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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:
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b. Property owners who water new sod for the first twelve weeks after it is
sodded or water new seed for the first twelve weeks after it is seeded;
Subdivision 4. Violation. No person shall cause water to be used in violation of the
provisions of this section. The first violation shall result in a $25 citation, and a $50
subsequent citation for those individuals who repeat violations.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty
(30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this / 9 f day of - ' , 2004.
ATTEST:
Date of Publication
Effective Date
City Clerk
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