HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 07/09 Water Conservation Requirements
ORDINANCE NO.
07/09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY
PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 11.312 TO
ADD SUBSECTION (e) TO PROHmIT THE IRRIGATION OF LAWNS AND
LANDSCAPE MATERIALS FROM APRIL 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31 OF EACH
YEAR DURING CERTAIN HOURS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS it is contrary to the objective of water conservation to use water for the
irrigation of lawns and landscape materials during the hotter months of the year; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of University Park, Texas, is
hereby amended by amending Section 11.312 to add subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) A person commits an offense if, during the period from April 1 through
October 31 of any year and between the hours of 10:00 o'clock a.m. and
6:00 o'clock p.m. on any day, he irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the
irrigation or watering of any lawn or landscape material located on premises
owned, leased, or managed by him or under his control. Hand held watering
with a hose, can, or soaker hoses is permitted between these hours."
SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
University Park, Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase or section of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be
adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which
shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 4. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the municipal court of the City of University
Park, Texas, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars
($2,000.00) for each offense, and each and every day any such violation shall continue
shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the
3rd day of April 2007.
APPROVED:
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CITY ATTORNEY
(FULD/032807) (15379)
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