Glen Cove, NY Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Glen Cove, NY, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Permitted watering hours
- 5:00-9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.-midnight
- Even-numbered addresses
- May water on even-numbered days
- Odd-numbered addresses
- May water on odd-numbered days
- Unnumbered addresses
- Follow the even-day schedule
- Article V penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 15 days jail
- Fire alarm rule
- Sprinkling must stop immediately
- Underground sprinklers
- Rain sensor required within 30 days
Summary
Glen Cove bans sprinkling, hose use and car washing with city water except between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and again from 4:00 p.m. to midnight, and only on an odd/even schedule tied to the property's street address under City Code § 270-35.
The sprinkling or watering of lawns, flowers, shrubs or gardens, washing of cars or the use of a hose or sprinkler system so as to cause a spray or flow of water for any purpose whatsoever with water supplied by the city is hereby prohibited, except between the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily, only in accordance with the following: ... Persons occupying residences or other establishments with even-numbered addresses may water, hose, wash cars, sprinkle or otherwise irrigate on even-numbered days of the month. ... Persons occupying residences or other establishments with odd-numbered addresses may water, hose, wash cars, sprinkle or otherwise irrigate on odd-numbered days of the month.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 5003439; v76 updated 2026-08-26; through 08-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
to midnight. Within those windows, an odd/even address schedule applies: properties with even-numbered addresses may water on even-numbered days of the month, properties with odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days, and properties with no street number follow the even-day schedule. The section exempts irrigation drawn from sources other than the Nassau County sole-source aquifer system. Section 270-36 requires all sprinkling and hose or sprinkler use to stop the moment a fire alarm sounds and bars resuming it for the rest of that day or night, protecting hydrant pressure for firefighting.
Section 270-37 lets the Director of Public Works or the Mayor declare a public emergency during which all sprinkling and watering is suspended entirely, regardless of the normal schedule. Section 270-38 requires every new or existing underground sprinkler system to carry a rain sensor that shuts the system off during precipitation, with installation required within 30 days of the article's adoption. Section 270-39 requires vehicle-washing hoses to carry a self-closing shutoff valve that needs hand pressure to keep water flowing. These sections make up Article V, Hoses, Sprinkling Systems and Car Washing, added to the Water Service Ordinance on June 23, 1987 and amended August 9, 1988.
Violations & Fines
Violating the sprinkling schedule or any other provision of Article V is punishable under § 270-46(B) by a fine of up to $500 or up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense. The city may also seek injunctive relief in court under § 270-46(D) to enforce the schedule directly, in addition to any fine or imprisonment already imposed.
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Sources & Official References
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