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ordinance may impose any or all of the following restrictions or conditions on the use of water from the City's distribution system as the circumstances may require: (1) Involuntary water use reduction measures such as rationing and pressure reduction are authorized to be implemented. (2) All non-essential water uses or uses not necessary to maintain the public health, safety and welfare are prohibited. Non-essential water uses include the watering of grass, trees and plants (except when Stage 3 restrictions specifically remain applicable), the washing (commercial and non- commercial) of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes and other mobile equipment, the watering of golf courses, except greens between the hours of 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M., the non-fire fighting uses of water from fire hydrants and lines, and the use of non-essential fountains as defined by ordinance when Stage 4 of Plan is in effect. Sec. 30-11. Penalty for Stage 3 violations. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates the provisions of Section 30-10(a) of this Code and the ordinances and orders promulgated thereunder when Stage 3 of the San Marcos Water Conservation Plan is in effect, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor offense and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. Compliance may also be sought through injunctive relief in the District Court. Sec. 30-12. Penalty for Stage 4 violations. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates the provisions of Section 30-10(b) of this Code and the ordinances and orders promulgated thereunder when Stage 4 of the San Marcos Water Conservation Plan is in effect, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor offense and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. Compliance may also be sought through injunctive relief in the District Court. SECTION 5. That the importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity so that the provisions of the charter requiring that ordinances shall be presented at three separate meetings and that no ordinance shall become effective until the expiration of ten (10) days following the date of its final passage be suspended, and these provisions are hereby suspended, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ~/ day of July , 1984. Emmie Craddock Mayor At test: ' J ,A) J~dn h~ L:ftM2v> 2 .... Mró'é' J is K. Wom ck City Published ln the DAILY RECORD July 15, 1984.