§ 31-141.37. Landscape and outdoor water management.

Under this division, customers will be allowed to use water outdoors any day at any time, unless a more stringent drought triggering stage from the drought contingency ordinance is declared.

The following are outdoor water management requirements:

(a)

Hand-watering using a handheld hose with a positive shut-off nozzle shall be permitted any day at any time. Leaving a water hose unattended is strictly prohibited.

(b)

Vehicle washing shall be permitted on Saturdays and Sundays any time during the day using a bucket and handheld hose with a positive shut-off nozzle. Using a leaking faucet or a leaking water hose is strictly prohibited.

(c)

Every outdoor faucet in residential, commercial, or public facility shall have a hose bibb vacuum breaker installed in order to prevent water contamination to the facility and the city's water system. Effective January 2014, all hose bibb vacuum breakers shall be lead free.

(d)

Washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts, or other hard-surfaced areas shall only be permitted if a high pressure washer not to exceed 4.5 gallons per minute is used. Washing a street is strictly prohibited, unless it is done by a city department to eliminate a public hazard.

The provisions of the water conservation plan shall not be interpreted as part of or in lieu of the city's drought contingency plan. During a more stringent drought triggering stage, the outdoor water use conditions from the drought contingency plan shall supersede this division. (Refer to drought contingency ordinance.)

( Ord. No. 2014-O-048, §1(Exh. A), 4-21-14 )