ORD CC 1980-19 - Water UsesORDINANCE NO. 80-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, PERMITTING THE USE OF CITY WATER
FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL OUTDOOR
USES ONLY ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY; AUTHOR-
IZING THE CITY TO TERMINATE WATER SERVICE FOR
VIOLATIONS; DEFINING CERTAIN USES OF WATER AS A
PUBLIC NUISANCE; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY OF $200
FOR THE VIOLATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville has
of prolonged dry and hot weather; and
WHEREAS, a major water well in the
been in a state of disrepair; and
WHEREAS water reserves in the City are at dangerously low
levels; and
experienced a period
City water system has
WHEREAS, it is imperative to the public well being that
certain uses of water be restricted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS that:
Section 1: It shall be unlawful for any person to use or
withdraw water from the City water supply system for any outdoor
residential or institutional use except on Tuesday, Thursday or
Saturday.
Section 2: Outdoor residential and institutional use shall
include but not be limited to the use of water for sprinkling,
watering or irrigating of flowers, lawns, plants, shrubbery,
trees or vines, or for car washing.
Section 3: The Mayor, or in his absence mayor pro tem,
shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this
ordinance by the discontinuance of water service. The water
service of any water user may be discontinued for use of water
in violation of the terms of this ordinance, provided, however,
that the user was given written notice that such use was improper.
Section 4: The use of water in violation of the terms of
this ordinance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
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Section 5: This ordinance shall be in force and effect
until amended or repealed by the Mayor or Council of the City
of Huntsville, Texas.
Section 6: Any person who violates this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred and No /100 ($200.00)
Dollars. Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted
shall be considered a separate offense.
Section 7: The fact that the water supply of the City is
at a critically low level and the further fact that adequate
water levels must be maintained for the health, safety, and welfare
of the citizens of the City and all users of the City water system,
creates a public necessity and an emergency, and this ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon its publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED IN SPECIAL OPEN COUNCIL BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 23RD DAY
OF JUNE, A.D. 1980.
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MORRIS I. WALLER, Mayor
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APPROVED:
SCOTT BOUND , City Attorney