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Ordinance No. 2231 A. Water usage in excess of the amount provided in Section 9.30.070 is subject to the following penalties: Exceed 4 or Exceed 1 time Exceed 2 times Exceed 3 times more times Stage 1 Up to 10% No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty Voluntary Stage 2 Up to 20% No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty Voluntary Stage 2 Up to 20% $2.50 additional $5 additional for $7.50 additional $10 additional for Mandatory for all units all units + $25 for all units + $50 all units + $100 Stage 3 Up to 30% $4 additional for $8 additional for $12 additional for $16 additional for Mandatory all units + $50 all units + $100 all units + $250 all units + $500 Stage 4 Up to 40% $6 additional for $12 additional for $18 additional for $24 additional for Mandatory all units + $100 all units + $250 all units + $500 all units + $750 Stage 5 Up to 50% $8 additional for $16 additional for $24 additional for $32 additional for Mandatory all units + $150 all units + $300 all units + $550 all units + $800 Stage 6 More than $10 additional for $20 additional for $30 additional for $40 additional for 50% Mandatory all units + $200 all units + $350 all units + $600 all units + $850 1. These excess use penalties may be added to a water bill using the identifier: "drought surcharge," or billed separately, at the discretion of the director. 2. Additional penalties for multiple times exceeding water use amount are for the number of times within the prior 12 months. B. Medical patient care facilities are only subject to excess use penalties when they do not achieve the fifteen percent (15%) reduction described in Section 9.30.070. C. The city manager is authorized to suspend excess use penalties for all customers when weather conditions, seasonal temperatures, or other factors make water use reduction impracticable. Such suspension of excess use penalties may be administratively enacted upon the following: 1. The city manager's consultation with the director. 2. The city manager notifying the city council, and providing the city council with the option to discuss the suspension at a future city council meeting. 3. Notice provided to customers via water bills, as well as notices on the city's website, stating the time period of such suspension (e.g., the starting and ending of dates). 4. After reaching the ending date of any suspension of excess use penalties, customers will not be subject to the possibility of any re-imposed excess use penalties until a full billing cycle beyond the suspension occurs. (Ord. 2148 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2104 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2092 § 1, 2014) 9.30.110 Prohibition of certain water uses. During the time this chapter is in effect: