[Adopted 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. 17-2016[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. VI,
Uses of Water During Emergencies, adopted 8-8-1988 by Ord. No. 1430,
as amended.
A.
There are hereby created four water irrigation districts. The district
lines shall coincide with the Township Trash Collection District Map.
If at any time the Trash Collection District Map shall be amended,
the Water Irrigation District Map shall be amended in accordance with
same.
B.
The Water Irrigation District Map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.
Except as may be further restricted in this article, the use
of water for outside uses within the Township shall conform to the
following:
B.
Duration and times. Watering in all zones shall only be conducted
between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. unless otherwise exempted in this article.
C.
Automatic rain sensor devices are required for all sprinkler and/or
irrigation systems to ensure that watering does not occur during periods
of rain or immediately after 1/4 inch of rain has fallen.
The restrictions contained in this article do not apply to the
following:
A.
Outdoor water use from private wells, rain water harvesting, gray
water or reclaimed water are exempt from the provisions of this article.
Use of gray or reclaimed water must have an approved NJPDES permit
issued through the NJDEP.
B.
Outdoor water use for agricultural use, commercial farms producing
harvestable crops, commercial nurseries, sod farms and golf courses.
C.
Flowers and shrubs may be watered as needed with a handheld hose
equipped with an automatic shutoff nozzle.
D.
Vehicles may be washed any day with a handheld hose equipped with
an automatic shutoff nozzle.
E.
Outdoor irrigation necessary for one day only where treatment with
an application of chemicals require immediate watering to preserve
an existing landscape or to establish a new landscape.
F.
Outdoor irrigation necessary for the establishment of newly sodded
or seeded lawns or landscaping within the first 21 consecutive days
of planting.
G.
Visually supervised operation of an irrigation system [by a person
in compliance with the New Jersey Landscape Irrigation Contractor
Certification Act of 1991 (N.J.S.A. 45:5AA-1)] at the minimum rate
necessary in order to check system condition and effectiveness.
H.
Any United States Environmental Protection Agency or New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection rule, regulation or declaration, which
is more stringent than the provisions herein shall supersede.
I.
Any declaration of a water emergency by the Township Manager and
the provisions set forth in same shall supersede.
A.
The provisions of this article shall be imposed by the Township Manager or his designee. Whenever a violation of this article is found, the Township Manager or his designee shall give the violator a written warning and explain the penalties for a second and third offense as provided for in Chapter 66, Penalties for Code Violations. The Township Manager or his designee shall keep such records as may be reasonable and necessary for the purpose of determining the persons and businesses who have been warned upon a first offense.
B.
The Township Manager or his designee may sign a complaint against
the violator, and, upon a complaint having been so signed, the Clerk
of the Moorestown Township Municipal Court or other person authorized
by applicable law, shall cause to be issued a summons against said
violator, returnable before the Moorestown Township Municipal Court.
After a warning for a first offense, any person or business that thereafter violates this article shall be subject to the penalties in accordance with Chapter 66, Penalties for Code Violations.
