Chapter 7.35
WATER CONSERVATION
Sections:
7.35.030 Penalties and enforcement.
7.35.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote water conservation and provide the city with the flexibility to respond to any drought emergency or reductions in available water supply, by providing for enforcement of mandatory conservation measures in its water shortage contingency plan, emergency conservation regulations adopted by the State Water Board, or other drought requirements as may be imposed by the San Francisco public utilities commission or the city of Menlo Park.
Water uses regulated or prohibited under the city’s water shortage contingency plan are considered to be nonessential and continuation of such uses during times of water shortage or other emergency water supply condition is deemed to constitute a waste of water and a public nuisance and shall subject the offender to penalties as prescribed by this chapter. (Ord. 1088 § 2, 2022).
7.35.020 Water conservation.
Upon the declaration by the city council of the existence of a condition of water shortage or drought emergency, or upon the adoption of any emergency regulations by the State Water Board related to water use or conservation, or upon the adoption of drought-related conservation measures or reduction in supply by the San Francisco public utilities commission, the city council of the city of Menlo Park may, by resolution, adopt a water conservation plan imposing mandatory conservation and water use reduction requirements on all persons in Menlo Park, including such measures as may be set forth in the city’s water shortage contingency plan and such additional measures as may be determined necessary to address the water shortage or emergency water supply condition.
The city council shall set forth by resolution the conservation and water reduction requirements subject to enforcement, which shall remain in effect until the termination of such resolution by the city council. (Ord. 1088 § 2, 2022).
7.35.030 Penalties and enforcement.
Penalty amounts for violations of mandatory measures adopted under Section 7.35.020 may be prescribed by resolution of the city council. Any violations of the water conservation plan adopted by resolution shall be subject to penalty as set forth in Chapter 1.12, or enforceable by civil penalty, if so prescribed in the terms of the resolution adopted by the city council. Penalties shall be in addition to any other remedy available to the city under any other law or provision of this code. (Ord. 1088 § 2, 2022).