HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04ORDINANCE NO. 2001-04
ADDING SECTION 31-31.3 TO THE
DANVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE USE OF RECYCLED WATER IN SUBDIVISIONS
The Danville Town Council does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND INTENT.
A. In adopting SB 2095, the State of California has declared that it is the policy of the
state to promote the efficient use of water through the development of water recycling
facilities. Furthermore, the state found that the use of potable rather than recycled
water for landscaped areas in new subdivisions is an unreasonable use of this scarce
resource.
B. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has informed the Town of
Danville that it will be able to provide recycled water to areas of the Town within the
next ten years. EBMUD has provided the Town with the required maps showing
which areas of Town will be provided with recycled, water service.
C. The intent of this ordinance is to establish procedures to ensure that new subdivisions
within the Town of Danville are required to install separate plumbing systems for the
use of recycled water in common area landscaping when and where such recycled
water is made available.
SECTION 2. ADDING SECTION 31-31.3 TO THE DANVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
Section 31-31.3 is hereby added to the Danville Municipal Code to read as follows:
31-31.3 Recycled Water.
a. All subdivisions of five (5) lots or more located within designated recycled water use
areas shall be required to install a recycled water distribution system to provide
recycled water to common landscaped areas of the subdivision.
b. For purposes of this section, "designated recycled .water use areas" shall mean those
geographic areas of the Town identified by the East Bay Municipal Utility District or
other recycled water provider as having a dependable supply of recycled water
available or where the feasibility of distributing a supply of recycled water has been
determined. The Town shall maintain on file the most recent information provided by
East Bay Municipal Utility District or other recycled water provider.
c. For purposes of this section, "recycled water system" shall mean a system of pipes,
pumps and other equipment necessary to deliver recycled water separate from any
potable water system. The system shall comply 'with all applicable building and
plumbing codes.
d. For purposes of this section, "common landscaped areas" shall include, but is not
limited to, private greenbelts, landscaped medians, recreational areas or other
commonly owned areas.
SECTION 3. CODIFICATION. Section 2 of this ordinance shall be codified in the
Danville Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The Danville Town Council hereby declares that
they would have adopted the ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases was declared invalid.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Clerk shall have
this ordinance published once within 15 (fifteen) days after adoption in a newspaper of
general circulation. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced on November 20, 2001 and approved and adopted
by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting held on December 18, 2001, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Doyle
Waldo, Arnerich, Greenberg, Shimansky
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY I
ATTEST:
C.ITY CLERK
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, Marie Sunseri, City Clerk of the Town of Danville, hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 2001-04 of said Town and that said ordinance was
published according to law.
Dated:
City Clerk of the Town of Danville
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