MANDATORY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS.

Raleigh City Code § 8-2175

in effect

Sec. 8-2175. - MANDATORY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to use water from the public water supply system of the City in violations of the following mandatory water conservation restrictions: (a) All Stage 1 mandatory water conservation restrictions and rules as set forth by any ordinance adopted by the City Council. (b) All Stage 2 mandatory water conservation restrictions and rules as set forth by any ordinance adopted by the City Council. (c) All Stage 3 mandatory water conservation restrictions and rules as set forth by any ordinance adopted by the City Council. (d) Every day mandatory water conservation restrictions: (1) Water from the City of Raleigh public water supply shall not be served in a public restaurant for drinking water, except upon specific request by customers. Also, hotels/motels/bed and breakfast inns served by the City of Raleigh public water supply will ask guests spending more than one night to use their towels and bed linens more than once between laundering. (2) Violations of §8-2175(c) may be punished by any of the means available to the City pursuant to N.C.G.S. 160A-175. A written warning will be issued for the first violation of §8-2175(c). A civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed for the second violation of §8-2175(c) and a third violation shall result in a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00). A fourth violation will result in interruption of water service to the offending customer. The City will issue written notification to the customer and occupant of intent to interrupt water service and twenty-four (24) hours later will interrupt water service. If water service has been interrupted due to repeat violation of §8-2175(c), service will not be re-instated until the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities has determined that the risk to the City water supply has been alleviated or the Raleigh Director of Public Utilities is otherwise assured of compliance. (Ord. No. 2007-235, §1, 5-15-07; Ord. No. 2007-251, §1, 6-19-07; Ord. No. 2007-280, §1, 8-7-07; Ord. No. 2008-458, §1, 9-16-08; Ord. No. 2010-688, §3, 1-19-10; Ord. No. 2012-48, §1, 5-14-12; Ord. No. 2014-262, §51(1), 1-21-14, eff. 1-26-14)

Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT8PUUT_CH2WASESE_ARTEWACOPL_S8-2175MAWAUSREFetched: 11/1/2026