HomeMy WebLinkAbout287_Regulating Water UseOR1'JINAiNCE NO. 287
CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMMA
AN ORDINANCE. AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 8 OF THE OWASSO CITY
CODE BY ADDING A SECTION THERETO TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 14 -100A
REGULATING THE USE OF WATER IN THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, BY
MEANS OF A HOSE OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO SPRINKLE, IRRIGATE OR
OTHERWISE WATER LAWNS, SHRUBBERY OR VEGETATION OF ANY KIND, AND
REGULATING THE USE OF WATER TO WASH OR SPRINKLE DRIVEWAYS OR
SIDEWALKS AND EXEMPTING CERTAIN USERS OF WATER FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THE ORDINANCE: AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 10, OF THE
OWASSO CITY CODE BY PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF:
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the Water Superintendent has reported to the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that an emergency exists in
certain parts of the City of Tulsa because of low pressure in the distribu-
tion system and that the high consumption of water has decreased the water
evels in storage tanks throughout the said City, reducing the water supply
and ;pressure to fight fires; and
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso is a water customer of the City of
Tulsa and by contractural arrangement must comply with all restrictions
placed upon City of Tulsa water customers; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to curtail the consumption of water
Lzntil the situation can be relieved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA:
Section 1. That Chapter 14, Article 8, of the Owasso City Code
be and the same is hereby amended by adding a section thereto to be codified
as Section 14 -100A, and to read as follows:
"SECTION 14 -100A REGULATING USE OF WATER FURNISHED BY
THE CITY OF OWASSO
"It shall be unlawful and it is hereby declared to be
an offense for any person, agent, employee, customer, corpora-
tion, or other user of water furnished by the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, to use or allow the use of water furnished by the
City of Owasso by means of a hose or irrigation system for
the purposes of sprinkling, irrigating, or otherwise watering
lawns, shrubbery, or vegetation of any kind, or to wash or
sprinkle driveways or sidewalks, EXCEPT:
"A. That the users of water furnished by the City
of Owasso, Oklahoma, with street addresses in the City
ending with an odd number may on odd numbered calendar
days make such use of water as prohibited above between
the hours of four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. (CTD)
on said days.
"B. That the users of water furnished by the City of
Owasso, Oklahoma, with street addresses in the City ending
with an even number may on even numbered calendar days
make such use of water as prohibited above between the hours
of four o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. (CDT) on said days.
"C. Users of water furnished by the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, with multiple street addresses in the City shall
use the street address ending with the lowest number to
determine permissible days to make such use of water as
prohibited above.
"D. Upon the immediate premises of any commercial
nursery which raises or maintains plants or shrubbery for
sale;
"E. Parks, playgrounds, or ball parks."
Section 2. Thai: Cha I) ter 14, A rtic le I.C) ., o--F - )e
ocle be and. the same is here Dy amended by pres cr-L L-, JL-ng a -na Y I- C 10 i 1 '7 -10,;
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"ARICICIIE 10.
"Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of ':his ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine in any amount not exceeding one hundred dollars
($100.00), excluding costs, and/or by imprisonment in the City
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jail for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, provided
that each day such violation shall continue or occur shall con-
stitute a separate, o[f�vnsell
Section 3. That an emergency is hereby declared to ex-i-s-L
for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, by reason
whereof this ordinance sha-1-1. take effect immediately -upon its pas--,.--.,,,--
approval, and publication.
PASSED, with the emergency clause ruled upon separately and
approved, this day of 1980.
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3OYD SPENCER, Mayor
City of Owasso
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APPROVED:
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Harold C113arney
"i Ly Attorney
On Thursday, July 10, 1980, the Owasso City Council met in emergency session, in
the Council Chambers at City Hall, for the express purpose of discussing and
adopting a -mandatory water rationing system, as requested in a letter from the
City of Tulsa, and by reference made a part hereof.
Present: Boyd M. Spencer, Mayor
Robbie Fickle, Vice Mayor
Al Lambert, Councilman
Dennis Burke, Councilman
Clyde yde Fry, Councilman
Kenneth Thompson, City Manager
Absent- None
Mayor Spencer called the emergency meeting to order at 11:10 AM.
