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AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
REPEALING SECTION 13.07.030.AND ADDING SECTIONS
13.07.030- 13.07.050 TO CHAPTER 13.07 (WATER CONSERVATION)
OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE AND
SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR ITS URGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13.07.030 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Sections 13.07.030 through 13.07.050 are hereby added
to Chapter 13.07 of the San Luis Municipal Code to read as follows:
13.07.030 Council water conservation powers.
When deemed necessary in the judgement of the City Council to
conserve water during critical water periods, the City Council may by
resolution declare an emergency condition and do any or all of the
following which in its judgement is deemed advisable after publication of
notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation distributed in the
city or after reasonable notice thereof is otherwise given by the city to
users:
A. Limit irrigation within the city water service area to specified
hours, or prohibit irrigation entirely within the service area or any
portion or portions thereof;
B. Limit all customers inside the City water service area to
specified maximum usages of water for each category of users;
C. Implement other water conservation measures as deemed
appropriate.
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13.07.040 Utilities manager powers.
If the city council adopts a resolution declaring a critical water
period or any emergency in the water system as set out in Section
13.07.030, the utilities manager is authorized and directed to take any
appropriate action which in his judgement will best conserve water during
the duration of the emergency, said action may include, but is not limited
to the following:
A. Specify the days and /or hours during which water users may
irrigate.
B. Notify owner or owners of property in writing of leaks in the
water line on their private property and require repair of said leaks
within three days after said notification. Upon failure to comply, the
water department shall turn off the water on said property until the leak
is repaired. Service will be restored after the property owner corrects
the leak. Reconnection fees will be charged as set forth in section
4.20.080 (Restoration- reconnection charge) of this code;
13.07.050 Violations
A violation of this chapter shall constitute an infraction and may
be punishable by this code and /or result in discontinuance of water
service as provided in sections 13.04.180 (Discontinuance of service) and
4.20.080 (Restoration- reconnection charge).
SECTION 3. The Council declares that this ordinance is necessary
as an emergency measure to preserve the public health, maintain the city's
water supply, encourage water conservation and finds the following reasons
to exist for its urgency:
1. The City of San Luis Obispo has adopted a comprehensive water
conservation program; and
2. The rainfall which occurred the last two winters was
insufficient to provide adequate runoff into the reservoirs
from which the City's water supply is drawn; and
3. The water levels in the reservoirs have dropped to a point near
that where the City would not be able to assure a sufficient
supply of water to provide for its municipal demand without
immediate changes in demand or weather patterns.
SECTION 4. The Council does hereby adopt this as an urgency
ordinance which shall take effect immediately upon adoption, and a summary
of this ordinance, approved by the City Attorney, together with the ayes
and noes, shall be advertised within five (5) days of passage, however,
failure to advertise will not affect its validity.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a meeting held on the 6th day of June , 1988, on motion
of Councilwoman Rappa , seconded by Councilman Re.ists and on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Rappa, Reiss, Pinard, Settle and Mayor Dunin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
MAYOR �ROX DUNIN
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