O-16-07VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -16 -7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 (WATER)
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
TO ADOPT CERTAIN WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE
AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, this
7th day of March , 2016.
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lake and
Cook Counties, Illinois, this
7th day of March , 2016.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0 -16 -7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 (WATER)
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
TO ADOPT CERTAIN WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield has an allocation of Lake Michigan water and is
subject to complying with water allocation rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ( "IDNR ") has amended its
current Lake Michigan water allocation rules and regulations (17 Il1.Adm.Code §3730.307) to
adopt water conservation practices that the Village must comply with as a permitee of Lake
Michigan water; and
WHEREAS, the new conservation practices required by IDNR include a requirement
that new and replacement plumbing fixtures and irrigation controllers shall bear the
"WaterSense" label as designated by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense
program when such labelled fixtures are available; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield have determined that it
is in the best interests of the Village and its residents to adopt the water conservation measures
set forth in this Ordinance;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS,
in the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 23 -9 entitled "Limitation on Water Used During
Emergencies" of Chapter 23 ( "Water ") of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield be and
the same is hereby retitled as "Water Conservation Measures," and is further amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 23 -9. Water Conservation Measures:
A. Emergencies.
During any period when the overall demand upon the village water supply system
is so great as to endanger the public health, safety and welfare, the village
president is authorized to declare an emergency and to issue emergency water
conservation regulations, limiting and prohibiting the use of water from the
village water mains for use in air conditioning, sprinkling, watering or irrigating
shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers
or for any other purpose. When the village president declares such an emergency,
it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any such regulations. (1963 Code §
23.109)
B. Lawn Sprinkling Restrictions:
(1) Between May 15 and September 15 of each year it shall be unlawful for any
person to use or any owner to allow the use of any water from the village water
mains for the purpose of unrestricted lawn sprinkling except during the time
periods provided below:
(a) Unrestricted lawn sprinkling shall be permitted only between the
hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight and twelve o'clock (12:00) noon
and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. and twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight on odd
calendar days for those parcels of property with street addresses ending
with an odd number and on even calendar days for those parcels of
property with street addresses ending with an even number. Any parcel of
property covering an area that includes multiple street addresses shall
utilize the street address on the village water bills for purposes of
determining the days on which such water use is permitted.
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(b) Newly sodded areas of lawns may be watered at any time on any day
for the two (2) week period following the installation of such sod.
(2) Any person or property owner violating any provision hereof shall be fined
not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) for each offense occurring on residential
property and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense
occurring on nonresidential property.
C. WaterSense Plumbing Fixtures:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained within this chapter or within
the Plumbing Code of the Village of Deerfield, and subject to the Illinois
Plumbing Code (77 Illinois Administrative Code 890) and the Lawn Irrigation
Contractor and Lawn Sprinkler System Registration Code (77 Illinois
Administrative Code 892), all new plumbing fixtures and irrigation controllers
installed after the effective date of this ordinance shall bear the WaterSense label
as designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense program
when such labeled fixtures are available.
SECTION 2: That Section 23 -9A ( "Restrictions on Water Usage ") of Chapter 23
( "Water ") of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield, being superseded by this
Ordinance, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance, and each of its terms, shall be the effective legislative
act of a home rule municipality without regard to whether such Ordinance should: (a) contain
terms contrary to the provisions of current or subsequent non - preemptive state law; or, (b)
legislate in a manner or regarding a matter not delegated to municipalities by state law. It is the
intent of the corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield that to the extent that the terms of
this Ordinance should be inconsistent with any non - preemptive state law, this Ordinance shall
supersede state law in that regard within its jurisdiction.
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SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this 7th dayof March '2016.
AYES: Jester, Nadler, Seiden, Struthers
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Farkas, Shapiro
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED this 7th day of March 2016.
ATTEST:
Vil age Clerk
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Village Pre ident
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