A. The purpose of this Chapter is to encourage water conservation in the City of San Bernardino by facilitating the voluntary conversion of existing residential landscaping to less water-intensive landscaping. The provisions contained in this Chapter are intended to permit property owners to retire existing vegetation by temporary non- irrigation of their property, without being subject to provisions of this Code that otherwise would effectively preclude this practice.
B. Except as specifically stated in this Chapter, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to exempt any person or property from any otherwise applicable provision of this Code.