Tinley Park, IL Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Tinley Park, 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
- Governing section
- Village Code § 50.008(D)
- Standard season
- May 15 to September 15
- Allowed hours
- 7-11 a.m. and 7-11 p.m.
- Schedule basis
- Odd/even by street address
- Fine range
- $50 to $500 per offense
Summary
From May 15 through September 15 each year, Tinley Park limits lawn and garden sprinkling to an odd/even address schedule between 7 to 11 a.m. and 7 to 11 p.m. under Village Code Section 50.008(D), with tighter emergency tiers the village can impose on short notice.
commencing from May 15 through September 15 of each year, it shall be unlawful for any person to use water for the sprinkling or irrigation of lawns or gardens, except on an odd/even basis only (on odd calendar days if the last digit in the street address is odd or on the even calendar days if the last digit in the street address is even) between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
008(D)(1) of the Tinley Park Village Code implements the Illinois Department of Transportation's Rules and Regulations for the Allocation of Water from Lake Michigan because the village buys its Lake Michigan water from the Village of Oak Lawn. m. window, while Tier II (Total Ban) prohibits all lawn and garden sprinkling or irrigation, manual or automatic, outright. 008(D)(3) requires notice of a Tier I or II declaration to reach the Tinley Park Village President or Village Manager, who must then post notice at Village Hall, on the cable access channel, on the village website, and through other customary channels.
008(A) reserves the village's own right to limit or suspend sprinkling, irrigation, or air conditioning water use whenever the President and Board of Trustees determine public exigencies require it, and the President may act alone before the Board can be consulted. 008 violations.
Violations & Fines
Sprinkling or irrigating outside the permitted odd/even days and 7 to 11 a.m./7 to 11 p.m. windows, or during a declared Tier I or Tier II restriction, violates Section 50.008. Section 50.999(B) fines any violator not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense, a higher floor than the general Chapter 50 penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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