Earlier editions: 2026-09
National City Municipal Code Ch. 14.12 Unlawful Water Uses
National City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · National City
Cite as: National City Municipal Code Chapter 14.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
14.12.060 - Wasting water—Prohibited.¶
From and after the date of the adoption of the ordinance codified in Sections 14.12.060 through 14.12.090, it is declared to be unlawful for any person, legal or natural, to waste or to cause or permit to be wasted any water furnished, supplied or delivered by any agency distributing for public benefit any water dedicated to or provided for public use within the city.
(Ord. 747 § 1, 1948)
14.12.070 - Wasting water—Evidence.¶
It is prima facie evidence of the violation of Sections 14.12.060 through 14.12.090 for any person, legal or natural, to permit any water supplied from such public source to the premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person, to escape, flow or seep therefrom.
(Ord. 747 § 2, 1948)
14.12.080 - Wasting water—Responsibility.¶
The person, legal or natural, ostensibly in possession, control or ownership of any premises upon which water is wasted or permitted to be wasted in violation of Sections 14.12.060 through 14.12.090 shall be prima facie responsible for such violation.
(Ord. 747 § 3, 1948)
14.12.090 - Penalty.¶
The violation of Sections 14.12.060 through 14.12.090 is an infraction punishable as prescribed in Section 1.20.010.
(Ord. 1621, 1978; Ord. 1358 § 2 (part), 1973: Ord. 747 § 4, 1948)
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