San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

The City of San José is dedicated to long-term water conservation to address the chronic water shortage, to protect the aquifers of the city, and to prevent land surface subsidence. Moreover, the city is subject to periodic droughts, a circumstance which requires the city council to take steps to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the public.

(Ord. 24600.)

The definitions set forth in this part shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.

(Ord. 24600.)

A. "Potable Water" means water of a quality which meets California State Water Resources Control Board requirements for water suitable for human consumption.

B. "Potable Water" does not include bottled drinking water; Reclaimed Water; recycled or so-called "graywater;" water brought into the County of Santa Clara by truck; Water from Dewatering Operations; Water Pollution Control Plant effluent; or water pumped for remediation purposes pursuant to a permit from the Santa Clara Valley Water District or the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ords. 24600, 30765.)

"Graywater" means untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. "Graywater" includes, but is not limited to, wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs, but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.

(Ords. 24600, 30765.)

"Food service establishment" means a user that prepares and/or sells food for consumption either on or off the premises or washes utensils or dishes on premises, including, but not limited to, restaurants, sandwich shops, delicatessens, bakeries, cafeterias, markets, bed and breakfast inns, motels, hotels, meeting halls, caterers, retirement and nursing homes or pizzerias.

(Ord. 28597.)

"Reclaimed water" means water which, as a result of treatment of domestic wastewater, or groundwater cleanup discharge, is suitable for direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur.

(Ord. 24600.)

"Water from dewatering operations" means water which is extracted from the ground or a sump to prevent the flooding of a building, structure, or excavation.

(Ord. 24600.)

"Syringing" means the watering of golf course greens, golf course tees, lawn bowling greens, or tennis greens, for a period not to exceed ten minutes per hour.

(Ord. 24600.)

"Landscape irrigation audit" means a process to perform site inspections, evaluate irrigation systems, and develop efficient irrigation schedules.

(Ord. 24600.)

"Automatic positive self-closing valve" is a valve that requires a person using a hose to apply and maintain pressure at the outlet end of the hose to activate the flow of water.

(Ord. 24600.)

Except as otherwise explicitly stated, "director" means the director of the environmental services department.

(Ord. 24600.)