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Ordinance No. 2295
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<br />"Water system" means the existing municipal water system of the city, together with the
<br />improvements thereto, including works and facilities for the storage, transmission and
<br />distribution of water, including pumping plants, lift stations, reservoirs and water storage
<br />facilities, water mains, pipelines, pipes, meters, pumps, equipment, and other works,
<br />properties or structures necessary or convenient for improvements to the existing
<br />municipal water system, together with such additions, extensions, betterments or
<br />improvements thereto as may be made from time to time.
<br />(Prior code § 2-16.01; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2171 § 2, 2017; Ord. 2289, 1/9/2025)
<br />§ 14.04.060. Use of water service.
<br />G. It is a violation of this chapter for any person or consumer to waste water obtained
<br />from the water system. As used in this subsection, the term "waste" means:
<br />1. Use of potable water between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to irrigate grass, lawns,
<br />groundcover, shrubbery, crops, vegetation, and trees, with the exception of
<br />hand watering and drip irrigation;
<br />2. The application of potable water to outdoor landscaping in a manner that
<br />causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non -irrigated areas,
<br />private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots or structures;
<br />3. Use of potable water to irrigate outdoor landscaping during and within 48 hours
<br />after measurable rainfall;
<br />4. Use of potable water to wash down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking
<br />lots, open ground or other hard surface areas by the direct application of water
<br />thereto, unless needed for health or safety reasons;
<br />5. Use of potable water in non -recirculating decorative ponds, fountains and other
<br />water features, with the exception of child water -play features;
<br />6. Allowing potable water to escape from breaks within the person or consumer's
<br />plumbing system for more than eight hours after the person or consumer is
<br />notified or discovers the break;
<br />7. Use of potable water for outdoor landscaping through a dedicated irrigation meter
<br />within the city's recycled water use area unless otherwise exempted by the
<br />director of operations and water utilities for existing water customers, or city
<br />engineer for new development;
<br />8. Any use of potable water in violation of the California Water Code, including but
<br />not limited to the use of potable water on non-functional turf.
<br />(Prior code § 2-16.06; Ord. 2093 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2097 § 1, 2014; Ord. 2118 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2176
<br />§ 2, 2018)
<br />§ 18.68.070. Maintenance.
<br />A. No final subdivision map or parcel map shall be recorded until documents pertaining to
<br />the maintenance of common natural open space areas, common landscaped areas, and
<br />common recreational facilities located within the plan have been approved by the city
<br />attorney. For nonresidential developments, said maintenance shall pertain to all
<br />landscaped areas and recreational facilities not enclosed within a building. For residential
<br />developments, said maintenance shall apply to the privately owned natural open space,
<br />landscaped areas, and recreational facilities owned by or used in common by the
<br />residents.
<br />(Prior code § 2-8.31)
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