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2. Irrigation of lawns, gardens, trees, or shrubs with OWASA-supplied potable water <br /> that is sprayed through the air via any system or device other than a hand-held hose or <br /> watering can shall occur only after dusk or during pre-dawn hours. <br /> 3. No OWASA-supplied potable water shall be used on sidewalks, driveways,patios, <br /> cars, buildings, or other impervious surfaces of a similar nature. <br /> 4. No OWASA-supplied potable water shall be served-in public restaurants except on <br /> request. <br /> 5. Institutional customers, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> (UNC), shall: <br /> a) Cease the use of OWASA-supplied potable water for outdoor purposes, except as <br /> provided in items 1 and 2 above. UNC shall develop a three-day irrigation <br /> schedule for campus facilities in consultation with OWASA. <br /> b) Curtail the use of OWASA-supplied potable water for the cleaning of facilities <br /> such as window air conditioning units, chilled water coils, closed loop heating <br /> systems, and.government-owned vehicles. <br /> c) Reduce the heating/cooling load demand from lower priority facilities to the <br /> extent allowable with regard to indoor air quality standards and employee health <br /> and safety requirements. <br /> Section VI. Mandatory Conservation During Stage II Water Shortage <br /> In the event that the Chair issues any such proclamation of Stage II Water Shortage <br /> described in Section III.2,then and in that event, it shall be unlawful for any person,firm, <br /> or corporation to use or permit the use of potable water from the water system within <br /> Orange County supplied through the facilities of OWASA for any of the purposes <br /> hereinafter set forth until such time as this Ordinance is amended or repealed, or until the <br /> Chair, by public proclamation,has declared certain provisions no longer in effect. <br /> 1. All the mandatory provisions of a Stage I Water Shortage, as described in Section V, <br /> shall remain in effect, except that the irrigation of lawns, gardens,trees, or shrubs <br /> with OWASA-supplied potable water applied through any system or device other <br /> than a hand-held hose or watering can shall be allowed only one day out of each <br /> week. Unless otherwise recommended by the OWASA Executive Director, <br /> properties with odd-numbered street addresses shall be allowed to irrigate only on <br /> Mondays; and properties with even-numbered addresses shall be allowed to irrigate <br /> only on Thursdays. No more than one-half inch of water(as measured in a shallow <br /> container, such as an empty tuna fish can) should be applied during any given week. <br /> UNC shall develop a one day a week irrigation schedule for campus facilities in <br /> consultation with OWASA. The restrictions of this section shall not apply to any <br /> 4 <br />