspaper. The water restriction notice may also be posted on . the City's website, cable television channel, or through local news broadeasts. Subd.2 Water Restriction Rules The Director of Operations and Maintenance shall determine the hours, length of time, and properties affected each time a water restriction is imposed. The City Council may override any decisions made by the Director of Operations and Maintenance. Water restrictions will apply to sprinkling for yards, vegetable and flower gardens, filling of pools over I foot deep, car washing, hose spraying of yard or garden. Water restrictions will not apply to any indoor water uses. Subd.3 Exception The watering restrictions will not include properties with private wells, or properties with new sod. New sod is defined as sod or seed placed within 3 months prior to first date of water restrictions. No other exeeptions will be made. Subd. 4 Violation A. Each commercial and residential property owner, or tenant of a property owner, will have 24 hours from the first date of publication in the City's . official newspaper to comply with the rules of the watering restriction. The water restriction notice will include the following: . Uses of the municipal water system which will be restricted #336 - 1 - City of Arden Hills Ordinance #336 Restrictions and Limitations of Water Use . Times during which the restrictions will apply. . . Whether the use restrictions will be absolute or vary depending upon location or identification of property in relation to which water tower is being affected. . When the restrictions will be implemented and when they will terminate. B. Use of the municipal water in violation of the watering restriction will be the responsibility of the property owner living at the property, or if no owners of the premises reside therein, then by the adult person or persons in control of such property as tenants or managers for the owners. C. For each day a property is in violation of the watering restriction, a $20 per day fine will be assessed to residential properties and a $100 per day fine will be assessed for all commercial properties. The total of all fines will be added to the quarterly water bill for that property. Continued violation of the water restriction and/or non-payment of the fines imposed for violating the water restriction may be cause for discontinuance of water service. D. Residents and/or City staff may report violations to the Director of Operations and Maintenance. The Director of Operations and Maintenance will visit the property, or direct other staff to visit the . property, to confirm the violation is occurring. Upon confinuation of the violation, the visiting City staff person will leave a notice at the door indicating charges will begin the date ofthe visit and will cease only when the property owner telephones City Hall to confirm their compliance; or when the water restricting band has ended. Effective Date. This ordinance will take effect and be in force after its passage and official publication. Adoption Date. Passed by the Arden Hills City Council this 28th d .If January, 2002. j i/ /> 1/ i/ /:!Ii J / / . #336 - 2 ~ ~(fibabit of ~uhlitation I ' ',) iDOl _ ~tatc of iEIinncllota } 1..y llll. (lCountp of l\amllcp TALLEY M. DORNBUSCH . being duly sworn, on oath, says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as SHOREVIEW BULLETIN , 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 qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The prmted ORDINANCE NO. 336 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for 1 successive weeks; it was first published on WEDNESDAY, the 6TH day of FEB. 20~, and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including . the day of , 20~; 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 ~ ~ 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ BY' ~ ""'711. *abcdefg hij klm nopq rstuvwxyz TITLE Bookk er Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 6TH day of FEB. , 2002 . ~10 / A. /!.!k. ik~o..bd Nota.ry ub.c. .' ~ *Alphabet should be in the sam~ size and kind of type as the notice 1''''v"V~~v\IvV',VV\j,v~~''';:J f ~ ie;' if,~ R WIlITIEHE!\D ~ ;> (".;'" ;;'?~"JI""W ?!.JBUC-M1NNESOTA ;~ [;IN/SI:1f COUNTY RATE INFORMATION ~ My ec'T'm. Expires Jan. 31, 2005 o .').( '.- 0 (1) Lowest c assl ied rate paid by commercial users for comparable space. _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23.00 per col. inch (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter , . . . . . _ . . . . $16_92 per col. inch (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter. _ . ..... . . . . . . $ per coL inch . 1~ --------.-- . - -~. ... "'- SUbd.1..... Daah~-'''' . tMIa- owners. A -18Strtotl<>n .- will be posted C. FOI' eadl day a proparIy ls il_ on tha CIty buIaIIn board and il IIla otII- 01 tha _ng .--n. a $20 Pat day claICltynawspaper.Tho__ fine will be assessed to - residential noIica may also be pOsted on IIla Clty's properti.. and a $100 per day fino.!'In be website, cable television Channel, or assessed for all commercial ~. through IocaJ .-- broadcasts. Tho to1aI 01 all fin.. win be added '" tho Subd. 2 w.... R............... RliMa quarterly water bill for that property. Tho Director 01 OperatIons and Continued violation of the water restrlc- MaIntenance shall determine IIla hours. don and/or non.payment of the fines length of Ume. and properti.. _ imposed for violating the water restriction : each time a water restriction is Imposed. may be cause for discontinuance of water The City Council may override any _. decisions made by the Director of D. Residents and/or City staff. may Operations and MaIr1terlance. repo. Y101a11ons 10 the Director 01 Opera- Water restrictions will apply to sprinkling tions and Maintenance. The Director of for yards, vegetable and flower gardens, Operations and MaIntenance will visit the filing of pools over 1 foot deep, car property, or direct oIher staff to v1stl1he washing, hose spraying of yard or property, to confirm the violation is garden. Water restrictions will not apply occuning. Upon confirmation of the to any Indoor water uses. violation, the visiting City staff person will Subel. 3 ~--aDn leave a notice at. the door indicating The watering restrictions will not Include charges will begin lhe date of the visit and properties with private wells, 01' properties will cease only when the properly oWner with new sod. New sod Is defined as sod telephones City Hall to conflnn their or seed placed within 3 months prior to compliance: or when the water restricting first date of water restrictions. No other band has ended. exceptions will be made. IF!~ DatA! this ordinance will take Subd.4ll1ll1111lla effect and be in force after its passage STATE OF MINNESOTA A. Each commercial and residential and _ publicalion. COUNTY OF RAMSEY property owner, or tenant of a property A'" lion Oaht; Passed. by the ~ CITY OF ARDEN HILLS owner, will have 24 hours from the first Hills City Council th~ 28th)lay 01 dale of publlcallon In the City's oIIIclal Januaty. 2002. ,.' ORDINANCE #336 .--peper to comply with the rulee ollila . Dennto Probol . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING watering restriction. The.water restrlcllon IIayor CHAPTER 10, SECTION l000.t3, OF notice will Include tha following: AT11!!rn THE ARDEN HILLS CRY CODE . Uses 01 the municipal wa1eI system Joaeph P. Lynch RESTRICTIONS AND UMITATIONS which will be _r\cted. j:1W AdlJlln_ OF WATER USE . llmes during which the restrk:IIons (Bulletin: Feb. 6, 2002) 1000.13 flWlllH win apply. -- The Director of Operations and Mainte- . Whether the use restrictions wfIl be nance, in agreement with City Council, absolute or very depending """" _ shall determine the minimal levels of or Identification of property In relation to municipal water supply necessary to which water tower is being affected. adequately covet human consumption, . When the restrictions will' be sanitary purposes. and fire fighting implemented and when lIlay will purposes. The City Council may override terminate. any decisions made by the Director of B. Use of the munIcipal water In Operations and, Maintenance, Any violation. of the watering restriction will be municipal water supply less than the the responsibility 01 IIla property owner minimal levels established shall be living at the property, or If no owners of considered a water shortage. When a the pNmises reside therein, then by the water shortage Is determined. water adull person or peISOns in control of such restrictions will be declared in order to property as tenants or managers for the ensure conservation of municipal water'. .