2009/01/27 City Council Ordinance 810
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Sonoma )
Terri Griffin, under penalty of perjury, deposes and says:
That she is, and during all times herein mentioned was, the duly acting and qualified Deputy
City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California; and that on the 28th day
of January. 2009, she posted and had published as required by law full, true, and correct
copies of ORDINANCE NO. 810, "REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 13.66.050
OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO WATER
CONSERVATION STAGES" in five (5) public places in said City, to wit:
www.rpcitv.orl! for web site posting
City Hall
130 Avram Avenue
Public Safety Main Station
500 City Hall Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Library
6250 Lynne Conde Way
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Deputy City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 29th day of January, 2009.
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ORDINANCE NO. 810
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK REPEALING AND REPLACING
SECTION 13.66.050 OF THE ROHNERT PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO WATER CONSERVATION STAGES
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park ("City") owns, operates and maintains the City water system;
WHEREAS, the City's ability to effectively manage its water supply for the benefit of the public health
and safety is dependent on its ability to require water conservation efforts when necessary to manage
periods of drought or emergency; and
WHEREAS, the modifications set forth below provide for water conservation stages consistent with the
California Water Code Division 6, Part 2.6 Section 10610 et. seq. (the Urban Water Management
Planning Act).
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13.66.050 "Water Conservation Stages" is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
13.66.050 Water Conservation Stages.
No customer of the city shall make, cause, use, or permit the use of water from the city for
residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose in a manner
contrary to any provision of this chapter, or in an amount in excess of that use permitted by
Conservation Stages 2, 3 or 4 when one of these stages is declared by resolution of the City Council.
A. Stage 1. Voluntary Conservation. To achieve an overall system-wide reduction goal often
percent, all potable water customers of the city are requested to:
1. Apply irrigation water only during the evening and early morning hours to reduce
evaporation losses;
2. Inspect all irrigation systems, repair leaks, and adjust spray heads to provide optimum
coverage and eliminate avoidable over-spray;
3. For irrigation valves controlling water applied to lawns, vary the minutes of run-time
consistent with fluctuations in weather;
4. Reduce minutes of run-time for each irrigation cycle if water begins to run-off to gutters and
ditches before the irrigation cycle is completed;
5. Utilize water conservation incentive, rebate and giveaway programs to replace plumbing
fixtures and appliances with more water efficient models;
6. Utilize city information regarding using water efficiently, reading water meters, repairing
ordinary leaks, and water efficient landscapes;
7. Serve water in restaurants only upon request.
B. Stage 2. Mandatory Compliance. The City Council may, by resolution, declare Conservation
Stage 2 upon recommendation ofthe City Manager. Conservation Stage 2 is intended to achieve an
overall system-wide reduction of20%. To achieve an overall system-wide reduction of 20%, all
Stage 1 efforts shall become mandatory and the following activities shall be prohibited:
1. Nonessential uses of potable water, including but not limited to:
a. Refilling or initial filling of a swimming pool;
b. Use for ornamental fountains;
c. Noncommercial washing of privately-owned motor vehicles, trailers and boats, except
that when used in conjunction with a bucket, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle
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may be used to rinse a vehicle;
d. An y use of water from a fire hydrant except for fighting fires or essential construction
needs;
e. Use of water for dust control at construction sites.
2. Residential irrigation between the hours of 6 am and 8 pm.
3. Potable water use by an irrigation account in excess of 80% of historical net
evapotranspiration-based demand for the square footage of the irrigated area.
4. Use by a vehicle washing facility in excess of 80% of the amount used during the most recent
twelve-month billing period when no water shortage restrictions were in place.
5. Use by any commercial, industrial or government account (excepting health care and public
safety accounts) in excess of 80% of the amount used during the most recent twelve-month
billing period when no water shortage restrictions were in place.
C. Stage 3. Mandatory Compliance. The City Council may, by resolution, declare Conservation
Stage 3 upon recommendation of the City Manager. Conservation Stage 3 is intended to achieve an
overall system-wide reduction of30%. To achieve an overall system-wide reduction of30%, all
Stage 1 efforts shall become mandatory and the following activities shall be prohibited:
1. Nonessential uses of potable water, including but not limited to:
a. Refilling or initial filling of a swimming pool;
b. Use for ornamental fountains;
c. Noncommercial washing of privately-owned motor vehicles, trailers and boats, except
that when used in conjunction with a bucket, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle
may be used to rinse a vehicle;
d. An Y use of water from a fire hydrant except for fighting fires or essential construction
needs;
e. Use of water for dust control at construction sites.
2. Residential irrigation with potable water utilizing automatic sprinklers. Residential irrigation
spall be limited to sprinkling with a hand held nozzle, but drip irrigation for established
perennial plants and trees using manual or automatic time-controlled water application may be
permitted.
3. Potable water use by an irrigation account in excess of 70% of historical net
evapotranspiration-based demand for the square footage of the irrigated area.
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4. Use by a vehicle washing facility in excess of70% ofthe amount used during the most recent
twelve-month billing period when no water shortage restrictions were in place.
5. Use by any commercial, industrial or government account (excepting health care and public
safety accounts) in excess of70% of the amount used during the most recent twelve-month
billing period when no water shortage restrictions were in place.
6. Planting any new landscaping (including annual plants, vegetables, flowers or vines) except:
a. designated drought resistant landscaping prescribed by the city, or
b. landscaping irrigated with nonpotable water.
D. Stage 4. Mandatory Compliance. The city council may by resolution declare Conservation Stage
4 upon recommendation by the city manager. Conservation Stage 4 is intended to achieve an overall
system-wide reduction of 50%. In order to achieve an overall system-wide reduction of 50%, all
Stage 1 efforts shall become mandatory and the following activities shall be prohibited:
1. Nonessential uses of potable water, including but not limited to:
a. Refilling or initial filling of a swimming pool;
b. Use for ornamental fountains;
c. Noncommercial washing of privately-owned motor vehicles, trailers and boats, except
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that when used in conjunction with a bucket, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle
may be used to rinse a vehicle;
d. An y use of water from a fire hydrant except for fighting fires or essential construction
needs;
e. Use of water for dust control at construction sites.
2. All irrigation with potable water, but drip irrigation for established perennial plants and trees
using manual or automatic time-controlled water application may be permitted.
3. Use by a vehicle washing facility.
4. Use by any commercial, industrial or government account (excepting health care and public
safety accounts) in excess of 50% of the amount used during the most recent twelve-month
billing period when no water shortage restrictions were in place.
5. Planting any new landscaping except landscaping irrigated with nonpotable water.
6. New construction that does not provide for 100% offset of its water demands.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more
sections subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. CEQA. Neither this Ordinance nor implementation actions authorized by this Ordinance
meet the definition of a "Project" as outlined in Section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code.
Therefore, this Ordinance is not subject to review under CEQA.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after
its adoption and shall be published and posted as required by law.
This ordinance was introduced on the 13th day of January, 2009, and DULY AND REGULARLY
ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Rohnert Park this 27th day of January
2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Five (5)
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
Council Members Belforte, Callinan, Mackenzie, Stafford and
Mayor Breeze
ATTEST:
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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