Vallejo Municipal Code Ch. 11.54 Wasteful Water Use Prohibition Ordinance

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the water supply of the city of Vallejo is put to maximum beneficial use and that waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use be prevented.

(Ord. 1567 N.C.(2d) § 1 (part), 2006.)

This chapter shall be known and cited as the Wasteful Water Use Prohibition Ordinance.

(Ord. 1567 N.C.(2d) § 1 (part), 2006.)

A. To prevent the waste and unreasonable use of water and to promote water conservation, each of the following actions is prohibited, except where necessary to address an immediate health and safety need or to comply with the term or condition in a permit issued by a state or federal agency:

1. The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots, or structures;

2. The use of a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or device attached to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use;

3. The application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks;

4. The use of potable water in a fountain or other decorative water feature, except where the water is part of a recirculating system;

5. The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall;

6. The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafés, cafeterias, bars, or other public places where food or drink are served and/or purchased;

7. The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development as adopted by the city;

8. Allowing potable water to escape from breaks within the customer's plumbing system for more than thirty-six hours after the customer is notified or discovers the break.

9. The use of potable water for construction, compaction, dust control, street or parking lot sweeping, or building wash down where nonpotable or recycled water is available in sufficient quantities.

10. The use of single-pass cooling systems;

11. The use of nonrecirculating systems in new conveyor car wash facilities.

B. To promote water conservation, operators of hotels and motels shall provide guests with the option of choosing not to have towels and linens laundered daily. The hotel or motel shall prominently display notice of this option in each guestroom using clear and easily understood language.

(Ord. 1567 N.C.(2d) § 1 (part), 2006.; Ord. No. 1768 N.C. (2d), § 1, 7-25-2017)

Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with Section 16.74.030 Water Conservation Guidelines and Chapter 16.71 Water Efficient Landscape Regulations of the Vallejo Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 1634 N.C.(2d), § 1, 3-23-2010)

Violations of any provision of Section 11.54.030 shall be enforced as follows:

A. For a first violation, the customer shall receive a notice of violation.

B. For a second violation, the customer shall receive an administrative citation with a fine of two hundred dollars.

C. For a third violation, the customer shall receive an administrative citation with a fine of five hundred dollars.

D. Administrative citations shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 1.15.

(Ord. No. 1708 N.C. (2d), § 1, 5-12-2015; Ord. No. 1768 N.C. (2d), § 3, 7-25-2017)