The objective of a Level 2 Drought Response is to reduce water usage by 20% from the normal demand level. During a Level 2 Drought Response condition, all persons shall comply with Level 1 Drought Response water conservation practices except when they are replaced by more restrictive conditions imposed by this section and shall also comply with the following additional mandatory conservation measures:
(a) Limit residential and commercial landscape irrigation to no more than three assigned days per week on a schedule established by the County.
(b) Limit lawn watering and landscape irrigation using sprinklers to no more than twelve (12) minutes per watering station per day. This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation systems using water efficient devices, including but not limited to: weather based controllers, drip/ micro-irrigation systems and stream rotor sprinklers.
(c) For landscaped areas, including trees and shrubs located on residential and commercial properties, not irrigated by a landscape irrigation system, water by using a bucket, hand-held hose with positive shut-off nozzle, or low-volume non-spray irrigation.
(d) Stop washing vehicles except at commercial carwashes that re-circulate water, or by high pressure/low volume wash systems.
(Ord. 1540, eff. September 14, 2021)