§ 34-119. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Aesthetic use means the use of water for fountains, waterfalls, and landscape lakes and ponds where such use is entirely ornamental and serves no other functional purpose or beneficial use.

Bucket means a bucket or other container holding five gallons or less, used singularly by one person.

Customer means individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations and all other legal entities.

Day means a 24-hour period beginning at 12:00 midnight.

Discretionary means any use listed as follows or any other use of groundwater that is not an essential use (compare with "essential use"), provided that use of groundwater is essential and not discretionary and to the extent the use is necessary to prevent danger to public health, safety, or welfare, or to comply with State or federal law:

(1)

Recreational use to the extent the groundwater is not recycled, including the watering of turf areas.

(2)

Landscape irrigation, including residential, commercial, and public landscapes.

(3)

Filling or maintaining swimming pools.

(4)

Ornamental outdoor fountains and similar features.

(5)

Washing an impervious outdoor ground covering such as a parking lot, driveway, street, or sidewalk.

(6)

Use in connection with an aquaculture operation, to the extent the groundwater is not recycled.

Domestic water use means the use of water, other than uses in the "outdoor" category, for personal needs or for household purposes, such as drinking, bathing, cooling, heating, cooking, sanitation or cleaning, whether the use occurs in a residence or in a commercial or industrial facility.

EAA means the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

Essential use means use of water that is:

(1)

Essential to the protection of public health, safety, or welfare, including, but not limited to, use for drinking, food preparation, personal hygiene, public sanitation, control or prevention of disease, and firefighting; or

(2)

Essential to irrigation use.

Groundwater means water within or withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer.

Handheld hose means a hose attended by one person, fitted with a manual or automatic shutoff nozzle.

Impervious surface means any structure or any street, driveway, sidewalk, patio or other surface covered with concrete, brick, paving, tile or other impervious materials.

Industrial use means the use of water integral to the production of primary goods and services provided by industrial or commercial facilities. Industrial facilities include facilities that perform such process-specific activities as cooling, boiler feed, cleaning and washing, pollution control, extraction and separation of desirable material from products and waste materials, and the incorporation of water into final products. Commercial facilities include, but are not limited to, food service facilities, hotels, retail facilities and medical offices, light manufacturing and churches.

Landscape irrigation means the application of water to grow or maintain plants such as flowers, ground covers, turf or grasses, shrubs, and trees, but for the purposes of this article does not include:

(1)

Application of water without waste to a noncommercial family garden or orchard, the produce of which is for household consumption only; and

(2)

Application of water by means of a bucket (not to exceed five gallons in capacity), handheld hose, soaker hose, or properly installed drip irrigation system, immediately next to a concrete foundation solely for the purpose of preventing substantial damage to the foundation or the structure caused by movement of the foundation.

Landscaping plant means any plant, including any tree, shrub, vine, herb, flower, succulent, groundcover or grass species, used for landscaping purposes or for the support of recreational areas such as playgrounds and playing fields.

Livestock use means the use of water for drinking by or washing of livestock. The term "livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, horses, and game, domestic, exotic and other animals and birds, including zoo animals, used for commercial or personal purposes.

Person means individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations and all other legal entities.

Reused water means water that has been recycled or reclaimed after it has been used for any beneficial purpose.

Waste includes, but is not limited to, allowing water to run off into a gutter, ditch drain, or street, or failing to repair a controllable leak.

Water means water supplied by the City of Shavano Park water system.

Water utility means water used for withdrawal, treatment, transmission and distribution by potable water systems.

Watering days and hours means a day designated for landscape watering, limited as follows:

(1)

Stage I. Stage I is limited to the morning hours from 12:00 midnight to 10:00 a.m. and the evening hours from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Thus, if Friday is a designated watering day, the period of time referenced is Friday morning between 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and Friday evening between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight.

(2)

Stage II. Stage II is limited to the morning hours of 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., and the evening hours of 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

(3)

Stage III. Stage III is limited to the morning hours of 3:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. The evening hours of 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday by handheld hose, drip irrigation, or soaker hose, and every other week beginning on the second Monday after Stage III has been declared only on the designated watering day by an irrigation system or sprinkler.

(4)

Stage IV. During Stage IV, irrigation of landscaped areas is absolutely prohibited.

(5)

Stage V. During Stage V, irrigation of landscaped areas is absolutely prohibited.

(Ord. No. 500-06-12, § I, 8-27-2012)