For the purposes of this Chapter the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
means a building or portion thereof designed for or occupied
by three or more families living independent of each other in separate
dwelling units.
means an office, store, warehouse, shop, other business activity,
groups of each or a combination thereof in one building or portion
thereof.
means a building designed for or occupied exclusively by
two families living independently of each other in separate dwelling
units in such building.
means an hotel, motel, trailer park or mobilehome park.
means the owner of any property or the person in charge thereof.
means a detached building designed for or occupied exclusively
by one family.
(Prior code § 3301)
A.
The
owner of any building or facility used for human occupancy or employment
situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way
in which there is located a distribution line of the City water system
is required at his or her expense to connect such building or facility
directly with the City water system, in accordance with the provisions
of this Chapter, within 90 days after the date of notice to connect
from the City utilities manager; provided, that no person shall be
required to connect to the City water system when his or her building
or facility is located a distance in excess of 200 feet from the nearest
water distribution line or when the proposed use of the water is solely
for irrigation purposes.
B.
Each
premises for which water service is furnished shall be served by a
separate meter, except as provided in this Chapter; provided, that
any owner may request and obtain as many meter connections as he or
she desires for any one premises.
(Prior code § 3302)
It shall be unlawful to use water for irrigation purposes, except
for lawns, trees and decorative shrubbery and family gardens, unless
under special permit of the City Council. Water shall not be taken
for irrigation purposes except by or through a nozzle or sprinkler.
(Prior code § 3303)
No person except a duly authorized agent of the City shall turn
the water on or off from any building or premises, and no person shall
tap, set or move any water pipes laid in the streets or alleys unless
permission therefor has been granted by the City.
(Prior code § 3304)
Anyone applying for water service or consuming City water thereby
grants to the City free access and permission to make examination
of the premises for which service is applied for or on which it is
consumed for the purposes of designating the rate to be applied and
for inspection of pipes and equipment.
(Prior code § 3305)
A.
In
the use of water supplied by the City, no person shall waste water.
As used herein, the term "waste" means:
1.
The
use of potable water for outdoor landscapes between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or in such a manner that causes runoff such that
water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and
public walkways, roadways, parking lots or structures;
2.
The
use of potable water to wash sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking
lots, open ground or other hard surfaced areas by direct application;
provided, that flammable or other similar dangerous substances may
be washed from those areas by direct hose flushing for the benefit
of public health and safety; and provided, further, that the prohibition
in this subdivision shall not apply to commercial steam cleaning;
3.
Allowing
potable water to escape from breaks within the customer's plumbing
system for more than eight hours after the customer is notified or
discovers the break;
4.
Washing
a vehicle with a hose without a positive shutoff nozzle;
5.
The
use of potable water for dust control at construction sites when the
entity performing the work has access to recycled water;
6.
The
use of potable water in a fountain or other decorative water feature,
except where the water is part of a recirculating system;
7.
The
use of potable water for outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours
of measurable rainfall.
B.
The
Utilities Director may allow potable water to be used for commercial
nurseries between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., throughout
the week, on an as needed basis.
C.
The
Utilities Director may allow potable water for the preparation of
athletic fields prior to athletic contests for health and safety reasons,
throughout the week, on an as needed basis.
D.
The
Utilities Director may allow the use of potable water for irrigation
between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., throughout the week,
if required for maintenance or repair of facilities, or to establish
new lawns, on an as needed basis.
E.
All
development plans submitted for newly constructed residential, commercial,
industrial, and public buildings shall comply with current State of
California plumbing codes with regard to water conservation.
F.
Violation
of this Section shall be an infraction with a warning given for the
first violation; a fine not exceeding $50.00 for a second violation
within one year; a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a third violation
within one year; and a fine not exceeding $250.00 for each additional
violation within one year.
G.
The
Utility Director may shut off the water service to any property where
a violation of this Section occurs and the City's usual reconnection
charge shall be applied upon resumption of service.
H.
The
provisions of this Section shall prevail and control in the event
of any inconsistency between this Section and any other rule, regulation,
ordinance or code of this City.
(Prior code § 3306; Ord. 1610(15) §§ 1—6; Ord. 1636(17) § 2)
A.
Prohibitions.
Except as specifically exempted elsewhere herein, the City shall not
issue grading or building permits for new construction unless they
are consistent with the provisions of this Section and any implementation
resolutions and policies.
