§ 25.104. Phase II Water Supply Shortage.

A Phase II Water Supply Shortage exists when the City Council determines, in its sole discretion, that due to drought or other water supply conditions, a water supply shortage or threatened shortage exists and a consumer demand reduction is necessary to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to existing water conditions, except that a Phase II Water Supply Shortage shall become mandatory when the City Council determines that the City will suffer a water shortage in excess of thirty (30%) percent of its normal water supplies. Upon the declaration by the City of a Phase II Water Supply Shortage condition, the City will implement the mandatory Phase II conservation measures identified in this section.

In addition to the prohibited uses of water identified in sections 25.101 and 25.103, the following additional water conservation requirements apply during a declared Phase II Water Supply Shortage:

(a) Watering days: Watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to two (2) days per week on a schedule established and posted by the City. During the months of November through March, watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is limited to no more than one (1) day per week on a schedule established and posted by the City. This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation zones that exclusively use very low flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two (2) gallons of water per hour. This provision also does not apply to watering or irrigating by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system.

(b) Obligation to fix leaks, breaks or malfunctions: All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing or distribution system must be repaired within forty-eight (48) hours of notification by the City unless other arrangements are made with the City.

(c) Limits on filling ornamental lakes or ponds: Filling or refilling ornamental lakes or ponds is prohibited, except to the extent needed to sustain aquatic life, provided that such animals are of significant value and have been actively managed within the water feature prior to declaration of a supply shortage level under this article.

(d) Limits on washing vehicles: Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including but not limited to, any automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat or trailer, whether motorized or not, is prohibited except by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self- closing water shut-off nozzle or device, by high pressure/low volume wash systems, or at a commercial car washing facility that utilizes a recirculating water system to capture or reuse water.

(e) Limits on filling residential swimming pools and spas: Refilling of more than one (1) foot and initial filling of residential swimming pools or outdoor spas with potable water is prohibited.

(f) Commercial nurseries watering limitations: Commercial Nurseries shall be prohibited from watering lawn, landscaped or other turf areas more often than every other day and shall be prohibited from watering between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

(g) Mandatory water restrictions: No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of city water for any purpose in excess of eighty-five percent (85%) of the amount used the same

corresponding monthly billing period two (2) years preceding the city council declaring a Phase I Water Supply Shortage. In the case of newly established business, no restriction shall be required until such time that the business has been established for one (1) year, at which time the preceding year's corresponding monthly billing shall be used to determine the businesses monthly water consumption.

(Ord. No. 995, App. A; Ord. No. 1115, § 4; Ord. No. 1161, Exh. A.)