ORD 2092 URGENCY - Laserfiche WebLink

9.30.100 Excess use penalties. Water usage in excess of the amount provided in Section 9.30.070 is subject to the following penalties: Exceed Exceed 4 or Exceed 2 times Exceed 3 times 1 time more times Stage 1 Up to 20% No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty Voluntary • $7.50 per unit $2.5.0 per unit $5 per unit used $10 per unit used Stage 2 used in addition used in addition in addition to the in addition to the Up to 20% to the normal to the normal normal rate fees g normal rate fees Mandatory rate fees charged rate fees charged charged+ $25 +$50 charged+$100 Stage 3 $4 per unit used $8 per unit used $12 per unit used $16 per unit used Up to 35% in addition to the in addition to the in addition to the in addition to the Mandatory normal rate fees normal rate fees normal rate fees normal rate fees charged+$50 charged+ $100 charged+$250 charged+$500 Stage 4 $6 per unit used $12 per unit used $18 per unit used $24 per unit used 35%or more in addition to the in addition to the ' in addition to the in addition to the Mandatory normal rate fees normal rate fees normal rate fees normal rate fees charged+$100, . charged+ $250 charged.+$500 charged.+$750 Penalties are in addition to the normal rates and apply to all units used in the billing period. Penalties may be added to water bill or billed separately, at the discretion of the director. Additional penalties for multiple times exceeding water use amount are for the number of times within the prior 12 months. 9.3.0.1.1.0 Prohibition of certain water uses. During the time this chapter is in effect: A. It is unlawful for any customer to use water obtained from the water system of the City of Pleasanton through fraud, including misrepresentation made to obtain a particular allocation. B. It is unlawful for any customer to waste water. As used herein,the term "waste" means: 1. Use of potable water between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to irrigate grass, lawns, ground-cover, shrubbery, crops, vegetation, and trees or the use of potable water in such a manner as to result in runoff for more than five minutes; 2. Use of potable water to wash down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, open ground or other hard surface areas by the direct application of water thereto; 3. Allowing potable water to escape from breaks within the customer's plumbing system for more than eight hours after the customer is notified or discovers the break; 4. Use of potable water for any purpose in excess of the customer's allowed usage as provided in Section 9.30.070.