"Account holder"
means the person or entity responsible for payment of water
services provided by the city of Glendora at a particular property,
as shown in the city's water billing records.
"Consumer"
means a person or entity who uses water provided by the city
of Glendora.
"Director"
means the director of the department of public works or a
designated representative.
"Drought condition"
means a condition in which the existing or projected water
supply available to the city is not anticipated to meet the ordinary
water requirements of consumers. This condition may be the result
of factors including but not limited to voluntary or mandatory curtailment
of the city's water allocation from the Upper San Gabriel Valley Watermaster,
from the Metropolitan Water District, emergency conditions, and/or
failure of the city's or its supplier's water distribution systems.
"Independent hearing officer"
means a neutral person designated by the city manager. The
independent hearing officer may be selected from programs such as
the Los Angeles County Bar Association, JAMS or other similar programs
offering the services of qualified independent hearing officers to
hear such matters.
"Third party purveyor"
means water purveyors to which the city provides water, including
but not limited to suburban water, Covina Irrigating Company and the
city of Azusa.
"Waste"
means, including, but not limited to, any use of water which
causes unnecessary water runoff beyond the boundaries of any property
as a result of overwatering the landscaping or vegetation, a broken
irrigation system, improper spray direction of sprinkler nozzles,
or failure to implement best practices irrigation planning. Waste
also includes any failure to repair as soon as reasonably possible
any leak or rupture in any water pipes, faucets, valves, plumbing
fixtures or other water service appliances. Waste shall also mean
the use of running water through an exterior hose, pipe or faucet
not equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008)
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all customers
and property served water by the city's water division wherever situated,
and shall also apply to all property and facilities owned, maintained,
operated, or under the jurisdiction of the various officers, departments,
commissions, and agencies of the city.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008)
It shall be a violation of the Glendora Municipal Code for any
consumer or account holder to waste any water obtained from or through
the water facilities of the city.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008)
The city shall be given access to a consumer's water meter for
meter reading and repairing, shutting off or turning on water service
and installation or removal of flow restrictors, wherever the meter
is located. Such access shall not inhibit the operations of the city's
water division.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or as specifically
authorized by the director, water received from or through a consumer's
water meter shall be used only on and for the property served by that
meter.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008)
(a) A stage one drought condition may be implemented by the city council
when one or more of the following conditions exists:
(1) Imported water is needed to meet forty percent of the city's water
system demand for the current or next fiscal year;
(2) The city's water well production for the current fiscal year is reduced
by twenty-five percent below the production level for the same period
of the preceding year;
(3) Upon recommendation by the water commission that a water shortage
exists, such as when the projected supply and demand for water reduces
storage capacities and/or a reduction in the city's ability to purchase
water.
(b) Prior to implementation of a stage one drought condition plan as
provided in this chapter, the city council shall hold a public hearing
for the purposes of determining whether the need for implementing
a stage one drought condition exists. Notice of the time and place
of said public hearing shall be published not less than ten days before
the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the city.
The city council may, upon finding that the need for implementing
a stage one drought condition exists, order implementation of a stage
one drought condition plan as provided in this chapter. Said order
shall be made by resolution of the city council and shall be published
one time only in a daily newspaper of general circulation and shall
become effective immediately upon such publication. The provisions
of this section shall take effect with the first full billing period
commencing on or after the effective date of the city council's resolution.
At any time during the stage one drought condition period, the city
council may discontinue any plan or may implement another plan as
provided in this chapter. Upon a finding by the city council that
a stage one drought condition no longer exists, the stage one drought
condition then in effect shall terminate.
(c) Upon adoption by the city council of a resolution declaring a stage
one drought condition and for as long as that condition exists, the
following water use regulations, and such other regulations as may
be adopted by resolution of the city council, shall apply to all use
of water that is provided by or through the water distribution facilities
of the city:
(1) Each of the voluntary conservation drought condition regulations
shall be applicable as long as they are not in conflict with the more
restrictive regulations of the stage one drought condition;
(2) The use of continuous running water from a hose, pipe, or faucet
for the purpose of cleaning buildings and paved, tile, wood, plastic
or other surfaces shall be prohibited, except in the event the director
determines that such use is the only feasible means of correcting
a potential threat to health, sanitation or safety;
(3) Every operator of a restaurant providing table service shall offer
water only upon request and post table signs notifying its customers
of drought conditions and that water is available upon request;
(4) Every operator of a hotel, motel, or other commercial establishment
offering lodgings shall institute daily washing of towels and linens
only upon request and shall post signs in each room notifying customers
of the drought condition;
(5) Any use of water that causes runoff to occur beyond the immediate
vicinity of use shall be prohibited;
(6) Watering shall be prohibited from eight a.m. to five p.m. of any
yard, orchard, park, golf course, recreational area, or other area
containing vegetation with the following exceptions:
(A) The irrigation of trees and shrubs shall be allowed by any means
and at any time of the day provided that:
(i)
The irrigation shall be confined to the area within the drip
line of a tree or shrub,
(ii)
There shall be no run-off as a result of the irrigation,
(iii)
That the irrigation shall not exceed five minutes to each tree
or shrub during any twenty-four-hour period,
(B) The irrigation of plant material within commercial nurseries shall
be allowed at any time of the day provided that:
(i)
The water is applied only to one plant or container of plants
at a time, and
(ii)
The water is applied by means of a hose equipped with an automatic
shut-off nozzle,
(C) The irrigation of golf course greens and city parks shall be allowed
by any means and at any time of the day for the purpose of germinating
seed, promoting growth of sod, or leaching minerals from the soil
for new growth purposes only;
(7) When a stage one drought condition is declared, all consumers shall
reduce their water consumption by at least ten percent below their
average consumption for the same period of the previous year, or the
year prior to the stage one drought condition being declared.
