South Pasadena Municipal Code Art. II Water Conservation

It shall be unlawful for any person to use water in any fashion to hose down any area that can be swept with a broom, except for sanitary purposes. (Ord. No. 1992, § 1.)

It shall be unlawful for any reason to allow water to run in such a manner so as to have runoff overflowing the walkway on private property or the sidewalk on public property. Where no sidewalk exists, water shall not be used in any way so as to flow over the curb or into any gutter or street, private or otherwise. (Ord. No. 1992 § 2.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to water landscaping, including lawn area, between the hours of nine a.m. and five p.m. Lawn areas shall be deep soaked, but in no case longer than fifteen minutes per station or location or in violation of Section 35.42 of this chapter. Drip irrigation is exempt. (Ord. No. 1992, § 3; Ord. No. 1995, § 1.)

It shall be unlawful for anyone to wash any vehicle, trailer or boat by allowing any hose to run continuously. For the purpose of this section, continuously shall mean three minutes or more. Said hose shall be equipped with a position shutoff nozzle. (Ord. No. 1992, § 4.)

No restaurant or other public place where food is sold, served or offered for sale shall serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested by the customer. (Ord. No. 1992, § 5.)

All customers shall repair all leaks from indoor and outdoor plumbing fixtures within twenty-four hours of discovery or notification either verbally or in writing by any city employee. (Ord. No. 1992, § 6.)

No water shall be used to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds or other similar aesthetic structures unless such water is a part of a recycling system. (Ord. No. 1992, § 7.)

The city may, after one written warning, install a flow-restricting device on the service line of any customer observed by city personnel to be using water for any nonessential or unauthorized use as defined in this chapter. The restricting device may be removed only by the city and only after a two-day period following payment of removal charges. Removal charges will be fifty dollars for meter size fiveeighths inch to one inch; one hundred dollars for meter size one and one-half inches to two inches; actual cost for meter size three inches and larger. This section shall not limit the city from seeking other legal remedies. (Ord. No. 1992, § 8.)