Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 15.90 Recycled Water Agreements

Section 46 of Article VII of the Petaluma City Charter provides that action to provide for acquisition of property be

taken by ordinance unless the council takes action pursuant to a general law of the state. The large number of recycled water service agreements for properties located outside the city boundaries makes approval of individual

agreements and easements by ordinance impractical and costly in terms of sta[ time and other public resources.

Legislative authority for city council approval of form agreements and easements for recycled water, and for city

manager execution of recycled water service agreements and easements using council-approved form

documents, is intended to meet the requirements of Section 46, Article VII of the Petaluma City Charter, provide

for appropriate city council oversight concerning the recycled water program, provide for eYcient use of public

resources, promote Wscal eYciency, and provide necessary Xexibility to manage the recycled water program to

e[ectively meet the needs of recycled water users and maximize recycled water services and generation of

revenue for recycled water. (Ord. 2561 NCS §2, 2016.)

by resolution.

In accordance with Section 46 of Article VII of the City of Petaluma Charter, the city council of the city of Petaluma

may approve form agreements with associated form easements for recycled water service by resolution. (Ord.

2561 NCS §2, 2016.)

by city manager.

The city manager or his/her designee is authorized to execute, on behalf of the city, recycled water service

agreements and accept easements using forms that have been approved by city council resolution as long as such

agreements and easements do not di[er materially from such approved forms. (Ord. 2561 NCS §2, 2016.)

The Petaluma Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2916 NCS, passed December 1, 2025.

Disclaimer: The city clerk’s oYce has the oYcial version of the Petaluma Municipal Code. Users should contact the

city clerk’s oYce for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above.

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