HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3222 ORDINANCE N0. 3222
Ali ORDINANCE DECLARING A WATER FA41ERGENCY, PROVIDING
FOR THE REGULLTION OF THE USE OF WATER FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IRRIGATING LAWNS, GARDENS AND SHRUBS; AUTHORIZING THE
TURNING OFF OF WATER FOR NONCO1,MIANCE i"ITH THIS ORDI-
NANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVID-
ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE APPLICABLL TO ALL RESI-
DENTIAL CONSUMERS CONNECTED WITH THE WATER MAINS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, INCLUDING THE, RESIDENTIAL CONSIRM S
CONNECTED WITH THE WATER NAINS OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIIviITS
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND/OR USING WATER FURNISHED BY
THE WATER WORKS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; PROVIDING A RE-
PEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
'vT[IMAS, it has become necessary and desirable, for water con-
servation purposes, to curtail and restrict the watering of lawns, gardens and
shrubs of all residential consumers connected with the City Water Works system
and mains of the City of Fort Worth within the corporate limits of the City of
Fort Worth, including those residential consumers connected with the water mains
of the City of Fort Worth outside the corporate limits of said City and/or using
water furnished by the City lister Works; and,
WHEREAS, low pressures have been reported from high areas in the
east, south and west sections of the city, and such sections have been found to
be without water during certain periods of the year, and particularly during the
summer months; and,
WHEREAS, the succeeding provisions of this ordinance, after inves-
tigation by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, have been found to be
reasonable rules and regulations for the use of water by residential consumers
connected with the water mains of the City of Fort Worth and using water furnish-
ed by the Water Works of said City; NOVI, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT VTORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1•
There is hereby declared to be a water emergency in the City of Fort Ilorth
necessitating conservation regulations,
SECTION 2,
The use of water for the irrigation of lawns, gardens and shrubs by residen-
tial consumers connected with the water mains of the City of Fort Worth and using
water furnished by the Water Works of the City of Fort Worth, including residen-
tial consumers connected with the water mains of the City of Fort Worth and/or
using water furnished by the Plater Works of the City of Fort Worth situated
outside of the corporate limits of said City, is hereby regulated as follows:
A. All residential consumers using water furnished by
the Water Works of the City of Fort Worth residing
on or occupying property bearing even-numbered street
addresses are prohibited from watering and irrigating
lawns, gardens and shrubs except upon even-numbered
days of the month.
B. All residential consumers using water furnished by
the Water Works of the City of Fort Worth residing
on or occupying property bearing odd-numbered street
addresses are prohibited from watering and irrigating
la,aw,, gardens and shrubs except upon odd-numbered _
days of the month.
SECTION 3,
The Director of the Fort 2dorth `later Works is hereby authorised to out off
the water of any residential consumer failing to comply with paragraphs °w° or
19311 hereinabove set out.
SECTION 4.
A violation of any of the above rules and regulations as set out in the pre-
ceding sections, or a doing or causing to be done by any residential consumer, per-
son or persons, firm or association, of any of the things or acts forbidden or made
unlawful in any of the preceding sections, shall be deemed to constitute violation
under the terms of this ordinance and an offense, and shall be punishable as such,
and for each and every violation of the terms of this ordinance, the person, firm,
association or corporation shall, upon conviction thereof in the Corporation Court,
be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars (;25.00) nor more than Two .Hundred
Dollars 0200.00), and each violation and each day there is a failure to comply
with the terms of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5.
All of the provisions of this ordinance shall be applicable to and enforce-
able against all residential consumers connected with the water mains of the City
of Fort Worth and/or using water furnished to them, either directly or indirectly,
by the '-later Works of the City of Fort Worth, whether residing or situated within
or without the corporate limits of said City, and each residential consumer shall
be charged with knowledge of the provisions of this ordinance by applying for and
accepting water from the ;dater Works of the City of Fort Worth and is deemed to
have accepted the provisions hereof.
SECTION 6.
All ordinances of the City of Fort Uarth or parte thereof in cordu iot
herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
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SECTION 7.
If any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, is
for any reason held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, or for any reason
unenforceable, the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or their
application to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected there-
by, it being the intent of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, in adopting
this ordinance, that no portion hereof, or provision or regulation contained herein,
shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitutionality or invalidity
of any other portion, provision or regulation, and to this end all provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable,
SECTION B.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and publication as required by law,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/SLG. Johndroe, Jr.
Assistant City Attorney