7553.7. - WATER CONSERVATION PHASES.

No customer of the Water Division shall make, cause, use, or permit the use of water from the Water Division for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose in a manner contrary to any provision of this Urgency Ordinance or in an amount in excess of that use permitted by the conservation phase then in effect pursuant to action taken by the City Council in accordance with the provisions of this Urgency Ordinance.

(a)

There shall be no hose washing of sidewalks, walkways, driveways, or parking areas.

(b)

There shall be no hose washing of a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or similar device that causes the hose to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use.

(c)

No water shall be used to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains unless such water is part of a recirculating system.

(d)

No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria, bar or other public place where food or beverage is served or offered for sale, shall serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested by the customer.

(e)

No hotel or motel shall launder towels and linens of an occupied guestroom on a daily basis, unless expressly requested by the guest. The hotel or motel shall prominently display a notice in each guestroom of the guest's option not to have towels and linens laundered daily.

(f)

No customer of the Water Division shall permit water to leak from any facility on his premises.

(g)

No lawn, landscape, or other turf areas shall be watered or irrigated between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific time.

(h)

No lawn, landscape, or other turf areas shall be watered or irrigated during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall.

(i)

No lawn, landscape, or other turf areas shall be watered or irrigated more than 3 days per week, or such other number of days as the City Council may prescribe by resolution from time to time. The three days per

week shall be Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or such other days as the City Council may prescribe by resolution from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written application to and approval by the City's Public Works Services Director, an owner of property used primarily for commercial, industrial or institutional purposes may irrigate lawn, landscape or other turf areas of such property such number of days per week as approved by the Public Works Services Director if such owner provides evidence, to the satisfaction of the Public Works Services Director, that the owner has reduced overall bi-monthly water use for such property by at least twenty-five percent (25%) from the same bi-monthly period in 2013, or by such other measurement of reduction adopted by resolution of the City Council from time to time.

(j)

No lawn, landscape or other turf areas shall be watered in a wasteful manner. For example, in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots, or structures.

(k)

Additional restrictions and conservation measures may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council and shall become effective upon their adoption. Any and all such restrictions and measures shall be subject to all enforcement provisions, including without limitation fines and penalties, as are otherwise applicable to the provisions set forth in this Section 7533.7.l.

(Ord. No. 2327, § 1, 4-21-15)

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of subsection 7553.7.1.

No customer shall make, cause use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of ninety percent (90%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this Urgency Ordinance.

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of subsection 7553.7.1.

No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of eighty-five percent (85%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this Urgency Ordinance.

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of subsection 7553.7.1.

No customer shall make, cause, or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of eighty percent (80%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this Urgency Ordinance.

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of subsection 7553.7.1.

No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount used during the base period as defined by this Urgency Ordinance.

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of Section 7553.7.1.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of seventy percent (70%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this Ordinance.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of Section 7553.7.1.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of sixty percent (60%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this ordinance.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

No use of water may be made contrary to the provisions of Section 7553.7.1.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Water Division for any purpose in an amount in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the amount used during the base period as defined in this Ordinance.

(Added by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)

The prohibited uses of water from the Water Division provided for by subsection 7553.7.1. of this Urgency Ordinance are not applicable to that use of water necessary for public health and safety or for essential governmental services such as police, fire, and other similar emergency services.

(Renumbered by Ord. 2036 adopted 4-4-95)