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RESOLUTION NO. R-Ol-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, ENACTING EMERGENCY WATER
RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sebastian and much of the state of Florida is in the midst ofa
drought of historic intensity; and
WHEREAS, the primary source of drinking water for the citizens of the City are private
wells, which are going dry with increasing regularity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously declared a water shortage emergency for the
City; and
WHEREAS, City Code section 102-82 authorizes City Council to enact further
restrictions as to water use during such water shortage emergency by way of resolution;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, as follows:
Section 1.
EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS. The City Council of the City of
Sebastian does hereby enact the following additional emergency water use restrictions:
. Irrigation shall be limited to two days per week For odd numbered addresses, these days
shall be Wednesday and Saturday. For even numbered address or places with no numbered
address, these days shall be Thursday and Sunday_
. Irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of9 p.m. and 5 a.m., as well as 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
. Commercial or charitable carwashes, except those utilizing mechanized water recycling
systems, are prohibited.
. It is hereby declared that violations of the City Code Chapter 102, Article IV, the City of
Sebastian Water Restriction Plan, including the provisions of this resolution, "present a
serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare" within the meaning of City Code
section 2-194( c)( 1), and any violator thereof shall be given an immediate citation.
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Section 2.
CONFLICT. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 3.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This resolution shall take effect at 9 a.m.
Monday, April 16, 2001, following its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was moved for ado , ion by Councilmember ~
The motion was seconded by Councilmember and, upon being put into a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Walter Barnes
Vice-Mayor Ben A. Bishop
Councilmember Joe Barczyk
Councilmember James Hill
Councilmember Edward 1. Majcher, Jr.
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 11 th day of
April, 2001.
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
By: Wa~f>dA~
Mayor alter Barnes
Approved as to form and legality for
reliance by the City of Sebastian only:
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