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In an effort to maintain the beauty the City of Garden Ridge enjoys from our numerous oak trees and to prevent and combat the spreading of destructive oak wilt, City Ordinance No. 71 prohibits trimming of oaks trees between February 1st and July 1st of each year.This is the time of year when oak wilt fungal mats are most likely to form and sap-feeding (nitidulid) beetles are active.View additional information and resources related to oak wilt here! In an effort to maintain the beauty the City of Garden Ridge enjoys from our numerous oak trees and to prevent and combat the spreading of destructive oak wilt, City Ordinance No. 71 prohibits trimming of oaks trees between February 1st and July 1st of each year.This is the time of year when oak wilt fungal mats are most likely to form and sap-feeding (nitidulid) beetles are active.View additional information and resources related to oak wilt here! The City of Garden Ridge holds a General Election annually on the first Saturday of May for the purpose of electing City Councilmembers. City Council Place 1, City Council Place 4, and City Council Place 5 will be on the ballot for May 2, 2026. The City of Garden Ridge holds a General Election annually on the first Saturday of May for the purpose of electing City Councilmembers. City Council Place 1, City Council Place 4, and City Council Place 5 will be on the ballot for May 2, 2026. ❗The City of Garden Ridge is currently in Stage 2 water restrictions, which went into effect on August 5, 2022.❗Please continue to keep these restrictions in mind as you consume water. As always, please try to conserve as much water as possible!The City of Garden Ridge is currently inStage 2 water restrictions (click to view), effective Friday, August 5, 2022.View Stage 1 Proclamation HereView Stage 2 Proclamation HereView Ordinance No. 61 HereStage 2 (click to view)Water waste is prohibited to include, allowing water to run off onto a gutter, ditch, drain, into the street, or failing to repair a controllable leak.Watering with an irrigation system or sprinkler, permitted only once a week on the designated watering day during the hours of 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.Watering with drip irrigation or a 5-gallon bucket permitted during the hours of 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. any day.Watering with a handheld hose permitted any day, any time.Residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural Edwards Aquifer water users should reduce water consumption by any means available.Washing impervious cover such as parking lots, driveways, streets, or sidewalks is prohibited.Non-commercial washing of vehicles and mobile equipment (e.g. washing vehicles at a residence) is permitted any day at any time over landscape or other surface where run off isminimized andwith the use ofa hose using an automatic shut-off nozzle or bucket of 5 gallons or less.No building permits will be issued for the construction of new swimming pools. The City Administrator may grant a variance for the construction of a swimming pool with proof that water for construction and filling of the pool will be brought in from a water source outside of the City.This does not apply to non- potable water, gray water, or treated effluent.Stage 2 restrictions continue until there is an announcement that Stage 2 has been canceled or that Stage 3 is in effect. ❗The City of Garden Ridge is currently in Stage 2 water restrictions, which went into effect on August 5, 2022.❗Please continue to keep these restrictions in mind as you consume water. As always, please try to conserve as much water as possible!The City of Garden Ridge is currently inStage 2 water restrictions (click to view), effective Friday, August 5, 2022.View Stage 1 Proclamation HereView Stage 2 Proclamation HereView Ordinance No. 61 HereStage 2 (click to view)Water waste is prohibited to include, allowing water to run off onto a gutter, ditch, drain, into the street, or failing to repair a controllable leak.Watering with