San Jose Municipal Code Part 4 Water Management

The owner of any property that is subject to the requirements of Chapter 15.11 of this Code, and any owner of property having a landscaped area (as defined in Section 15.11.126) of one acre or more, including golf courses, green belts, common areas, multifamily housing, schools, businesses, parks, cemeteries, and publicly owned landscapes, shall cause a landscape irrigation audit of the property to be performed at least every five years.

(Ord. 24600.)

A. If a landscaped area is using no more than twenty-two and one-half gallons of water per year per square foot, in lieu of an audit, the owner of the property may file a certificate, under penalty of perjury, stating that the area is using no more than twenty-two and one-half gallons of water per square foot per year.

B. The certificate shall be supported by a calculation of the average annual water usage for the area, based on water bills, covering at least one year, and no more than five years, immediately preceding the date on which a landscape irrigation audit would otherwise be due.

(Ord. 24600.)

Landscape irrigation audits and certificates shall be filed with the director. The form of the audit and certificate and the information and data to be provided thereby shall be as prescribed by the director.

(Ord. 24600.)

A. For landscaped areas in existence on January 1, 1993, landscape irrigation audits shall be due on June 1, 1998, and every five years thereafter.

B. For landscaped areas installed after January 1, 1993, audits shall be due sixty-six months after installation of the landscaped area, and every five years thereafter.

(Ord. 24600.)