SEC. 121.08. WATER CONSERVATION PHASES. A. PHASE I – Prohibited Uses Applicable to All Customers. 1. No Customer of the Department shall use a water hose to wash any paved surfaces, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, walkways, driveways and parking areas, except to alleviate immediate safety or sanitation hazards. This section shall not apply to Department-approved water-conserving spray cleaning devices. Use of water-pressure devices for graffiti removal is exempt. A simple spray nozzle does not qualify as a water-conserving spray cleaning device. 2. No Customer of the Department shall use water to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds, lakes or similar structures used for aesthetic purposes unless such water is part of a recirculating system. 3. No restaurant, hotel, café, cafeteria, or other public place where food is sold, served or offered for-sale, shall serve drinking water to any person unless expressly requested. 4. No Customer of the Department shall permit water to leak from any pipe or fixture on the Customer’s premises. Failure or refusal to affect a timely repair of any leak of which the Customer knows or has reason to know shall subject said Customer to all penalties provided herein for a prohibited use of water. 5. No Customer of the Department shall wash a vehicle with a hose if the hose does not have a self- closing water shut-off or device attached to it, or otherwise allow a hose to run continuously while washing a vehicle. 6. No Customer of the Department shall irrigate during periods of rain and within 48 hours after a measurable rain event. 7. No Customer of the Department shall water or irrigate lawn, landscape or other vegetated areas between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. During these hours, public and private golf course greens and tees and professional Sports Fields may be irrigated in order to maintain play areas and accommodate event schedules. Supervised testing or repairing of irrigation systems is allowed anytime with proper signage. 8. All irrigating of landscape with potable water using spray head sprinklers and bubblers shall be limited to no more than ten (10) minutes per watering day per station.