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CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 14-04 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LINO LAKES CITY CODE, CHAPTER 400 WATER AND SEWER, BY ADDING SUBDIVISIONS 1-4 UNDER SECTION 401.02, SEASONAL SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS, TO ALLOW SEASONAL SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS ON SPRINKLING OR WATERING OF LAWNS AND GARDENS FROM MAY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15 EACH YEAR; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ODD - NUMBERED PROPERTY ADDRESSES MAY WATER ON ODD -NUMBERED DAYS, AND EVEN - NUMBERED PROPERTY ADDRESSES MAY WATER ON EVEN -NUMBERED DAYS The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: The City Code of the City of Lino Lakes, Section 401.02, Use of Water Restricted to Authorized Persons, is amended as follows: 400 Water and Sewer 401. Municipal Water System 401.01 General Operation. The city municipal water system (hereinafter called the water system) shall be operated as a public utility and convenience from which revenue will be derived, subject to the provisions of this chapter. 401.02 Use of Water Restriction to Authorized Persons. No person shall make, construct, or install any water service installation or make use of any water service which is connected to the water system except in the manner provided in this chapter. Section 1. 401.02 of the City Ordinances of the City of Lino Lakes is hereby amended to include the following: Subdivision 1. Seasonal Sprinkling Restrictions. To protect the health and safety of the consumers and the general welfare of the City, and to encourage water conservation, the City hereby adopts the following permanent sprinkling ban. The sprinkling or watering of lawns and gardens is prohibited from May 15 to September 15 each year, provided. however, that odd - numbered property addresses may water on odd -numbered days, and even -numbered property addresses may water on even -numbered days. Subdivision 2. Authority to Restrict Use. The City of Lino Lakes hereby reserves the right to limit the use of water from the City water supply and distribution system and to prescribe emergency conditions for use of water. The City Administrator may in his/her discretion implement emergency measures if necessary supplementing the sprinkling ban under Subdivision 1 with a total prohibition on sprinkling. apply to: Subdivision 3. Exceptions. The sprinkling ban under subdivision 2 does not a. Property owners using a private well for sprinkling: -42-