16-11207r RESOLUTION NO. 11207
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY
PUBLICATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO
SUBSECTION 710.29 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above referenced amendment to the
Richfield City Code; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the ordinance is cumbersome, and the expense of
publication of the complete text is not justified.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
that the following summary is hereby approved for official publication:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO. 2016-11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 710.29 RICHFIELD CITY
CODE PERTAINING TO WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
On May 10, 2016, the Richfield City Council adopted an ordinance designated as
Bill No. 2016-11, the title of which is stated above. This summary of the ordinance is
published pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Richfield City Charter.
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish permanent restrictions on sprinkling
annually from May 1 to September 30 that include prohibiting watering/lawn irrigation
between the hours of 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM daily and requiring property owners installing
an automatic or underground irrigation system to install a rain sensor device and requiring
property owners improving or extending an existing irrigation systems, where such
improvement requires a plumbing permit, install a rain sensor device at the time of such
improvements. The ordinance also establishes exclusions to the permanent restrictions on
sprinkling, procedures for a water emergency, penalties for failure to comply with the
restrictions or prohibitions imposed by the section, and procedures to appeal a penalty.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is directed to keep a copy of
the Ordinance in her office at City Hall for public inspection during normal business
hours and to post a full copy of the Ordinance in a public place in the City for a period of
two weeks. Copies of the ordinance are also available upon request by calling the Public
Works Department at (612) 861-9170.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this 10th day of
May, 2016.
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Debbie Goettel, ayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabe VanHoose, ity Clerk