Naperville, IL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Naperville, IL, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Even addresses
- Water even calendar dates only
- Odd addresses
- Water odd calendar dates only
- Allowed hours
- 6-10 a.m. and 6-10 p.m.
- First-offense compromise fine
- $25 within 15 days
- Exempt
- Hand-held hose, pools under 50 gal
Summary
Naperville ties City water use for lawns, gardens, and pool filling to a property's street number: even addresses water even calendar dates, odd addresses water odd dates, within set morning and evening hours.
All properties with even-numbered street numbers (i.e., numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) may use City distributed water for plant watering or pool filling on even-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., prevailing time... All properties with odd-numbered street numbers (i.e., street numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) may use City distributed water for plant watering or pool filling on odd-numbered calendar dates between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., prevailing time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 101).
Full Breakdown
Under Naperville Municipal Code § 8-2A-7, properties with even-numbered street addresses may use City distributed water for watering gardens, lawns, shrubs, or filling pools only on even-numbered calendar dates, and odd-numbered addresses only on odd-numbered dates, each between 6:00-10:00 a.m. and 6:00-10:00 p.m. prevailing time. Hand-held hoses, pools under 50 gallons, and drip-line root feeders are exempt from the day/hour limits, and newly sodded or seeded lawns get temporary extended-watering allowances. The City Manager may impose tighter emergency restrictions during water shortages.
Violations & Fines
First violation of § 8-2A-7 can be resolved by a $25 compromise payment (rising to $35 after mailed notice) instead of court; a second violation within 12 months runs $50 ($65 after notice). Unresolved violations are fined $50-$500 per day under § 8-2A-9/8-2A-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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