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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 538ORDINANCE NO 538 BEING AN ORDINANCE DECLARING IT TO BE A NUI- SANCE AND A MISDEMEANOR TO USE EXCESSIVE WATER FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY OF LAUREL BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAUREL,: Section 1: That Wwreas the City Council of the City of Laurel has found that it is necessary for the health and well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Laurel to control excessive irrigation of laws within the City of Laurel. That such excessive irrigation allows water to run off the said lawns into the gutters and collect at low spots along the City streets and does thereby create a nuisance; and such excessive use of water does, during the summer months, create a shortage of water from the supply system of the City of Laurel. Section 2: It is therefore declared to be a nuisance and a misdemeanor punishable as hereinafter set forth for any individual having under his control or direction the irrigation of any lawns and shrubbery within the City of Laurel, or for any other reason to excessively irrigate the lawns and shrubbery or to allow water to collect thereon to such an extent that the same overflows and collects in the gutters of the said City -streets. Section 3: That any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00. Section 4: An urgency and emergency for this Ordinance is hereby declared to, and does exist, and the same shall take effect and be inforce from and after its passage. Passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, and approved this / day of July, 1959. ATTEST: City 9 erk / Mayor THOMAS L, BRADLEY ATTORNEY•AT-LAW LAUREL, MONTANA A?