City Charter, Administrative Code, and Municipal Code

SEC. 121.08. WATER CONSERVATION PHASES.

upplying water to a food source or to hand- held hose watering of vegetation, if the hose is equipped with a self-closing water shut-off device, which is allowed everyday during Phase II except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. C. PHASE III. 1. Prohibited Uses Applicable to All Customers. Should Phase III be implemented, uses applicable to Phases I and II of this section shall continue to be applicable, except as specifically provided below. 2. Non-Watering Days. No landscape irrigation shall be permitted on any day other than Monday or Friday for odd-numbered street addresses, and Sunday or Thursday for even-numbered street addresses. Street addresses ending in ½ or any fraction shall conform to the permitted uses for the last whole number in the address. Watering times shall be limited to: (a) Non-conserving nozzles (spray head sprinklers and bubblers) - no more than eight (8) minutes per watering day per station for a total of 16 minutes per week. (b) Conserving nozzles (standard rotors and multi-stream rotary heads) - no more than fifteen (15) minutes per cycle and up to two (2) cycles per watering day per station for a total of 60 minutes per week. (With the above watering times, water consumption used for both types of nozzles is essentially equal.) 3. Recommend use of pool covers to decrease water loss from evaporation. 4. Recommend washing of vehicles at commercial car wash facilities. 5. Upon written Notice to the Department, irrigation of Sports Fields may deviate from the non- watering days to maintain play areas and accommodate event schedules; however, to be eligible for this means of compliance, a Customer must reduce their overall monthly water use by the Department’s Board-adopted degree of shortage plus an additional five percent from the Customer Baseline Water Usage within 30 days. 6. Upon written Notice to the Department, Large Landscape Areas may deviate from the non- watering days by meeting the following requirements: 1) must have approved weather-based irrigation controllers registered with the Department (eligible weather-based irrigation controllers are those approved by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California or the Irrigation Association Smart Water Application Technologies [SWAT] initiative);