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ORDINANCE NO. 98-04
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 9-4-15 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY
CODE
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby orda'm:
Section 9-4-15 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ODD-EVEN SPRINKLING BAN: Lawn or garden sprinkling, irrigation, car washing and
other non-essential outdoor use of the Municipal Water System shall be restricted to an odd/even
system in conjunction with an 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ban effective May 1 through September 1.
Residents with an odd house number may water lawns or use an outside hose, when necessary,
before 11:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. only on odd numbered calendar days. Residents with an
even house number may water lawns or use an outside hose, when necessary, before 11:00 a.m.
and after 5:00 p.m. only on even numbered calendar days. This applies to all municipal water
users. Exceptions shall be made for landscaping, including newly seeded or sodded lawns,
with'm the first thirty (30) days of placement. Private wells used for irrigation shall be exempt
from these resMctions. Municipal water customers who have been notified of a violation of
these restrictions, and who violate them a second time, shall be fined $25.00 for each day of
violation, the fine shall be added to the offender's next water bill. A third violation shall be
cause for discontinuance of water service. After payment of all outstanding bills, fines and
connection fee (as stated in city fee schedule), the water service shall be restored.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 2nd day of March, 1998·
ATTEST: ~
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Published ~n~'~"the Prior Lake American on the t~ day of~ 1998.
Drafted By:
City of Prior Lake Engineering Department
16200 Eagle Creek Avenue
Prior Lake, MN 55372
16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245
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