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9.30.050
<br />(Pleasanton Supp. No. 28, 7-22) 270
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<br />9.30.050 Creation of classes.
<br /> The following types of customers or uses are those
<br />which exist in the city’s current utility billing system, as
<br />follows:
<br /> A. “Single-family residential individually me-
<br />tered” consists of water service to land improved with
<br />structures designed to serve as a residence for a single
<br />family, including single-family home, townhomes, and
<br />condominiums.
<br /> B. “Commercial and multiple-family” consists
<br />of water service to land improved with structures de-
<br />signed to serve commercial (including restaurants), rec-
<br />reational, charitable, educational and cultural uses, as
<br />well as residential uses sharing water meters.
<br /> C. “Irrigation” consists of water service which
<br />is separately metered and is used exclusively to water
<br />turf and other landscaping areas.
<br /> D. “Special landscape areas” are uses as de-
<br />fined in the California Water Efficient Landscape Ordi-
<br />nance Government Code Section 65591 et seq. (Ord.
<br />2231 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2221 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2148 § 1,
<br />2016; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2104 § 1, 2014; Ord.
<br />2092 § 1, 2014)
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<br />9.30.060 Stages for reduction in water use.
<br /> The following stages of action for reduction in
<br />water use depend on the total amount of water supplied
<br />to the city by Zone 7 Water Agency and the amount of
<br />water the city is able to pump out of the groundwater
<br />basin from its own wells. These stages are based on the
<br />Water Shortage Contingency Plan, a component of the
<br />Urban Water Management Plan. If a stage of mandatory
<br />water reduction is declared, the city council may also
<br />enact water drought rates as specified in PMC 14.04.070
<br />and the Master Fee Schedule.
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<br />REDUCTIONS IN WATER USE
<br />Stage Overall
<br />Reduction
<br />Voluntary or
<br />Mandatory
<br />1 Up to 10% Voluntary
<br />2 Up to 20% Voluntary or
<br />Mandatory
<br />3 Up to 30% Mandatory
<br />4 Up to 40% Mandatory
<br />5 Up to 50% Mandatory
<br />6 More than 50% Mandatory
<br />(Ord. 2231 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2221 § 2, 2021; Ord. 2148 §
<br />1, 2016; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2104 § 1, 2014; Ord.
<br />2092 § 1, 2014)
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<br />9.30.070 Calculation of customer reduction in
<br />water use.
<br /> California Water Code Section 10632(a)(6) re-
<br />quires a water supplier to penalize or charge for exces-
<br />sive water use, where applicable. To comply with this
<br />state mandate, water use shall be calculated as described
<br />in this section.
<br /> A. When a water shortage is declared with
<br />mandatory reductions in water use, the director may
<br />impose the applicable stage of mandatory reduction by
<br />calculating customers’ average usage for the same bill-
<br />ing period from one to four prior years, as data is avail-
<br />able. If sufficient historic usage information is not avail-
<br />able, the director may base water use allocations on a
<br />combination of the limited historic usage data available,
<br />per-capita water use targets, water usage from similar
<br />customer types, and other activity-specific water usage
<br />data.
<br /> B. Usage of water in excess of a customer’s
<br />mandatory conservation amount is subject to excess use
<br />penalties in Section 9.30.100.
<br /> 1. Medical patient-care facilities, because they
<br />are responsible for life and safety services, are only re-
<br />quired to achieve a 15 percent reduction when a Stage 2
<br />mandatory reduction of 20 percent is required, or when
<br />any higher stage is declared or greater mandatory reduc-
<br />tion required. (Ord. 2231 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2221 § 2,
<br />2021; Ord. 2148 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord.
<br />2104 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2092 § 1, 2014)
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<br />9.30.080 Conservation measures.
<br /> The following conservation measures are applica-
<br />ble for adequate supply, and the declared water shortage
<br />stage(s) indicated:
<br /> A. Stage 1—Up to 10 Percent Voluntary Re-
<br />duction. Adequate supply is currently available. To pro-
<br />tect and preserve the community water supply the elimi-
<br />nation of wasteful water uses is essential at all times,
<br />regardless of water supply stage. Pleasanton customers
<br />shall always observe the following regulations on water
<br />use:
<br /> 1. Use potable water for irrigation of land-
<br />scapes in a manner that does not result in runoff such
<br />that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated
<br />areas, driveways, private and public walkways, road-
<br />ways, parking lots, or structures.
<br /> 2. Schedule regular irrigation of lawn and
<br />landscape between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
<br />the following day. Watering is permitted at any hour if a
<br />hand-held nozzle or drip irrigation is used. Special land-
<br />scapes are exempted.
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