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Council agrees to match Wichita's new outdoor water schedule; ordinance to follow
Summary
Park City agreed to align outdoor watering rules with Wichita's updated schedule: odd addresses water Wed/Fri/Sun, even addresses Tue/Thu/Sat; watering prohibited Mondays and between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on allowed days; staff to draft ordinance and variance process.
Park City will adopt a revised outdoor water conservation program consistent with the city of Wichita's new schedule, staff told the council, and an implementing ordinance will be brought forward at the next meeting.
Under the plan that council endorsed, odd-numbered addresses will be allowed to water on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; even-numbered addresses will be allowed to water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Watering will be prohibited citywide on Mondays and prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on allowed watering days. Well users are exempt from these restrictions.
Staff said Wichita adopted the same pattern and recommended Park City mirror it to reduce confusion among customers and wholesale partners. The City also described standard variance allowances: unlimited watering for 21 days for newly sodded lawns and 30 days for seeding lawns (staff will define and administer a variance process). The wholesale supplier and other area municipalities requested that Park City have a variance process in place for those situations.
Councilmember Jim Schrader moved to approve drafting an ordinance to effect the change; Councilmember Troy Hill seconded. The motion passed 7–0.
Staff noted operational details to be finalized, such as how to receive and verify variance requests (honor-system versus documentation) and how to reconcile the schedule given current water-system work, including repainting of the water tower that affects operations.
Council members supporting the change cited agronomic benefits and water-system considerations. "By doing three days a week ... you tend to have a stronger root system," Councilmember Terry Osborne said. Staff will return with an ordinance for formal adoption at the next council meeting.
