HomeMy WebLinkAbout7138 RESOLUTION NO. 7138
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 7088 CONCERNING
OUTDOOR IRRIGATION AND PROHIBITED WATER USES AND
ADOPTING NEW RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR IRRIGATION AND
PROHIBITED WATER USES
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2016 Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive
order requesting the State Water Resources Control Board ("State Board") to extend
emergency drought regulations through January 2017 and make prohibited end-user
water uses permanent; and
WHEREAS, the State Board adopted a statewide water conservation approach
that replaces the prior percentage reduction-based water conservation standard; and
WHEREAS, the newly adopted State Board regulations require urban water
users to self-certify water supplies and impose a conservation standard, if necessary, to
ensure available water supplies assuming three additional dry years to reflect current
local drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia Municipal Code currently allows outdoor watering of
lawn, landscape, or other turf areas two (2) days per week, limited to Tuesday and
Saturday; and
WHEREAS, because of drought conditions continuing in southern California and
other areas of the State due to low groundwater levels, the City Council recognizes the
need to revise its water conservation measures to prevent waste, and to prevent
unreasonable use of water, in the interest of the people of the City and for purposes of
the public welfare; and
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WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2327 on April 7, 2015, to include
additional new requirements in the City's existing Phase I water use restrictions of the
Mandatory Water Conservation Plan; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2327 provided that additional restrictions and
conservation measures may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the City
Council and shall become effective upon their adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 7088 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding subsection (i) of Section 7553.7.1 of Division 3,
Part 5, Chapter 5 of Article VII of the Arcadia Municipal Code, in winter (November
through April) no lawn, landscape, or other turf areas shall be watered or irrigated more
than two (2) days per week, or such other number of days as the City Council may
prescribe by resolution from time to time. The two days per week shall be Tuesday and
Saturday or such other days as the City Council may prescribe by resolution from time
to time. In summer (May through October) no lawn, landscape, or other turf areas shall
be watered or irrigated more than three (3) days per week, or such other number of
days as the City Council may prescribe by resolution from time to time. The three days
per week shall be Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or such other days as the City
Council may prescribe by resolution from time to time. Furthermore, outdoor watering
of lawn, landscape or other turf areas shall be limited to no more than 10 minutes per
station on each day allowed for such watering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon
written application to and approval by the City's Public Works Services Director, an
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owner of property used primarily for commercial, industrial or institutional purposes may
irrigate lawn, landscape or other turf areas of such property such number of days per
week as approved by the Public Works Services Director if such owner provides
evidence, to the satisfaction of the Public Works Services Director, that the owner has
reduced overall bi-monthly water use for such property by at least twenty percent (20%)
from approximately the same bi-monthly period in 2013, or by such other measurement
of reduction adopted by resolution of the City Council from time to time.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of July , 2016.
Mayor of the Ci of Arcadia
ATTEST:
City1',Jerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7138 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5th day of July, 2016 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Chandler, Tay, Verlato, Amundson and Beck
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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