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CITY OF LADE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.08-245 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 50.40 (B)(2) TO AMEND THE HOURS WATERING IS PROHIBITED. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title V Public Works: Chapter 50: Water; Section 50.40 Water Use Restriction; Permanent Water Use Restrictions; (Amended language is underlined to represent added language and sfrikethr--ough represents deleted language): § 50.40 WATER USE RESTRICTIONS. (B) Permanent water use restrictions. To encourage water conservation and allow flexibility in the city's water system in meeting peak demands, and to reduce the required water supply and storage capacity requirements allowing for a lower cost water system, certain limitations must be placed on the city's water supply. (1) Odd/even sprinkling ban. Property owners having even numbered postal addresses may water, sprinkle, or irrigate their lawns only on even numbered days, and property owners having odd numbered postal addresses may water, sprinkle, or irrigate their lawns only on odd numbered days. (2) Time of day sprinkling ban. All property owners are prohibited from watering, sprinkling, or irrigating their lawns between the hours of 4.0 5:00 a.m. and 5 6:00 p.m. daily. (3) Exceptions. The permanent water use restrictions do not apply in the following situations. (a) Private wells. (b) Recently established lawns if permission is granted through a watering restriction waiver form, allowing daily watering for up to 30 days after installation. Watering must still adhere to the restricted hours for the time of day sprinkling ban. New sod or seeded lawns or other landscaping requiring watering, sprinkling, or irrigation, shall not be installed during a water shortage emergency. (c) Attended hand watering of plants, shrubs, trees, and gardens. SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. SECTION 3. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 08-245 was adopted on this day of 2021, by a vote of Ayes and Nays.