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9.30.100 273 (Pleasanton Supp. No. 28, 7-22) Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2104 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2092 § 1, 2014) 9.30.100 Excess use penalties. A. Water usage in excess of the amount pro- vided in Section 9.30.070 of this chapter is subject to the following penalties: Exceed 1 time Exceed 2 times Exceed 3 times Exceed 4 or more times Stage 1 Up to 10% Voluntary No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty Stage 2 Up to 20% Voluntary No penalty No penalty No penalty No penalty Stage 2 Up to 20% Mandatory $2.50 additional for all units $5 additional for all units + $25 $7.50 additional for all units + $50 $10 additional for all units + $100 Stage 3 Up to 30% Mandatory $4 additional for all units + $50 $8 additional for all units + $100 $12 additional for all units + $250 $16 additional for all units + $500 Stage 4 Up to 40% Mandatory $6 additional for all units + $100 $12 additional for all units + $250 $18 additional for all units + $500 $24 additional for all units + $750 Stage 5 Up to 50% Mandatory $8 additional for all units + $150 $16 additional for all units + $300 $24 additional for all units + $550 $32 additional for all units + $800 Stage 6 More than 50% Mandatory $10 additional for all units + $200 $20 additional for all units + $350 $30 additional for all units + $600 $40 additional for 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 ex- ceeding water use amount are for the number of times within the prior 12 months. B. Medical patient care facilities are only sub- ject to excess use penalties when they do not achieve the 15 percent 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 sus- pension 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. 2231 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2221 § 2, 2021; 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: 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 ob- tain a particular allocation. B. It is unlawful for any customer to waste wa- ter. 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, shrub- bery, crops, vegetation, and trees, with the exception of hand watering and drip irrigation; Irrigation system checks for breaks/leak repairs by present irrigation pro- fessionals who remain on site directly observing the system are excluded. 2. The application of potable water to outdoor landscaping 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; 3. Use of potable water to irrigate outdoor landscaping during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall; 4. Use of potable water to wash down side- walks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, open ground or other hard surface areas by the direct application of water thereto; 5. Allowing potable water to escape from breaks within the customer’s plumbing system for more than eight hours after the customer is notified or discov- ers the break; 6. Use of water in non-recirculating decorative ponds, fountains, and other decorative water features;