Following remarks and responses by Council Members and the City Manager with
reference to paragraphs D and E of the proposed ordinance, and by reference made
a part hereof, Mayor Spencer made the motion, seconded by Clyde Fry, that we
adopt Ordinance nance No 281 "as follows, with the effective date of 12:00 noon,
July 11, 19800
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 8 OF THE OWASSO CITY CODE
BY ADDING A SECTION THERETO TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 14-100A
REGULATING THE USE OF WATER IN THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, BY
MEAN'S OF A HOSE OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO SPRINKLE, IRRIGATE OR
OTHERWISE WATER LAWNS, SHRUBBERY OR VEGETATION OF ANY KIND, AND
REGULATING THE USE OF WATER TO WASH OR SPRINKLE DRIVEWAYS OR
SIDEWALKS AND EXEMPTING CERTAIN USERS OF WATER FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THE ORDINANCE: AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 10, OF THE
OWASSO CITY CODE BY PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF: AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY®
Ayes - Messrs Spencer, Lambert,
Nays - Mr. Burke
Motion. carried
Motion was made by Mayor Spence
clause of Ordinance 286, and by
Ayes - Messrs Spencer, Lambert,
Abstain - Mr. Burke
Motion carried.
Fry and Mrs. Fickle
r, seconded by Mr. Lambert, to invoke the emergency
reference made a part hereof.
Fry and Mrs. Fickle
The Emergency Session of the Owasso City Counci' was adjourned at 11:35 AM.
Mayor
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Recording Secretary
Affidavit Of Publication
Legal
STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TULSA COUNTY, ss:
Published in the Owasso Reporter, . Tulsa County, Owasso, Oklahoma, July 17, 1980.
Bill R. Retherford, of lawful age, being duly sworn
CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
_ ORDINANCENO.287
and authorized, says that he is publisher of the ..........
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 8 OF THE OWASSO CITY
C dA SSO REPO,RTF-d
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CODE BY ADDING A SECTION THERETO TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 14 -100A
REGULATING THE USE OF WATER IN THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, BY
newspaper printed in the City of . T.TJL,9A
MEANS OF A HOSE OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM TO SPRINKLE, IRRIGATE OR
OTHERWISE WATER LAWNS, SHRUBBERY OR VEGETATION OF ANY KIND,
Tulsa County, Oklahoma, a newspaper qualified to
AND REGULATING THE USE OF WATER TO WASH OR SPRINKLE. DRIVEWAYS
OR SIDEWALKS AND EXEMPTING CERTAIN USERS OF WATER FROM THE
publish legal notices, advertisements and publications as
PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE: AND BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, AR-
TICLE 10, OF THE OWASSO CITY CODE BY PRESCU ING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION THEREOF: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. '
provided in Section 106 of Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes 1971
"SECTION 14 -10OA REGULATING USE OF WATER FURNISHED BY
as amended, and thereafter, and complies with all other
THE CITY OF OWASSO
requirements of the laws of Oklahoma with reference to
"It shall be unlawful and it is hereby declared to be an offense for any person, agent,
employee. customer, corporation, or other user of water furnished to
legal publications.
the City of Owasso,
Oklahoma, to use or allow the use,of water furnished by the City of Owasso by means of a
hose or irrigation, or otherwise watering lawns, shrubbery, or vegetation of any kind, or to
That said notice, a true copy of which is attached
wash or sprinkle driveways or sidewalks, EXCEPT:
hereto, was published in the regulars edition of said
"A. That the users of water furnished by the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, with street
Addresses in the City ending with an odd number may on
newspaper during the period and time of publication and
odd numbered calendar days
make such use of water as prohibited above between the hours of four o'clock a.m.
and ten o'clock a.m. (CTD) on said days.
not in a supplement, on the following dates:
`B. That the users of water furnished by the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, with street
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addresses in the City ending with an even number may on even numbered calendar
-days make such use of water as prohibited above between
the hours of four o'clock
a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. (CDT) on said days.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ..... ........
"C. Users of water furnished by the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, with multiple street
addresses in the City shall use the street address ending with the lowest number to
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determine permissible days to make such use of water as prohibited above.
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Upon the immediate premises of any commercial nursery which raises or
maintains
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plants or shrubbery for sale;
Notary Public
"E. Parks, playgrounds, or ball parks."
My commission expires:.
"ARTICLE 10. PENALTY.
PUBLISHER'S FEE
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'Any person who shall violate•any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in any amount not exceeding one hundred
dollars ($100.00), excluding costs, and /or by imprisonment in the City
Jail for a period
of not more than thirty (30) days, provided that each day such violation shall continue
or occur shall constitute a separate offense."
Section 3. That an emergency is hereby declared to exist for the preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, by reason whereof this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage, approval and publication.
PASSED, and the emergency clause ruled upon separately and approved this 10th day of
July, 1980.
Boyd M. Spencer, Mayor,
City of Owasso, Oklahoma
ATTEST:
Merrilyn Merchant, City Clerk
APPROVED:
Harold Charney, City Attorney