15.24.070 Provisions for existing landscapes.
A. Water Management.
1. All existing landscaped areas to which the city provides water that are one acre or more, including golf courses, green belts, common areas, multifamily housing, schools, businesses, parks, cemeteries and publicly owned landscapes shall be checked for water usage yearly.
2. If the project's water bills indicate that they are using less than or equal to the total estimated water usage for that project, an audit shall not be required.
3. Recognition of projects that stay within the maximum applied water allowance is encouraged.
B. Water Waste Prevention. Montague City shall prevent water waste resulting from inefficient landscape irrigation by prohibiting runoff, low head drainage, overspray, or other similar conditions where water flows onto adjacent property, nonirrigated areas, walks, roadways or structures. (Ord. 93-02 (part), 1993)