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· ORDINANCE NO. 2979
ORDINANCE OF THE r6bNCIL OF THE CITY ·oF PAtO At.TO
RESTRICTIUG CERTAIN WATER USES
The Coun~il of the City .. of -P<ilo Alt.o FIND.S that:
1. Du~(/to lack of adequa'te .Prec:LpJ:tation,. t:he;17.e is a severe
shortage (::'.f wat·er resr;;rves;
2. The 'Wholes,ale suppiiei for the C;i~~y of''Pal6' Alto has>~;/
cut deliveries of water by twenty-five perceb.tJ .·
3. Th~re is a ~erious water shortage emerg.onc;! in
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the City
of Palo Alta~
l'r.. It is necessary to prohibit certain ·twes pf availa:bie .·.
WCi.t~r r<,;sourecs during such· emergency, to· the· ~~rl.d that. ~tif£ici~int
water ~·.riU, b€~ available for human consumption, ~anitati.on, .:fLr;t:;;~
p.rotecti.on, and commercial and indl..lsU:ial uses; and
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5.. Certain uses cons tJ t~Jte wastage of ,_:,ater and shquld
be prohibited pursuant .. to Water Gode Sections 350, e.t r.eq .. ,
and 71640, e.t st;\q., and the la~;-ts of .the State of Californi..::,,
~ffiEF..EF'ORE" the Council of the City of .Pe,l,o Alto .does. ORDAIN as follor.vs: ·· ···.·· · · ··'
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SECTION 1. From and after .. the. 'i~.ffec t:fve. date; ar1.d ·until th@t
expiratl.OU or repeal of this ord:i.'::'tF.lncf.;: · .
: 1 ~ A :::-~s:ming hose shall not be used f~r. wa~hing car~, :
busefi, boats • trailers, or .other vehicle$ .. p '· ..... ·~ ·
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2. Swimm;ng pool water: ~ha~l np~ be ~hang~d exct;et .. for ...
.la.nitary · reasonii, to be determined ·byt t:he G~ty ·upon, wrl.t9~ar. ·· '·
application. ' ''J. . . ..· . . , . . ,. , ·'·
, · 3.. No applicatio.n $ha:l~ 'b:e ·.~t;c:pped,. ~19~ .~~/1\~·.pe·nn~; l.s.s~ad;
]under TJ.t~e ·16 of. the ·Palo. ~lto ·t--IUnl.c:t.pal C.ode f(;lf ~ori~t:-~uct:Jon ..
··· of new ~~iinmling P?ols, h.ot tuba 1 . bl.ltd?."J:' .J.i~h· ·pciriP.s.·;: 'N?.~.:tns .p;on~~,
decoratJ..v~ fou'il.ta~ns or pools, 'Qr si,,:nla.~ fixtures .Pr i,.ti$'ta;l..~at1ons.;
a."ld' no w~ter c;on11ections shall 'b,e tlla~e ~ pe;rm~#t.ed. pr·': .• pp:rqyf.l<t. :. ' ..
for any of the .. foregoing. · ··'-.·:···. ··· .. · · · .... · .. >; .. ; "' ··.· · ...... ,.
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_ . 4. Sidew~lks. ·walkways;. ;~r.:tveways ,: ''P.{i.:t~o~.~:., J?,al;'~i~iS1<1q:t:~~i{ .. · ..
tennl./: courts, apd' other hard .. i$}lrf aced 4%'~$$. or. btt:tldJ.ng il~-tr-u~.t;u:r:~s
shall· n:'t be c!eaned ·using fx~esh w~,F~~· :frQ~ hO~.e~ ·:()r }>Y'!:~se C)f · · · · · ·
wacer d~:tectly from faucets or .. ()the~ outl~ts.~ : '1• • •· •• ·.. . ··
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5. New setvice .. connectio~~ ·sril1l1!be ,g~a~tedri.Qt\ly up6n 'cQhdit:i~~
that water saving devices') as spec'ified'Yb,. the Bu:i;lding' Off~~ial' a1re'·
incorporated into interior plumbing . fixt;ures ~ arid l~!i\dsc~;tping for .· ..
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new seni.lc:es shall not be installed .. ··. ~: prqpe.rt:Y o.~~r sh~ll ... $ecure
the· performance of deferred landscaping ·r.¢<j.:ui·rem~utt~ impo~ed by .the .
C,ity by furnishing Cfty with a. p~rfo~nce bond ~(jr imy. o.t:her .fo~.::of:
sec·t.Irity a:t)proved by tl)e City Attorney· ip; an imQ'.unt teqU;1red .by the .:. ,
Chief Buildine Official. Follow~ng the ,expiratiQn ·or ,;epe~l\\ of thil~" ··
ordinance 1 SeCUrity fUt'n:ishec;l. by the propeJ;•ty owner 'sh~ll be '~ele~\:~l·oe4. "
upon completion and acceptance qf :;u(;h Jand~cap·ing. req1.:drem~r~ts. ,, \.L
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6, · Water shall not be used to :cl~an• filt,· or maint:a~ti· leveli;.·:. ·
in decorative fountains. < ··
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7. ·.:All premises serving food ·~bali seJ:ve water .. to c:ustom~.rs · · "
only upon request. ·"'
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