(a) Unless specifically defined below, words and phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application.
(b) As used in this chapter, “unnecessary use or consumption” means the use or consumption of water for purposes other than personal health, safety, sanitation and bodily consumption. “Unnecessary use or consumption” of water includes, but is not limited to, sprinkling or watering lawns, other land irrigation, except as is absolutely necessary for business and commercial greenhouse use, the washing of automobiles, houses or other structures, and the use of water for recreational purposes, such as the maintenance of swimming pools.
(c) The following uses shall not be considered an unnecessary use or consumption of water:
(1) The use of water for private construction, such as the mixing and curing of concrete, the puddling of backfill in excavations, the moistening of masonry walls preparatory to pointing or sealing, and other similar uses; and
(2) The use of water to scrub and rinse areas, such as hard-surfaced drives, garage floors, patios and similar uses where necessary for the purpose of sanitation and the protection of health.
(Ord. 99-81. Passed 11-10-81.)