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Home My WebLink AboutO-711-7-86ORDINANCE NO. 711-7-86 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR OUTSIDE WATERING AND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION HEREOF, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. WHEREAS, extreme weather conditions have generated unprecedented demands on City of Allen water supply system; and, WHEREAS, under peak use conditions, the City of Allen's pumping and storage facilities are taxed beyond their capability; and, WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Allen to allow the use of outside sprinkler and irrigation systems to the extent that those outside uses do not cause a depletion of reserves to the extent that it jeopardizes the city's ability to provide fire- fighting capabilities and to respond to other emergencies as they may arise, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT: Section I. Outside watering and landscape irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. each day with said time of usage prohibition to be enforced by the City Manager or employees so assigned. Section II. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the watering of lawns, shrubs, trees, and building foundations by the use of hand-held devices, so long as the device is hand operated. Section III. The Mayor of the City of Allen is hereby given authority upon recommendation of the City Manager to Ordinance No. 711-7-86 Page 2 impose further restrictions as may be deemed necessary to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Allen. Section IV. The City Council finds that an emergency exists and that the public interest is served by maintaining adequate water storage for fire protection and as a result, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. Section V. The penalty for violation of this Ordinance shall not be greater than $200 per occurrence. Section VI. If any section, sub -section, sentence, clause, or other portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid by any competent regulatory agency, the remaining portions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and shall remain in full force and effect. Section VII. This ordinance shall automatically terminate on April 1, 1988. Section VIII. The City Secretary is directed to cause the caption of this Ordinance to be published in the City's newspaper of record. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 21st DAY OF JULY, 1986. APPROVED: N 11. Donald P. k_oddnbVtgh, MAYOR ATTEST: Marty Hendrix, YITY SECRETARY AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN Charles F. Barnard, Jr. BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared , who having been by me duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: That he is publisher of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a newspaper published in Collin County, Texas, not less fre- quently than once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been published regularly and con- tinuously for more than twelve months prior to publishing Public Notice - Ordinance #711-7-86 of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on July 27 and 30, 1986 and which was issued on 7-27-86 by City of Allen of Collin County, Texas. A printed copy of said publication is att hed hereto. f SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 7th day of August , A.D. 19 86 Publisher's Fee $ 8 6. 4 0 Notary Publt in and for Collin County, Texas n PUBLIC NOTICE 1'01 rl ar1 =coo Notice is hereby given hat the following ordi- lance was adopted by he Allen.City Council in, i called -special emergency meeting held on Monday, July 21, 986, in the Council ,hambers of the Allen Aunicipal Annex: ' I Ordinance No. 711-786: ►N ORDINANCE OF HE CITY -OF ALLEN, ,OLLIN COUNTY, EXAS, PROVIDING 'OR OUTSIDE WATER - NG AND'LANDSCAPE RRIGATION, DECLA-R- NG,AN EMERGENCY, )ROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, )ROVIDING A PENALTY =0R VIOLATION 1EREOF, PROVIDING :OR SEVERABILITY %ND,PUBLICATION OF 'HE CAPTION HEREOF. a,,., ,. � ,,WHEREAS, extreme weather conditions have �'erie�ated ' unprece- dented demands on City of. --Allen, water' supply system; and, �A WHEREAS, under peak use'conditions, the City of Allen's pumping and storage facilities are taxed beyond their caps-� bility; and,' A ,WHEREAS, it is. the Intention of the ,City Council of ' the• City of !Allen to allow the use of butside sprinkler and irri- gation systems to the extent that those outside uses do not cause a� depletion of reserves to' the extent that it jeopar-' dizes the city's ability to provide firefighting capa- bilities and to respond to other emergencies as the may arise, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, CO ILLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. THAT: D cr incl, utsfde DULY -PASSED Ai7C Catering and landscape •rigation shall be prohl- ,ited b�tween the house f 6 p.m. and 101 p.m. ach day.with