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Water Use Restrictions (Ordinance 68):
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No hose washing of sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, patios, porches or verandas, or any hardscape, unless required by a regulatory agency for health or safety reasons.
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No water shall be used to clean, fill, operate or maintain levels in decorative fountains, unless such water is part of a recycling system.
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No person shall knowingly permit water to leak from any facility within his/her premises.
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No use of potable water is permitted to irrigate, water or sprinkle grass, lawns, groundcover, shrubbery, crops, vegetation and trees between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the high use season which begins June 1 and terminates September 30 of each year. During this season, water shall be permitted on any three (3) days of the week, of the customer’s, but shall not exceed three (3) days of any week.
In the low season beginning October 1 and ending May 31, watering is permitted at the discretion of the individual customer according to the weather conditions taking into account temperature and wind factors. During this season, water shall be permitted on any three (3) days of the week, of the customer’s choice, but shall not exceed three (3) days of any week.
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Water shall be allowed for construction purposes, including but not limited to debrushing of vacant land, compaction of fills and pads, trench backfill and other construction uses, but shall be used in an efficient manner and not result in run-off. A representative of the owner or builder shall be on site during such water use. The use of “rainbird” type sprinklers is not recommended.
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Potable water from within the District shall not be used to maintain dirt roads without application to the District.
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Restaurants shall provide water to customers only upon request.
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Non-commercial washing of privately owned vehicles, trailers, motor homes, busses or boats will not be permitted except from a bucket and a hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle which may be used for a quick rinse.
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No use of water for any purpose, except as provided herein, which results in flooding or run-off onto hardscape, driveways, streets, adjacent lands or into gutters shall be permitted.
Penalties for Violation of Ordinance 68:
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First violation – warning notice.
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Second violation – written notice of second violation, and a warning of flow restriction devise or possible shutoff upon a Third violation. In addition, upon a commercial or multi-family service receiving the subject Second Violation, the District may install an irrigation meter (at the customers expense). Within twenty (20) days of such installation, the commercial or multi-family service must have undertaken to install all the necessary connections to the irrigation meter.
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Third Violation – The General Manager may direct the installation of a flow restriction device or shut-off of service for a period of no less than 48 hours.
Right of Appeal
Any person wishing to appeal parts of this Ordinance shall do so in writing to the District. The Conservation Coordinator shall review and make decisions on the granting of the appeal and the issuance of a variance. If the applicant for appeal disagrees with the decision, the request may be appealed to the General Manager. If the General Manager and the applicant are unable to reach an accord, then the request for appeal shall be heard by the Conservation Committee of the Board of Directors who shall then refer it to the Board of Directors at a regularly scheduled meeting with a recommendation for approval or denial. All appeals shall be reported monthly to the Board of Directors as part of the Manager’s Report.
Subsequent Emergency Orders shall supersede parts of this Ordinance when there is a conflict.
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