HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 982ORDINANCE NO. 982
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 24.04.070 OF THE PALM DESERT
MUNICIPAL CODE (AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 688), RELATIVE TO
WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 24.04.070 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code being the same is hereby
amended, replacing § A of the aforementioned section to read as follows:
"24.04.070 Calculation of the maximum water allowance.
A. A project's maximum water allowance shall be calculated using the following
formula:
MWA = (ETo) (0.5) (LA) (0.62)/748 where:
MWA = Maximum water allowance (gallons per year)
ETo = Reference evapotranspiration (inches per year)
0.5 = ET adjustment factor
LA = Landscaped area (square feet)
0.62 = Conversion factor (to gallons per square foot)
748 = Gallons per 100 cubic feet (ccf)."
Section 2. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed to publish this
ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, circulated in the City of Palm Desert,
California, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council ofthe City ofPalm
Desert, California, held this 12th day of April , 2001, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SPIEGEL, FERGUSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, C.
CITY OF PALM DESERT
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