HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3456 - 7/19/2016 - Municipal Code Water Conservation ORDINANCE NO. 3456
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AS IT PERTAINS TO WATER
CONSERVATION
WHEREAS,the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources has amended the
rules and regulations as they pertain to managing and conserving Lake Michigan water; and
WHEREAS, all units of government that receive Lake Michigan water are required to
revise their codes to demonstrate compliance with the amended rules and regulations of the State
of Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS,the Department of Public Works has recommended changes for the
conservation of water to meet state requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Section 7-2-7: A.1 be amended to read as follows:
1. Residential Users: All residential property owners shall be permitted to use water for
any outdoor purpose between the hours of five o'clock(5:00) P.M. and ten o'clock
(10:00) P.M. for odd numbered addresses on odd numbered calendar dates, and for
even numbered addresses on even numbered calendar dates.
Section 2: That Section 7-2-7: A.2 be amended to read as follows:
2. Industrial, Commercial And Institutional Uses: All industrial, commercial and
institutional property occupants shall be permitted to use water for any outdoor
purpose between the hours of five o'clock (5:00)A.M. and ten o'clock(10:00)A.M.
for odd numbered addresses on odd numbered calendar dates and for even numbered
addresses on even numbered calendar dates.
Section 3: That Section 7-2-7: A.3 be amended to read as follows:
3. New Vegetation: Water may be used to establish newly installed or newly planted
lawns having an area greater than one thousand (1,000) square feet upon issuance of a
written permit by the Director of Public Works or his authorized representative; said
permit will be valid for fourteen (14) days and allow four(4)hours of water usage for
the new lawn on each day the permit is valid. Permits may be renewed for a ten (10)
day period. Applications may be secured from the Director of Public Works or his
authorized representative's office at 600 Landmeier Road between eight thirty
o'clock(8:30) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on Mondays through Fridays.
Persons seeking permits for watering new lawns shall indicate the hours they prefer.
The Director of Public Works or his authorized representative is authorized to issue,
to modify,to reject or to revoke said permits.
Section 4: That section 7-2-7:C be amended to read as follows:
C. Penalty: Any person who uses water or consents to the use of water other than as
provided for above shall be subject to the penalty provided in subsection 7-2-14A of this
Chapter. Any person who shall persist in violating the provisions of this Section after a
warner shall be subject to having his or its water service terminated for a period not to
exceed forty-eight (48)hours and payment of fifty dollars ($50.00)to the Village for
reestablishing water service.
Section 5: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish this Ordinance in
pamphlet form.
Section 6: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication according to law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 1911 day of July 2016.
APPROVED this 1911 day of July 2016.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Judith M. Keegan,Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 22"d day of July 2016 in pamphlet form.