Section 151.16.003 Water Use Regulations – Outdoor Areas

A.   Water for Parks and Golf Courses

   1.   All parks shall use medium- and low-water use plants as per the requirements in Section 151.15.007 or as allowed by the Director. High-water-use turf or other restricted plants shall be allowed only in those areas with heavy usage, such as athletic fields and playgrounds.

   2.   All golf courses shall use medium- and low-water-use plants as per the requirements in Section 151.15.007 or as allowed by the Director.

   3.   The water source used for new golf course irrigation shall consist of reclaimed wastewater, harvested rainwater, or an alternative water supply other than groundwater.

   4.   All new golf course development shall limit turf areas to 5 acres per hole.

   5.   New ponds, lakes, artificial watercourses, and other types of water hazard areas shall be prohibited except as described in Section 151.16.003.B.1 and 2, except for holding ponds used for treated effluent being used for permitted irrigation purposes.

   6.   All golf courses shall be approved as conditional uses.

B.   Other Areas

   1.   Ponds, fountains, functional holding ponds, or other reservoirs that are supplied in whole or in part by any water supply shall not exceed 500 square feet of surface area unless approved by the Director.

   2.   Multiple water features on the same property will be considered together to determine surface area.

   3.   Flowing water used in fountains, waterfalls, and similar features shall be recirculated.

C.   Wasting water is prohibited.

D.   Landscaping Requirements. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.15.

E.   Residential Turf Restrictions. In accordance with the provisions of Article 151.15.

   1.   The use of turf in new single-family residential development shall be limited to rear yard areas only.

(Ord. 1100, passed 10-28-99; Am. Ord. 2010-019, passed 12-9-10; Am. Ord. 2013-001, passed 1-24-13)