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O-312-8-80ORDINANCE NO. 312 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR OUTSIDE WATERING AND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION; REPEALING ORDINANCE #307; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF WHEREAS, extreme weather conditions have generated unprecedented demands on area watering storage capabilities; and, WHEREAS, the North Texas Municipal Water District has instituted a fifteen (150) curtailment on water availability NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS: Section 1. That any sprinkler, soaker hose, sprinkler system, or any automated or mechanical sprinkling or irrigating device is prohibited within the city limits of the City of Allen, Texas except between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. Said prohibition of said sprinkler and irrigation system shall be enforced by the City Manager or employees so assigned. Section 2. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prohibit the watering of shrubs, trees and building foundations by the use of hand held devices so long as the device is hand operated. Section 3. Ordinance #307 restricting outside watering and irrigation during certain hours is hereby fully repealed. Section 4. That the public interest in maintaining adequate water storage for fire protection necessitate that an emergency be declared and that the Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. Section 5. That the penalty for violation of this Ordinance shall be between $5.00 and $200.00 per violation occurance. Section 6. 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 7. The caption of this Ordinance shall be published two times in a weekly newspaper published in the City of Allen, Texas, and shall be effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 26th DAY OF August, 1980. Sign Rex Womack, Mayor Pro Tempore &Tuanelle Dalsing, Cit Secretary Published in the Allen American Thursday, August 28, and Monday, Sept. 1, 1980. AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF COLLIN BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared BUDDY W. CAMPER, 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 of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was p#ished in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on and which was issued on 1 M1 , b, 11111 of Collin County, Texas. A priniWd copy of said publication is atdc,ied hereto. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day Notary Publisher's Fee $// o2Dz e�i3O�� N , A.D. 19 ju and for Colr;A County, Texas FORD�O.312 AN ORDINANCE PRO• VIDINFOR OUT WATERG ING AND LAND -1 I CAPE IR SRIGATION;- REPEALING ORDIANCE� I NO. 307; DECLARINPROG V DING AN AN EMERGEEFFECT VEi DATE; PROVIDING AI PENALTY FOR THEI VIOLATION HEREOF- PROVIDING FORj SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION OF THE' I CAPTION HEREOF I S*ctlOn 7. The caption of this Ordinance shall be' Published two times_ in a week) p p Y news a er he of Allen; -T xas, ublished Int and-sFta I ,be effective Immediately iuonn Its nassane. PASSED AND APPROVED -� BY THE CITY -COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,I TEXAS ON THIS THEI 26th DAY OF A 1980. UGUST,' igned I Rex Womack, Mayor Pro' Tempore IJUanell Secretary City, ry (Published In the Allen American Thursday, Aug. 28 and Monday, I L Sept. 1, 1980. ORDINANCE NO. 312 �� AN ORDINANCE PRO- VIDING FOR OUTSIDE I WATERING AND LAND• SCAPE IRRIGATION, REPEALING ORDIANCE NO. 307; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING A IPENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PUBLICATION OF THE I CAPTION HEREOF Section 7. The caption of this Ordinance shall be published two time,, in a weekly newspaper Published In the City of Allen, Texas, and shall be effective immediately upon Its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED ( BY THE CITY COUNCIL` OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,1 TEXAS ON THIS THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST, 1980. Signed! Rex Womack, Mayor Pro Tempore Juanelle Dalsing, City Secretary I (Published in the Allen l American Thursday, Aug. 28 and Monday, I Sept. 1, 1980. � 1