HomeMy WebLinkAbout1755 - Conservation of WaterORDINANCE NO. 1755
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
•: AMENDING SECTION 14.16.020 AND ADDING
SECTION 14.16.025 AND SECTION 14.16.045
TO THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE CONSERVATION OF WATER
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14.16.020 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"14.16.020. Compliance With Regulations. No
person shall cause or permit water under his control to
be wasted, or use the water for purposes other than
those named in the application upon which rates for water
use are based, or use water in violation of any provision
of this Chapter."
SECTION 2. Section 14.16.025 is hereby added to the
Newport Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
"14.16.025. Waste Water. (a) Gutter Flooding.
No person shall cause or permit water to run or escape
from any hose, pipe, valve, faucet, sprinkler or
irrigation device into any gutter or otherwise to escape
from the property if such running or escaping can
reasonably be prevented.
(b) Leaks. No person shall permit or allow water
to be wasted by imperfect or leaking stops, valves, pipes,
closets, faucets or other fixtures which he has authority
to eliminate."
SECTION 3. Section 14.16.045 is hereby added to the
Newport Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
"14.16.045. Water Emergency Regulations. In addition
to Water Emergency proclamations of the City Manager,
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during the time of a declared water emergency the
following regulation shall be in effect:
(a) Washing Hard Surfaced Areas. No person shall
use fresh water to wash boats, automobiles or trailers
or hard - surfaced areas such as driveways, sidewalks,
parking lots, streets and roads, by hosing.
(b) Ornamental Facilities
No person shall refill
any fountain, pool or other facility containing water
solely for ornamental purposes emptied during the
declared water emergency.
(c) Restaurants. Restaurants shall only serve
water to customers upon request by the customer."
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the
11th day of
the 25th day of
vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
City Cler
CERTIFIED AS THE OR!GINAL AND
CERTIFED AS TO i UHKATION
DATE ' ....._a 1../j..J7
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ITY CLERK 6 f TH_ CIiY WPORT BEACH
October
October
1977, and was adopted on
1977, by the following
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Dostal, Barrett, Kuehn,
McInnis, Rogers, Williams
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN :Ryckoff
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