South Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 35 Water
South Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Pasadena
Sections in this part
- Article I — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Article II — WATER CONSERVATION
- Article III — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE
- Article IV — WATER CONSERVATION AND SUPPLY SHORTAGE PLANS
- Article V — VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
- Article 1 — Zoning Code Applicability
- Article 2 — Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards
- Article 3 — Site Planning and General Development Standards
- Article 4 — Zoning Approval Procedures
- Article 5 — Subdivisions
- Article 6 — Zoning Code Administration
- Article 7 — Definitions
- Article 8 — STANDARDS FOR QUALIFIED SB 9 DEVELOPMENT
- Article 9 — URBAN LOT SPLITS (SB 9 SUBDIVISIONS)
Cite as: South Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 35 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sections:
| ARTICLE I. GENERAL REGULATIONS |
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| 35.1 Notice and permit to tap, open, etc., city pipes. |
| 35.2 New service lateral and meter charges. |
| 35.3 Domestic water rates inside city. |
| 35.4 Domestic water rates outside city. |
| 35.5 Same—For industrial use. |
| 35.6 Same—For waste in absence of meter. |
| 35.7 Minimum rate to be charged—Exception. |
| 35.8 No charge for turning on or shutting off service at customer’s request. |
| 35.9 Customer to be charged for all water passing through meter. |
| 35.10 Authority of city manager to resolve complaints concerning water charges and disputes regarding the rates. |
| 35.11 Application for water delivery and deposit required. |
| 35.12 When service bills are due. |
| 35.13 Discontinuance of service—For failure to pay bill. |
| 35.14 Discontinuance of service—For noncompliance with rules and regulations. |
| 35.15 Unauthorized turn-on prohibited. |
| 35.16 Authority to shut off water from mains and pipes. |
| 35.17 Installation of meters. |
| 35.18 Damaging or interfering with meters. |
| 35.19 Services and meters are property of water department—Maintenance of services and meters. |
| 35.20 Shut-off valves. |
| 35.21 Cross-connections. |
| 35.22 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1964. |
| 35.23 Meters not to be bypassed. |
| 35.24 Testing of meters. |
| 35.25 Use of fire hydrants. |
| 35.26 Private fire protection. |
| 35.27 Water not to be drawn from city pipes into steam boiler, power pump, etc. |
| 35.28 Contamination of supply. |
| 35.29 Inlet must discharge above high water level of tanks, cisterns, etc.—Exception. |
| 35.30 Identification of and inspections by water department employees. |
| 35.31 Water department to retain revenue. |
| 35.32 Certain department records to be kept at least five years. |
35.33 Repealed by Ordinance No. 2268.
35.34 Temporary meter. |
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| 35.35 Exchange services. |
| 35.36 Service lateral and meter relocations. |
| 35.37 Water pressure. |
| 35.38 More than one service. |
| 35.39 Services classes. |
| 35.40 Supplying another person. |
| ARTICLE II. WATER CONSERVATION |
| 35.41 Hose use. |
| 35.42 Runoff. |
| 35.43 Water landscape. |
| 35.44 Washing vehicles. |
| 35.45 Serving water in restaurants. |
| 35.46 Repair all leaks. |
| 35.47 Decorative structures. |
| 35.48 Enforcement. |
| ARTICLE III. WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE |
| 35.50 Purpose. |
| 35.51 Applicability. |
| 35.52 Definitions. |
| 35.53 Provisions for new construction or rehabilitated landscapes. |
| 35.54 Compliance with landscape documentation package. |
| 35.55 Elements of the landscape documentation package. |
| 35.56 Water efficient landscape worksheet. |
| 35.57 Soil management report. |
| 35.58 Landscape design plan. |
| 35.59 Irrigation design plan. |
| 35.60 Grading design plan. |
| 35.61 Certificate of completion. |
| 35.62 Irrigation scheduling. |
| 35.63 Landscape and irrigation maintenance schedule. |
| 35.64 Irrigation audit, irrigation survey, and irrigation water use analysis. |
| 35.65 Irrigation efficiency. |
| 35.66 Recycled water. |
| 35.67 Graywater systems. |
| 35.68 Stormwater management and rainwater retention. |
35.69 Public education.
35.70 Provisions for existing landscaping.
35.71 Irrigation audit, irrigation survey, and irrigation water use analysis—Existing landscapes. |
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| 35.72 Water waste prevention. |
| 35.73 Effective precipitation. |
| 35.74 Penalties. |
| 35.75 Reference evapotranspiraton (ETo) table. |
| 35.76 Prescriptive compliance option. |
| ARTICLE IV. WATER CONSERVATION AND SUPPLY SHORTAGE PLANS |
| 35.80 Policy and purpose. |
| 35.81 Application. |
| 35.82 Permanent water conservation requirements. |
| 35.83 Water shortage plan implementation. |
| 35.84 Stage 1: Moderate water supply shortage. |
| 35.85 Stage 2: Serious water supply shortage. |
| 35.86 Stage 3: Extreme water supply shortage. |
| 35.87 Stage 4: Emergency water supply shortage. |
| 35.88 Sudden catastrophic water supply shortage. |
| ARTICLE V. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES |
| 35.90 Violations and penalties—Residential customers and all other customers with water meters less than two inches. |
| 35.91 Violations and penalties—Nonresidential customers with water meters two inches or larger. |
| 35.92 Notice. |
| 35.93 Right to hearing and stay. |
| 35.94 Reservation of rights. |
| 35.95 Willful misrepresentation. * For state law as to water systems generally, see H. & S.C., §§ 4010 to 4035.As to pollution of water, see H. & S.C., §§ 4400 |
- For state law as to water systems generally, see H. & S.C., §§ 4010 to 4035. As to pollution of water, see H. & S.C., §§ 4400 to 4461. As to water supply in trailer camps, see § 6.26 of this Code. Prior ordinance history: Ords. 592, 642, 770, 790, 913, 950, 971, 1057, 1234, 1330, 1425, 1442, 1460, 1620, 1640 and 1665.
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