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ORDINANCE NO. 1387 SERIES 2002 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.08.120 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING WASTE OF WATER WHEREAS, the City Council finds that drought conditions within the Boulder Creek drainage and State of Colorado are currently impacting and threatening the City's available water supply; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that, under current conditions, the City must reduce its summertime water usage by 50% in order to have adequate water supplies; and WHEREAS, by Executive Order effective May 15, 2002, the Mayor of the City of Louisville has placed certain mandatory watering restrictions upon users of the City of Louisville water system because of such drought conditions, and in order to conserve water supplies; and WHEREAS, because of such drought conditions, the City Council finds it is necessary to make certain amendments to Section 13.08.120 of the Louisville Municipal Code regarding waste of water. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 13.08.120 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words to be added are underlined; words to be deleted are ~hickcn thro,,gh): Sec. 13.08.120. Waste of Water Prohibited;_Ee, aalli~ A Wasting of water is prohibited and all consumers shall prevent unnecessary waste of water and keep all water outlets closed when not in actual use. Hydrants, urinals, water closets, bathtubs, and other openings must not be left running for any purpose other than the use for which they were intended. Any consumer: user or other nerson violating any provision of this section 13.08_120 or of any executive order entered by the mayor pursuant to section 13.08_060 shall he guilty of a municipal offense and shall he punished by a fine hut not imprisonment. The amount of such fine shall he determined by the municipal court_ 1 lpon a second and each subsequent conviction for such an offense: and in addition to such fine~ the City may discontinue water service m the property served: or the City. may install a flow restriction device upon the service line to the properly. served to limit water service to that necessary for health and sanitary pn~oses only. No such discontinuance of or restriction upon water service shall extend for more than ten days for each conviction. At least ten days notice and an oppominity to be heard shall he given prior to each discontinuance or restriction of water service