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§ 5-1 TITLE 5 — PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY § 5-4 Chapter 5 RESTRICTIVE USE OF WATER Sec. 5-1: Emergency Declared Sec. 5-2: Extent of Water Usage Sec. 5-3: Allowed Uses Sec. 5-4: Notice Sec. 5-1. Emergency Declared. Due to reduced gallonage on hand in the water system of the City, an emergency exists and is hereby declared, and all property owners, tenants or other persons in charge of premises where water is consumed by sprinkling of lawns, gardens and exterior premises from the water system of the City may be prohibited from such water consumption or may be restricted in the use of such water consumption except during the hours to be defined by Resolution of the Council and published by Proclamation of the Mayor. Sec. 5-2. Extent of Water Usage. The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to declare an emergency and may by proclamation totally prohibit the use of City water for the sprinkling of lawns, gardens, and exterior premises, and any other use of City water designated by resolution of Council; or the Mayor and Council are hereby authorized, if a partial use of City water for the sprinkling of lawns, gardens, and exterior premises shall be permitted during such emergency, to declare such an emergency and publish such hours of sprinkling pursuant to Resolution of the Council. Sec. 5-3. Allowed Uses. The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to change, alter, increase or decrease by Resolution of the Council the hours of sprinkling permitted according to the exigencies of the emergency, with any change in hours to be published as set forth hereinabove . Sec. 5-4. Notice. The Mayor shall have the authority to announce the emergency and publish the prohibition of the use of City water for the sprinkling of lawns, gardens, and exterior premises, and any other use of City water designated by Resolution of Council; or the Mayor shall have the authority, if a partial use of City water for the sprinkling of lawns, gardens, and exterior premises shall be permitted during such emergency, to publish the permissive hours of sprinkling by Proclamation, and shall have authority to announce termination of the emergency, and all of the foregoing shall be published in each instance three times in three consecutive issues of the City’s official newspaper.