§ 52.17 NON-ESSENTIAL USE CATEGORIES.
   (A)   Non-essential use category 1. The following uses are declared to be non-essential uses, category 1.
      (1)   Washing sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios, or other exterior paved areas, except by the city for the public safety.
      (2)   Filling or re-filling a swimming pool.
      (3)   Non-commercial washing of privately owned motor vehicles, trailers, and boats.
      (4)   Any use of water from a fire hydrant except for fighting fires, or use by the city.
      (5)   Watering of lawns, gardens, landscaped areas, ball fields, trees, shrubs, or other plants.
      (6)   Watering any portion of a golf course.
      (7)   Use of water for dust control or compaction during construction.
      (8)   Water served for drinking purposes at restaurants or other public or non-public eating establishments unless the water is specifically requested by the patron or customer.
   (B)   Non-essential use category 2. The following uses are declared to be non-essential uses, category 2. Use by any residential, commercial, public institutional, or industrial consumer of the water district in excess of 70% of the amount of water used by it during the corresponding billing period for the previous year. If the consumer was not operating the previous year, an estimated amount shall be computed from its records.
   (C)   Non-essential use category 3. The following uses are declared to be non-essential uses, category 3. Use by any residential, commercial, public institution, or industrial consumer of the water district in excess of 50% of the amount of water used by it during the corresponding billing period for the previous year. If the consumer was not operating the previous year, an estimated amount shall be computed from its records.
(Ord. 206, passed 1-28-81)