(a) Because of the water supply conditions prevailing in the City and/or the area from which the City obtains a portion of its supply, the general welfare requires that the water resources available to the City of Ontario be put to the maximum beneficial use to the extent to which they are capable, and that the waste or unreasonable use, or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented and that the conservation of such water be practiced with a view to that reasonable and beneficial use thereof in the interest of the people of the City.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to minimize the potential for a water shortage through the practice of water conservation, and to minimize the effect of a shortage of water supplies on the water customers of the City. It is furthermore the intent of this chapter to adopt provisions that will significantly reduce the inefficient consumption of water, thereby extending the available water resources necessary for domestic, sanitation, and fire protection of the community to the greatest extent possible.
(c) This chapter shall be applicable to all persons within the City. For the purposes of this chapter, "person" means any natural person, property owner, renter, or lessee, as well as any corporation, partnership, government entity or subdivision, trust, estate, cooperative association, homeowners' association, joint venture, business entity, or other similar entity, or the property management company, property manager, agent, employee or representative of any of the above.
(§ 2, Ord. 2907, eff. June 16, 2009, as amended by § 2, Ord. 3027, eff. October 1, 2015 and § 2, Ord. 3196, eff. December 7, 2021)