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AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 71.61E PERTAINING
TO CONSERVATION OF WATER
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as
follows:
8~CTION ~ The City Council finds and determines that:
(a) Although water consumption within the City has been
significantly reduced as a result of compliance by citizens of
Saratoga with the conservation measure required under Ordinance
No. 71.61E, as adopted by the City Council on March 28, 1989, the
drought conditions still exist and efforts to conserve water must
therefore be continued.
(b) Because the quantity of rain has again been below
normal during the 1990-91 rainy season, it is necessary to
reinstate the restriction against the serving of water by any
restaurant t~ its Customers except upon specific request, that
was repealed by Ordinance No. 71.61E-2. It is furthermore
necessary to impose a requirement that all future landscaping
approvals be subject to compliance with the principles of
xeriscape.
SECTION 2~ Subparagraph (a)(8) is added to Section 2 of
ordinance NO. 71.61E, to read as follows:
"No water shall be served by any restaurant
to its customers, except upon specific
request by the customer."
SECTION 3: Subparagraph (a)(ll) is added to Section 2 of
Ordinance No. 71.61E, to read as follows:
"(a)(11) For all development requiring
landscaping approval, landscaping and
irrigation must be designed to conserve water
through use of the principles of "xeriscape",
which is defined herein as meaning a
combination of landscape design and
techniques that in the aggregate reduce the
demand for and consumption of water,
including appropriate low water using plants,
a low percentage of turf coverage, permeable
paving and water conserving irrigation
techniques and systems."
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BBCTION 4z Except as herein amended, Ordinance No. 71.61E is
declared to be in full force and effect.
BBCTION 5~ This Ordinance is an urgency ordinance and shall
become effective immediately upon adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted at
a regular meeting e°
held on the 20th , 1991, by the following
vote:
AYES: C0unci]members Anderson, C]evenger, K0h]er and Nay0r Stutzman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Cound ] member M0ni a
ABSENT: None
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