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WHitREAS r th~re i~ f' continuous por,.sll:d 11.ty Of r~cu:tri~i..~
drought in the Bay Area1 and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Al to' s primo.n:y wat.er (\\1.lppliet',
the s~n Franci.sco Water Dei;.1rtment 1 will be re:acbJJ19 itt.; p€-ak c:.apa~,
city lirrd.ts within the next .two decades; anct
· WB'.ti~.~Ef\S t the City of Palo Alto r.eco~-¥nizes the contl.nu:Lnq ·
need to mnn<:ogt": :t ts w&tE'H:' re..~ou~:c~B wisely; ·
t~OW v 'l'Gl::Rlff.'ORE / th~~ Ccn:o.ncil of the City of Palo Alto r;1.Q•HS
ORDAIN us follcws:
iJ.Wl2tL..l.· Ordinance No. :.Hs:S,4, an Ordinance tJf the
Councd 1 of the City of Palo Alto Reat::ch.~ting C~r.tain Water Uses and
Declari \1.g an E:mergency :ta h~r-<:by J:"opea led.
.. . . . 9~11.:~· Chapt$r 12. :12 and Sectior1s 12 .. 32 ~010 and
1~ • ~:a~~().2~::.:,($f.'. ~ict\id ·. Chapt.ai::· · at the Pale .. Alto·: Mun.i.c.1p~.l <;::ode .. : 111~.:r~i ed~cteC:t · t\) :read a·$ to11ows: ·.·· · ; > · .
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l~., s~., !.ii~® ~;i.l.f~rouuint.. In ad<.iition. to. f:mfo:ro.in.9 oh·-
se:t.'vrr.Hi vio1at1i:nlt:< of tt1i~ Chapter by any perso,n as .fl i1\i1a0l~w.ei1n•;,:r
or an lnf:~:·.:".:;;:~.ia121;,. th.(,1) city M:anag·er an.d .h:Ls d9~igna.t~d p,m.~'loyees a:re
authorlzed to enf<:n:ce the PJ:'OVisions ot this O-;..:dinance a1;1alnst
cust!'.H'l.$i"S· ~.nd wet.~::-:' purcha~~rs of the utility as ·foilow~:
l ~ Repo~t.s of violati.bns shall b~~ oa;U.~(1 to the &ttent:l~n Of tb.e p:.trty x·espQnsible fi!Jt:' t.bc SOt'V·j;CC r.:onn~ctiO.f~
used in· the. vie<lat,i.om a"~Lshall be 1nvi:ti!~-:i9at·c;a hy th~ !Jt.ili.;..
ties oepar~n<ent per~tmn.~l. · .t;o the. fiXt(;rtt. possihle 4
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;\t, t.Jv~ lv.:~&xlng" the p~·n-t<'.m whcso h'J~:H.-t..r:l.;.:1e co~·m~r.:tJon
.1,1,{. ';.(;"; be i·~~tr it.;:t::~id. ruay o.ffer HV idenC,\' urt to \\\'hY th~~ re~J.t.:r.·ic~-
tor flha1Jld not be installed t~r undex-1,.,ihat c:onditJ.0ns it :might
ba inataJJ.~d.
' . Uti 1 ities pexsennE:l .shall alst:; be a1l1!\Wed to -of.far
wh~'lt.'OV~~:; · t.:wide:nC'.e they -:may h.av~ a& to ~fhy th¢· res:t:cie::tor
:shoul·d: be allowed and under what conditions. ')"hH .City Manage:t"
or his_ de~ignee shall make a deterµli.n*"t:_ton as -t:~. ~~~~t~i~r" the
· rest;rictor ahall or ~hall not be. in$ta11~11i -·<\ind ·.wbat,.: ¢~ru.!i-tior~s r i:t any' -~htuJld pe"rt.ain ~ ' , . ' ' .. ·: . '
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