Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

When an emergency is declared, the use and withdrawal of water by any person for the following purposes is hereby prohibited:

1. Water yards. The sprinkling, watering or irrigating or shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation.
2. Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses, or any other type of mobile equipment.
3. Cleaning outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches and other outdoor surfaces.
4. Cleaning buildings. The washing of the outside of dwellings; the washing of the inside and outside of office buildings.
5. Cleaning equipment and machinery. The washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment and machinery.
6. Ornamental fountains. The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making a similar use of water, not employing a recirculating system.
7. Swimming pools. Swimming and wading pools not employing a filter and recirculating system.
8. Escape through defective plumbing. The escape of water through defective plumbing, which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of repair and which will include defects in swimming pools and fountains.
9. Air conditioning. Use of air conditioning equipment requiring water, not employing a recirculating system.
10. Restaurant service. Drinking water will not be served with meals unless specifically requested by the customer. (1976 Code, § 13-134)