HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-10-08 - ORDINANCES - WATER CONSERVATION (2)ORDINANCE NO. 91-48
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.38 OF THE SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO.
WATER CONSERVATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at
Subsection 9.38.015.B.2.b to read as follows:
b. Lawns and landscaping shall be watered no more than 10 minutes
per watering station or cycle per day.
SECTION 2. The Santa Clarita Municipal Code at Subsection
9.38.015.B.2.e is hereby amended to read as follows:
e. Commercial gardeners and landscapers, municipal water uses,
commercial nurseries, golf courses and other water -dependent
industries shall not water or cause to be watered any lawn or
landscaping between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and
no more than 10 minutes per watering station or cycle per day
unless reclaimed water is used. This subsection does not apply
to residential lawns which are subject to the time limitations
indicated in the other subsections of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Section 9.38.015.C.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. The goal of this Water Conservation Ordinance is to achieve a
significant reduction of overall water consumption within the
City of Santa Clarita.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure. The
facts of the urgency are these: The State of California is currently
suffering from the effects of a five-year drought, and the deliveries of State
Project water to local water agencies are being reduced. This Ordinance
restricts or prohibits certain types of water usage. The immediate enactment
of this Ordinance is therefore necessary to ensure the adequacy of the water
supply for the City of Santa Clarita and is thereby directly related to public
health, safety and welfare. Therefore, this Ordinance shall be effective
immediately upon adoption.
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
Ordinance and shall cause it to be published in the manner prescribed by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of October
1991.
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Carl Boyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
on. M. Grindey, City Cler
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I. Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 91-48 was duly adopted as a�pp urgency
ordinance at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 8ll1
of October 19 91 by the following four-fifths vote, to wit:day
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Heidt, McKeon, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Klajic
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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4Dnna M. Grindey, ity Clerk
AGN: 527