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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Utilities
City Utility Manager Kurt
February 22nd, 2016
Neidermeier
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent
City Administrator Johnson
3.8 —Irrigation Restriction
City Planner Licht
Ordinance Amendment
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends amendment of Citv Code Section 6-1-7.D.2 and Section 6-1-8 as stated in attachment.
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BACKGROUNDMUSTIFICATION:
The Water Emergency and Water Use Conservation Ordinance, Section 6-1-7 and 8 of the City Code
provide regulation of water use and the ability to restrict irrigation use specifically. The City Council
previously directed implementation of irrigation restrictions to support the Public Water System's ability
to meet peak demands and for economic benefits now and in the future. The attached City Code
amendment provides for enforcement actions for the regulation of irrigation restrictions necessary for
their implementation.
Highlights of the ordinance amendment include verbiage changes from watering and sprinkling to
specify irrigation, the delivery method of initial violation as a warning through standard mail with
presumption of receipt after three days and the imposition of violations within the same calendar year
included to the utility bill for the account with reference to the Utility Billing Ordinance and Fee
Schedule.
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A. Ordinance 2016-05
POSSIBLE MOTION
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Motion to adopt Ordinance 2016-05 establishing enforcement protocol for Water Emergency and
Conservation.
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COMMENTS:
ORDINANCE NO.: 2016-05
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE RELATED TO IRRIGATION
RESTRICTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 6-1-7.D.2 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2.
REAGe of vielatleR will be given to the violator. Subsequent vielati-I
mailed to the preperty owner. The City shall pFesurne FeGeipt ef the nOtiGe
Of nr^h rive throe (3) days after mailing Violators will be notified prior to
the imposition of a surcharge mailed to the property owner and the City
shall presume receipt of the notice three (3) days after mailing.
Subsequent violations in the same calendar year will result in the
imposition of a surcharge to be included on the bill for the utility account to
be paid in accordance with Section 6-2-3 of this Chapter.
Section 2. Section 6-1-8 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-1-8: WATER USE CONSERVATION: To conserve water resources and allow
the City's water system flexibility in meeting peak demands, certain limitations on the
use of the City's water supply r+re en^„�lare hereby established:
A. An odd -even sprin 4iqgirri ation restriction based on street addresses is in effect
from May 1 to September 30 each year; Property owners with odd numbered
addresses may water on odd calendar days and property owners with even
numbered addresses may water on even calendar days.
B. Homeowners' associations and apartment complexes that provide a common
irrigation system shall waterirrigate only every other day.
C. City water shall not 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.
D. Sections 6-1-8.A to C of this Section do not apply in the following situations:
Limited hand watering of plants using a hose or hand held watering
container.
2. Wa�terirpglrriaation of new landscaping, sod, or seed within thirty (30) days
of installation.
3. Waterieglrriaation from a source other than the City's water supply if the
water useF has Fegistered the alternative SOUFGe with Wright County and
the alternative source is allowed by the City Code and properly permitted
by the State of Minnesota. Under this exemption, the City may inspect the
property to ensure compliance.
E. Penalties:
1 Failure to comply with restrictions imposed under this Section 6-1-8 shall
result in a surcharge for water service for each violation in an amount
established by Section 2-4-2 J of the City Code which will be added to the
water bill for the property on which such violation occurs.
2. Violators will be notified prior to the imposition of a surcharge mailed to the
property owner and the City shall presume receipt of the notice three (3)
days after mailing Subsequent violations in the same calendar year will
result in the imposition of a surcharge to be included on the bill for the
utility account to be paid in accordance with Section 6-2-3 of this Chapter.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 22"d day of
February, 2016.
ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk
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CITY OF OTSEGO
BY:
Vern Heidner, Acting Mayor