HomeMy WebLinkAbout1223 - Adopting the CA Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 1223
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO
CHAPTER 1, DIVISION 3 TO ADOPT THE CALIFORNIA MODEL WATER EFFICIENT
LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE.
The City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION ONE. FINDINGS
1. California's ongoing drought has emphasized the necessity for increased conservation in use
of water.
2. California Assembly Bill 1881 (AB 1881), enacted into law on September 28, 2008, modified
and strengthened a model water efficient landscape ordinance ("MWELO") for local agencies
to adopt and use for the purpose of reducing water waste associated with irrigation of outdoor
landscaping.
3. AB 1881 required the State Department of Water Resources ("Department") to provide
guidelines for cities and counties to adopt the MWELO or more stringent local landscape
irrigation ordinances in 2010.
4. The City implemented the MWELO by default and did not expressly adopt it in 2010.
5. Governor Brown's Drought Executive Order of April 1, 2015 (EO B-29-15), mandated the
Department prepare an update to the state's MWELO, which the California Water Commission
adopted on July 15, 2015.
6. All cities and counties are required to either adopt the updated MWELO or adopt their own
water efficient landscape ordinance which is at least as stringent and effective in conserving
water as the MWELO.
7. The City has determined adopting the updated MWELO, as may be amended, will benefit the
City and provide clarity to applicants for City entitlements
SECTION TWO.
Article 6 is hereby added to Division 3, Chapter 1, of the Ukiah City Code and shall read as follows:
ARTICLE 6 MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE ADOPTION
3065 ADOPTION OF MODEL WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE_
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Except as amended or modified by other provisions of this Division, the City Council hereby adopts
by reference and makes effective within the City, the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance,
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Sections 490-495, Chapter 2.7, Division 2, Title 23 in the California Code of Regulations, which may
be referred to in this Code as the MWELO, as promulgated by the California Department of Water
Resources, as may be amended from time to time.
SECTION THREE.
1. Publication: Within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, this Ordinance shall be published once
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Ukiah. In lieu of publishing the full text of
the Ordinance, the City may publish a summary of the Ordinance once 5 days prior to its
adoption and again within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
2. Effective Date: The ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Introduced by title only on March 16, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Rodin, Duenas, and Mayor Brown
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Crane
ABSTAIN: None
Adopted on April 6, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Crane, Rodin, Duenas, and Mayor Brown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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J- O. Brown, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine Lawler, CMC/City Clerk
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