HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.61E ORDINANCE NO. Jl~. 61E
AN URGENCY ORDIN~CE O[. TflB CITY
SA ATOeA m AB m O RES me IONS
The City Council of the City of Saratoga h~.r.eby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1: Findings and determinations~,=
The City Council finds and determines as follows:
(a) Local reservoir water storage in and around Santa Clara County is at an all
time low, as determined by the Santa Clara Valley, Ware~ Dis{~!~'t'; :
(b) Groundwater production must remain in relative balance with recharge
from year to year in order to prevent overdrafting of the aquifers, with a~beiated loss
of long term storage and possible infrastructure damage, ~y!th"eostly dam~'to the
City and possible salt water intrusion.
(c) Santa Clara County is entering its third ye~of below average rainfall, and
there are insufficient local and imported water resources to meet the current and
anticipated demand. '
(d) The United States Bureau of Reclamation has announced that it will cut
the Santa Clara Valley Water District's water allotment by twenty percent.
(e) The State Department of Water Resources has announced it has cut the
Santa Clara Valley Water District's water allotment by ten percent.
(f) The City and County of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Project has indicated
they wiH be requesting the cities they serve to reduce water consumption by twentyZ'~
five to thirty-five percent.
(g) The Santa Clara Valley Water District.~nd the.~.~n:~gs~ Water Company
anticipate a need for an area-wide effort to reduce,~ater c~ffiptibn by twenty-five
percent.
(h) There is an urgent need to initiate water conservation measures
immediately to reduce the current level of Water eonsumpt~::~nd provide fO~'the
more efficient utilization of se~ee water resoU~.9~
SECTION 2: Restrictions on water use
(a) The following restrictions shall app,,,l~ throughout the City until such time
as a declaration is officially made by the Sa/{~!:lClar}{~alley ware District that a-
drought condition no longer exists within Santa ~iilra Cfi~.~L=: ~ ~' '
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(1) No activities resulting in water waste shall be allowed~ including, but
not limited to, flooding or runoff on sidewalks, streets or gutters.
(2) No use of water for cleaning of sidewalks~ driveways~ patios, parking
lots or other hard surface areas shall be allowed.
(3) No use of water through a hose for washing cars, buses, boats,
trailers or other vehicles shall be allowed without a positive
automatic shut-down valve on the outlet end of the hose.
(4) No decorative fountain or other form or decorative water display
shall be operated.
(5) No water shall be used for construction purposes, such as
consolidation of back-filL
(6) No water waste due to a broken or defective plumbing, sprinkler or
irrigation system shall be allowed.
(7) No exterior landscape watering shall be allowed during any day
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and~8:00 p.m.
(8) No water shall be served by any restaurant to its customers, except
upon specific request by the customer.
(9) No hydrant flushing shall be permitted, except where required for
public health or safety.
(10) No building, grading or plumbing permits shall be issued for the
drilling, installation, connection or operation of a new water well or
the reactivation of any existing well not in use as of the date this
Ordinance is adopted.
(b) The violation of any restriction set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Section is
hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute an infraction for which a fine of
$100 shall be imposed for the first conviction, a fine of $200 shall be imposed for a
second conviction within a period of one year, and a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a
third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year.
SECTION 3: Water conservation devices
A new Section 16-75.030 is added to Article 16-75 of the Saratoga City Code to
read as follows:
"S16-75,030 Water conservation devices
(a) All newly construeted buildings and irrigation systems shall be equipped
with water conservation plumbing fixtures, as specified or approved by the building
official.
(b) All newly installed irrigation systems for exterior landscaping shall be
equipped with automatic timers and water sensors, as specified or approved by the
building official.
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(c) All n~wly constructed or remodeled non-residential buildings shall be
equipped with automatic shutoffs for plumbing fixtures, as specified or approved by
the building official.
(d) No single pass cooling processes shall be utilized in any new construction."
SECTION 4: Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: Effective date
This Ordinance is an urgency ordinance and shall become effective
immediately upon adoption.
The above and foregoing ordinance was adopted at a regular
adjourned meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on.the
28th day of March, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Moyles, Peterson and
Mayor Anderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Stutzman
Mayor ~
ATTEST:
Deputy City C1;r
The above and forecleini] is_a true and correct
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