(d) The director or designee is authorized to turn off the water of any
property that fails to make corrective changes to any broken water
system, sprinkler, etc., within twenty-four hours of being notified
by the city by posting in a conspicuous location on the property.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1925 § 1, 2009)
(a) A stage two drought condition may be implemented by the city council
when any of the following conditions exist:
(1) City well production losses and metropolitan water district purchased
water restrictions threaten the city's ability to meet system demand;
(2) Imported water is needed to meet sixty percent of the system demand;
(3) Upon recommendation by the water commission that a water shortage
exists when the projected supply and demand for water reduces storage
capacities and/or the ability to purchase water.
(b) Prior to implementation of a stage two drought condition as provided
in this chapter, the city council shall hold a public hearing for
the purposes of determining whether a need to implement a stage two
drought condition exists. Notice of the time and place of said public
hearing shall be published not less than ten days before the hearing
in a newspaper of general circulation within the city. The city council
may, upon finding that a need to implement a stage two drought condition
exists, order implementation of a stage two drought condition as provided
in this chapter, or other measures which it deems appropriate to address
the water shortage. Said order shall be made by resolution and shall
be published one time only in a daily newspaper of general circulation
and shall become effective immediately upon such publication. The
provisions of this section shall take effect with the first full billing
period commencing on or after the effective date of the city council's
resolution. At any time during the stage two drought condition period,
the city council may discontinue the stage two drought condition or
may implement another plan as provided in this chapter. Upon a finding
by the city council that a stage two drought condition no longer exists,
the stage two drought condition then in effect shall terminate.
(c) Upon adoption by the city council of a resolution declaring a stage
two drought condition and for as long as that condition exists, the
following water use regulations, and such other regulations as may
be adopted by resolution of the city council, shall apply to all use
of water that is provided by or through the water distribution facilities
of the city.
(1) Each of the stage one drought condition regulations shall be applicable
as long as they are not in conflict with any more restrictive regulations
of the stage two drought condition;
(2) With the exception of subsection (c)(3) of this section, the use
of water through a meter that is used solely for irrigation purposes
shall be prohibited, and the city shall have the right to shut off
water service to any such meter without notice to the customer, account
holders or any other person;
(3) The watering of any yard, orchard, hillside, park, golf course, recreational
area, or other area containing vegetation shall be limited to Monday,
Wednesday and Friday for all even address locations and shall be limited
to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for all odd address locations. Such
watering times shall be limited to no more than five minutes for each
water cycle station and done only between the hours of five p.m. and
eight a.m.;
(4) The private washing of all recreational vehicles and other vehicles
shall be prohibited, except by use of a bucket and hose equipped with
a self-closing valve that requires operator pressure to activate the
flow of water;
(5) The director is authorized to discontinue the supply of water to
third party water purveyors during a stage two drought condition;
(6) When a stage two drought condition is declared, all consumers shall
reduce their water consumption by at least fifteen below their average
consumption for the same period of the previous year, or the year
prior to the stage two drought condition being declared.
(Ord. 1895 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1925 § 1, 2009)
(a) An emergency water drought condition may be ordered by the city council
in order to comply with the Governor's Executive Order B-29-15, which
is implemented by the State Water Resources Control Board's adoption
of Resolution 2015-0032 detailing emergency regulations for a statewide
twenty-five percent reduction in potable urban water use, and other
emergency water drought orders and regulations ordered by the Governor
or other state boards or agencies.
(b) Prior to implementation of an emergency water drought condition as
provided in this chapter, the city council may, upon finding that
a need to order an emergency water drought condition exists, order
an emergency water drought condition, or other measures which it deems
appropriate to address the water shortage emergency. Said order shall
be made by resolution and shall be published one time only in a daily
newspaper of general circulation and shall become effective immediately
upon such adoption. The provisions of this section shall take effect
immediately upon the effective date of the city council's resolution.
