For the purposes of this Chapter 13.26, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(A) "Appellant” means the person appealing a decision of the approving authority, General Manager, or other designated city official for relief from the requirements of this Chapter 13.26.
(B) “Approving authority” means the General Manager or his or her designee, charged with approving or denying written applications for relief.
(C) “Base year consumption amount” means the total amount of water delivered to the property of each customer in the prior fiscal year, as determined by the city.
(D) “Conservation offset” means the implementation of proven conservation techniques which, when installed, will result in a reduction equal to demand of the proposed use.
(E) “Enforcement officer” means any individual employed or otherwise charged by the city to inspect or enforce codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, resolutions, rules or other laws adopted by the City Council or other regulatory bodies.
(F) “General Manager” means the General Manager of the Department of Water and Power or his or her authorized designee.
(G) “Person” means any natural person, firm, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, public or private association, club, company, corporation, business trust, organization, public or private agency, government agency or institution, school district, college, university, any other user of water provided by the city, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them or any other entity which is recognized by law as the subject of rights or duties.
(H) “Potable water” means water which conforms to federal, state, and local standards for human consumption.
(I) “Property owner” or “owner” means the record owner of real property as shown on the most recently issued equalized assessment roll.
(J) “Reclaimed water” means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefore considered a valuable resource.
(K) “Reclaimed water distribution system” means a piping system intended for the delivery of reclaimed water exclusively and which is separate from any potable water distribution system.
(L) “Relief' means excuse from compliance with the regulations and restrictions on water use contained in this Chapter 13.26.
(M) “Responsible person” shall mean a natural person or legal entity who causes, maintains or allows a violation(s) of the city code to occur or continue by action or failure to act. A responsible person includes, but is not limited to, the owner, tenant, co-tenant, lessee, sub-lessee or other person with any right to possession of the property where a city code violation that is related to the use or condition of property occurs, the on-site manager who normally works daily at the site when the business is open and is responsible for the activities at such premises, and the owner, majority stockholders, corporate officers, trustees and general partners of a legal entity. There may be more than one responsible person for a violation.
(N) “State” means the State of California.
(O) “Water customer” or “customer” means a person who, according to the city's records, receives water service to a parcel of property.
(P) “Water shortage emergency” means a condition existing within the city in which the ordinary water demands and requirements of persons within the city cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the city to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection. A water shortage emergency includes both an immediate emergency, in which the city is unable to meet current water needs of persons within the city, as well as a threatened water shortage, in which the city determines that its supply cannot meet an increased future demand.
(Q) “Watering Window” means a period of time established by the city within a particular water conservation stage regarding allowed water usage for outdoor irrigation.
(Ord. 3199 § 2, 2015; Ord. 2962 § 2 (part), 2009.)