Phases of water conservation.

Charlotte City Code § 23-255

in effect

Sec. 23-255. - Phases of water conservation. (a) Any one of the following phases of water conservation may be implemented by the issuance of a water shortage declaration or amendment of a previously issued declaration: (1) Phase I, restricted; (2) Phase II, banned; and (3) Phase III, emergency. (b) A water shortage declaration, including without limitation an amendment thereto, imposing phase I, II or III water conservation controls shall specify the controls imposed by such declaration. Customers and users shall comply with such mandatory controls as are specified in a water shortage declaration, including any amendment thereto, issued pursuant to this article. Violation of any mandatory control specified in a declaration issued pursuant to this article shall be subject to such enforcement action as is set forth in this article. (c) No mandatory control imposed by a water shortage declaration shall apply to any public or volunteer fire department while fighting a fire. (d) The water shortage management plan adopted pursuant to this article may include classifications of the uses made of water from CMU water system as discretionary, community and business and essential and take such classifications into account in determining the water conservation controls that may be imposed pursuant to this article. (Ord. No. 2274, § 4(23-134), 3-24-2003)

Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH23WASEINWADIRE_ARTVIIWACO_S23-255PHWACOFetched: 10/27/2026