(c) Upon order of an emergency water drought condition and for as long
as that condition exists, the following water use regulations, and
such other regulations as may be adopted by resolution of the city
council, shall apply to all use of water that is provided by or through
the water distribution facilities of the city:
(1) Each of the stage one drought condition regulations shall be applicable
as long as they are not in conflict with more restrictive regulations
of the emergency water conservation regulations.
(2) All residential users, inclusive of single-family, and multi-family
two to four units shall reduce their water consumption to the R-GPCD
consumption levels set forth in a formal resolution adopted by the
city council, which will comply with the state of California mandated
consumption reduction level regulations.
(3) All nonresidential users with landscape areas greater than five hundred
square feet shall reduce their water consumption by twenty-five percent
compared to the same billing months from the year 2013.
(4) All nonresidential users with no landscape areas of five hundred
square feet or less shall reduce their water consumption by ten percent
compared to the same billing months from the year 2013.
(5) All outdoor ornamental turf watering shall be limited as follows:
(A) No more than a total of thirty minutes per station per week.
(B) No station shall run more than six minutes per station per cycle.
(C) A cycle must be complete with water shutoff for at least forty-five
minutes before a new cycle can begin.
(6) To prevent the waste and unreasonable use of water and to promote
water conservation, each of the following actions is prohibited, except
where necessary to address an immediate health and safety need or
to comply with a term or condition in a permit issued by a state or
federal agency:
(A) The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes in a manner
that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated
areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots, or structures;
(B) The use of a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle,
except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or device attached
to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not
in use;
(C) The application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks;
(D) The use of potable water in a fountain or other decorative water
feature, except where the water is part of a recirculating system;
(E) The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and
within forty-eight hours after measurable rainfall;
(F) The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or
drinking establishments, including, but not limited to, restaurants,
hotels, cafés, cafeterias, bars, or other public places where
food or drink are served and/or purchased;
(G) The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public street
medians; and
(H) The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly
constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations
or other requirements established by the California Building Standards
Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(7) All operators of hotels, motels, or other commercial establishments
offering lodgings shall provide guests with the option of choosing
not to have towels and linens laundered daily. The operators of these
facilities shall prominently display notice of this option in each
guestroom using clear and easily understood language and ensure such
notices are maintained.
(d) The city manager or designee is hereby authorized to implement all
necessary measures or actions mandated or required to meet water conservation
mandates imposed by the California State Water Resources Control Board
or other state agencies without any further action by the city council.
All such actions shall be reported to the city council for adoption
by resolution prior to implementation.
(e) Violation of the emergency water drought condition regulations shall
be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor as set forth herein.
Every person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty
of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of
which the violation is committed, continued or permitted by such person.
Violations shall be punishable as follows:
(1) The director or designee shall give first-time violators a courtesy
notice of the violation. The courtesy notice shall specify the nature
of the violation(s), the date on which it occurred, the corrective
measures to be performed, and notice that the violator shall:
(A) Perform the corrective action;
(B) Request a water use efficiency audit with the city within ten days;
and
(C) Undertake the relevant corrective action within ten days after completion
of the water use efficiency audit.
(2) Upon a second violation the violation by the water account holder
shall be punishable as an infraction. The director or designee shall
issue a written notice of violation to the account holder for the
property where the violation occurred or is occurring, and impose
a fine in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars.
(A) Failure to comply with the corrective actions identified in the remedial
water use efficiency audit in the first violation shall be deemed
second violation subject to a two hundred fifty dollar fine.
(B) Failure to comply with the corrective actions identified in the remedial
water use efficiency audit in the first violation shall be deemed
a separate violation every three days thereafter until the corrective
action is completed.
(3) Upon a third violation the violation by the water account holder
shall be punishable as an infraction. The director shall issue a written
notice of violation to the account holder for the property where the
violation occurred or is occurring, and impose a fine in the amount
of one thousand dollars.
(4) Violations of the emergency water drought condition regulations may
result in the city installing a flow restrictor on the service to
the property where the violation occurred or is occurring, for a period
to be determined by the director.
(5) Any penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be added to the
account of the account holder for the property where the violation
occurred or is occurring and shall be due and payable on the same
terms and subject to the same conditions as any other charge for regular
water service. The maximum amount of penalties which an account holder
may be required to pay during any twelve consecutive calendar month
period are hereby established by this chapter of the Glendora Municipal
Code. Penalties must be paid in full prior to restoration of water
service.
(6) Nothing in this chapter shall limit or be construed to limit the
right of an account holder to seek reimbursement of a penalty from
a tenant or other consumer.
(Ord. 1996 § 1, 2015; Ord. 1997 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2015)