O-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
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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
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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