WATERING RESTRICTIONS ORDER 2013

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Multi-family, HOA's, Commercial, Industrial Tuesday Friday Government, Other Exemptions Water Budget fE b. The Louisville City Council may by formal action establish a limit on the number of minutes of irrigation that each area of turf may receive or a maximum total amount of time during which irrigation at a premise may occur. This subsection (b)will not apply to athletic or playing fields, so long as irrigation of such fields is accomplished without waste of water. c. Watering is prohibited between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except when limited watering is essential to preserve turf subject to heavy public use. d. Watering is prohibited on Mondays, except for government-owned public parks. e. Between October 1 and May 1, outdoor lawn watering shall be prohibited. The watering of turf areas heavily used by the community, such as athletic and playing fields, and tees and greens at golf courses, is not prohibited, but must be conducted without waste of water. f. Permissible watering shall be conducted without any water waste, as defined in Louisville Municipal Code Section 13.08.120. 3. Exemptions from Irrigation Restrictions. The City may in its discretion grant exemptions from the watering restrictions in Order 2, as directed by the City Council. The City Council may approve exemptions for specific uses of irrigation or specific sources of irrigation water. For large volume irrigators, the City Council may approve the use of water budgets with a maximum allowable amount of water, within which the irrigators will be permitted flexibility to choose how to irrigate without exceeding the budget. In addition to the penalties described in Order 11, violation of any term or condition of an exemption may result in immediate rescission of the exemption. City parks and recreation amenities are exempted under Order 2 with a target reduction of 20% based upon water budgeting. 4. Irrigation of Trees, Shrubs, Flowers and Vegetables. Trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, and community garden plantings may be watered any day except Monday by means of a hand-held hose or low-volume non-spray irrigation. From May 1 to October 1, such non- spray irrigation may not occur between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 5. New Turf Sod/Seed. The installation of new turf sod/seed will not be permitted from the effective date of this Executive Order to August 31, 2013. After August 31, 2013 new turf sod/seed may be installed and watered on watering days or outside watering days except Monday by means of a hand-held hose or low-volume non-spray irrigation.