B.
That
commencing immediately, urgency water regulations are hereby declared
instituted and placed on the filing and issuance of all grading and
building permit applications for new construction before the City's
Building Department.
C.
That
commencing immediately, and more specifically, the urgency water regulations
shall apply to the application for an issuance of any building permit
for new construction which, in the determination of the Public Works
Department, may result in increased water consumption.
D.
That
commencing immediately, the urgency water regulations shall suspend
the processing at the point of consideration of approval or acceptance
of tentative or final parcel maps, subdivision maps or lot line adjustments
that may result in the issuance of building permits for new construction
unless water programs have been put in place by the applicant that
ensures that the project shall mitigate and offset water usage.
E.
This
Section authorizes the Building Department to issue building permits
for new construction to those projects where it has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Utility Director in accordance with standards
and guidelines adopted by resolution of the City Council, the applicant
can and will participate in and provide water conservation measures
and remedies to the existing City supply and distribution system that
results in a decrease in the demand on the existing system equal to
the proposed project demand. Effective November 9, 2015, and notwithstanding
anything else contained in this section and any existing City resolutions,
standards, guidelines, rules or regulations (Water Conservation Rules)
and in recognition of the City's desire to incentivize development
in Old Town as part of the City's goal to promote Economic Development,
if the new construction is located in the area currently designated
as the Old Town Commercial (OTC) Zone, then the water Retrofit fee
and the requirement for new construction to offset increased water
usage will not apply, but will otherwise be required to comply with
water saving measures established by the Water Conservation Rules.
F.
This
Section permits the acceptance, processing, and approval, of parcel
maps, tentative and final maps, subdivision maps, or lot line adjustments
that may result in the subdivision of land where it has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Utility Director, in accordance with standards
and guidelines adopted by Resolution of the City Council, that the
applicant can and will participate in and provide water conservation
measures and remedies to the existing City supply and distribution
systems that will result in a decrease in the demand on the existing
system equal to the proposed project demand.
G.
Exception.
Projects supported by proven and assignable water from other than
the Lompoc Valley Groundwater Basin.
(Prior code § 3306.1; Ord. 1626(16) § 1)
A.
For
the purposes of this Section, Graywater is untreated household waste
water which has not come into contact with toilet waste. Graywater
includes used water from bathtubs, showers, bathroom wash basins,
and water from clothes washing machines and laundry tubs. It shall
not include wastewater from kitchen sinks, dishwashers, or laundry
water from soiled diapers.
B.
Construction,
alteration, and repair of graywater systems for underground landscape
irrigation for single-family dwellings shall be in accordance with
the Uniform Plumbing Code and the California Plumbing Code, Title
24.
C.
Graywater
may be used for landscaping single-family homes where no mechanical
system is employed, no permanent connection is made to plumbing, and
no standing water is allowed to result.
(Prior code § 3306.2)
No person shall injure, damage or in any manner tamper with
or prevent the proper operation of any meter, fire hydrant, service
cock, gate, pipe or main or any other portion of the waterworks system
of the City. Any person violating this Section shall be responsible
for all costs of the City for material, labor, and overhead used in
the repair and replacement of any such facility.
(Prior code § 3307)
The City Council is granted power to make rules and regulations
not in conflict with this Chapter to facilitate and implement the
operation of the provisions of this Chapter and the water service.
(Prior code § 3308)
Every person who drills, digs, constructs, reconstructs, abandons, or destroys any well or water well shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 8.24 of this Code, and the well standards of the State of California prepared by the State of California, Department of Water Resources, which standards are hereby incorporated herein, by reference, in their entirety. No person shall do any act regulated by the provisions of such standards without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Utility Director of the City.
(Prior code § 3309)
No antenna or ancillary equipment not owned and maintained by
the City of Lompoc shall be installed within the fenced compound of
any City of Lompoc Water facility. Antennas and ancillary equipment
located adjacent to fenced water facilities must be kept separate
from the water facility and accessed by means of its own gates, separate
from those of the water facility and shall not have access to the
fenced area of a water facility.
(Ord. 1589(13) § 8)
No antenna shall be added or installed upon any City of Lompoc
water reservoir or storage tank that is not a part of the operation
of the reservoir or tank.
(Ord. 1589(13) § 9)
