2024-028 - Adopting Revised and Consolidated Water Conservation Drought Contingency PLan

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City of Paris Municipal Court on the date shown on the citation for which the date will not be less than three (3) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the date the citation was issued. The alleged violator will be served a copy of the citation. Service of the citation will be complete upon delivery of the citation to the alleged violator, to an agent or employee of a violator, or to a person over fourteen (14) years of age who is a member of the violator's immediate family or is a resident of the violator's residence. The alleged violation will appear in Municipal Court to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty for the violation of this Plan. If the alleged violator fails to appear in Municipal Court, a warrant for the violator's arrest may be issued. A summons to appear may be issued in lieu of an arrest warrant. These cases will be expedited and given preferential setting in Municipal Court before all other cases. Sec. 12.06.043 -Variances (a) The City Manager, or his authorized designee, may, grant a temporary variance for existing water uses otherwise prohibited under this Plan if it is determined that failure to grant such variance would cause an emergency condition adversely affecting the health, safety or welfare of the public or the person requesting such variance and if one or more of the following conditions are met: (1) Compliance with this Plan cannot be technically accomplished during the duration of the water supply shortage or other condition for which the Plan is in effect. (2) Alternative methods can be implemented which will achieve the same level of reduction in water use. (b) Persons requesting an exemption from the provisions of this Article will file a petition for variance with the City of Paris within ten (10) business days after the Plan or a particular drought response stage has been invoked. All petitions for variances will be reviewed by the City Manager, or his authorized designee, and will include the following: (1) Name and address of the petitioner(s). (2) Purpose of water use. (3) Specific provision(s) of the Plan from which the petitioner is requesting relief. (4) Detailed statement as to how the specific provision of the Plan adversely affects the petitioner or what damage or harm will occur to the petitioner or others if petitioner complies with this Ordinance. (5) Description of the relief requested. (6) Period of time for which the variance is sought. (7) Alternative water use restrictions or other measures the petitioner is taking or proposes to take to meet the intent of this Plan and the compliance date. (8) Other pertinent information. (c) Variances granted by the City of Paris will be subject to the following conditions, unless waived or modified by the City Manager or designee: Page 14 of 20