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6.20.050 - Prohibited uses of water.

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Commerce, CA.

Local law · Updated May 13, 2025 · 2,277 sections

The text

Using potable water for the following actions is prohibited, at all times, as each is declared a non-essential, wasteful use of water:

(a)

Use of potable water through a broken or defective plumbing fixture or irrigation system when the water user has been notified in writing to repair the broken or defective plumbing fixture or irrigation system, and the water user has failed to effect such repairs within seven business days of delivery of such notice;

(b)

The application of potable water to 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;

(c)

The use of a hose that dispenses potable water to wash vehicles, including cars, trucks, buses, boats, aircraft, and trailers, whether motorized or not, 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.

(Ord. No. 667, § 1, 7-7-2015)