HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1921ORDINANCE NO. 1921
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING CHAPTER 15.06 OF
THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD ADDITIONAL PENALTIES
AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR VIOLATION OF WATER SHORTAGE
EMERGENCY RESTRICTIONS
WHEREAS the City adopted provisions governing water shortage emergencies in 1988; and
WHEREAS those provisions establish certain enforcement mechanisms; and
WHEREAS the State of California is currently enduring a historic drought and cities across
the State are required to meet certain water use reduction targets; and
WHEREAS a review of the existing enforcement provisions for water shortage emergencies
ndicates that additional enforcement mechanisms could increase compliance with water
restrictions and make for more efficient regulation of water use; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby ordain
as follows:
DFJISION 1
Section 1: Burlingame Municipal Code Chapter 15.06 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Current Chapter 15.06, Water Short
age Emergencies, is hereby amended in the
identified sections below as follows:
15.06.060 Penalties for excess water consumption,
A subsection (d) shall be added, as follows:
(d) Fines and penalties as provided in Title 1 of this Code. Persons violating the provisions set
forth in this Chapter may also be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in Title ] of this Code.
] 5.06.070 Enforcement.
A sentence shall be added at the end of the existing text, as follows:
In addition to the foregoing, the City Attorney, Code Complian
ce Officer and their designees
shall are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter through the mechanisms provided hi
Title 1 of this Code.
DIVISION 2:
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 this Ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 3:
This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
accordance with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and circulated in
the City of Burlingame, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final
passage.
TERRY NAGEL, Mayor
I, MEAGHAN NASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 8th day of September, 2015 and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City
:1h IA eon the 21st day PC b , 2015, by Al
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Brownrigg, Keighran, Nagel, Ortiz, Root
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
MEAGHAN NASSEL-SHEARER, City