said" time sage prohibition to be nforced by the City Aanager or employees) o assigned. Section ll. Nothing in his, ,Ordinance shall rohibit the -watering of awns, shrubs, trees, and wilding foundations by he use of hand-held levicet so long as the levice is hand operated. Section lll. The Mayor if the. City of Allen is iereby givemi authority, ipon recommendation if the City Manager to mpose further restric- Ions as may be deemed iecesbary to promote he health, safety and velfare of'thWcitizeris of Section IV. The' City ;ouncil finds that an ,mergency exists and hat the public interest is ierJed by maintaining idequate water.'storage or fire protection and as i result,.this ordinance shall become effective mmediately upon )assage._ .,r,, Section V. The penalt� or violation of -this Ordi- iance shall not be grea- er than $200,,,per )ccurrence. Section( (VI. k Ifl, any, section, sub; section, sentance, clause, or tither portion bf this Drdinance Is found to be Invalid by,any competent regulatory agency, the remaining portions_ of this Ordinance are declared to be severable and shall remain in ful force and effect. Section VII. This ordi nance shall automatical ly terminate on April 1 1988. Section VIII. The Cit, Secretary Is directed to cause the caption of thi, Ordinance ' to b ,published in the City' APPROVED,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF "ALLEN COLLIN COUNTY TEXAS, ON THIS THE 21 st DAY OF JULY, 1986 APPRO\ Donald .P., Rodenba MA' ATTtST: ' ' ,04"" Marty Hendrix, City Secretary . I • .i t Copies- of • this ,Ofbfs nance may be purchased from the Office of the City 'Secretary, Allen Municipal' Annex, One Butler Circle, Allen; Texas. Marty Hendrix, CMC City Secretary (To .bet published Jn ,the Allen American or Sunday, July 27;,1986 and'Wednesday, July 30 I& "—CITY'OF AL'L'EN PUUBLI�OTIC Notice is hereby given that the following ordij nance was adopted byl the Allen City Council in a called-speciall emergency meeting held' on Monday, July 21 1986, in the Councill Chambers of the Allen' Municipal Annex: Ordinance ` No., 711-7-86:J AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR OUTSIDE WATER- ING AND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION, DECLAR- ING AN -EMERGENCY, PROVIDING FOR" AN EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, PROVIDING, FOR SEVERABILITY AND "PUBLICATION -OF' F HE CAPTION HEREOF WHEREAS, extreme' iweather conditions halve' ,generated unprece dented demands on City sof Allen water supply (system; and, WHEREAS, under peak use conditions, the City of Allen's pumping' and storage facilities are Maxed beyond their capa bility; and, , WHEREAS, it. is the ,intention of the • pity Council of the City of Allen to allow the use of outside sprinkler and Irri• gation systems to the extent that those outside uses- do jnot cause a depletion 'of reserves tc the extent that it jeopar• dizes the city's ability tc provide firefighting capal bilities and to respond tc other emergencies as the.may arise„mo i NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Outside watering and landscape) irrigation shall be prohi-, bited between the house of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. each day with said time usage prohibition to be enforced by the City Manager or employees so assigned. Section 11. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the watering of lawns, shrubs, trees, and building foundations by the use of hand-held devices, so long as the device is hand operated. Section ill. The Mayor of the City of Allen is hereby given authority upon recommendation sof the City Manager to impose , further restric- tions as ,may be deemed necessary to promote the, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Allen. Section IV. The City Council finds that an emergency exists and that the public interest is served by maintaining adequate water storage for fire protection and as a result, this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. Section. V. The penalty for violation of this Ordi• nance.shall not be grea• ter than $200 pei Section Vl. If any section, sub -section, sentance, clause, or other portion of this Ordinance is found to be invalid by any competent regulatory agency, the remaining—portions of ieclared to be severable and shall remain in full force and effect.- Section VII. This ordi- nance shall automatical- ly terminate on April 1, 1988. Section Vill. The City Secretary is directed to cause the caption of this Ordinance to be published in the City's newspaper of record. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ON_THIS THE 21st DAY OF JULYi98r Donald P.,,Rodenbaugh� MAYOR, ATTEST: --- Marty- Hendrix, City Secretary Copies of this ordi- nance may, be purchased -fromrthe-Office of the City Secretary, Allen Municipal Annex, One Butler `Circle, Allen, Texas. I Marty Hendrix, CMC, City Secretaryl (To ,be published in the Allen American on Sunday, July 27, 1986, and Wednesday, July 3011 1.1986.)_ i