Anaheim, CA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

18, Water Conservation and Water Shortage Contingency Rules and Regulations. 130 permanently prohibits washing down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, buildings, patios, and other hard or paved surfaces except to address a safety or sanitary hazard, and even then only with a handheld container, an automatic shut-off hose, or a recycling high-pressure washer. The same section bars irrigating a lawn or landscape in a way that lets water run off onto neighboring property, walkways, streets, alleys, gutters, or structures, and separately forbids applying irrigation water to outdoor landscapes during, or within forty-eight hours after, measurable rainfall of one-quarter inch or more.

Decorative fountains, ponds, and similar water features must run on a recirculating system unless the feature is listed on the National Register of Historic Places or has received a City waiver, and new non-recirculating car washes or commercial laundry systems need a waiver too. Any leak, break, or malfunction in a customer's plumbing, irrigation, or distribution system must be fixed within seventy-two hours of the customer learning of it, unless the Department agrees to other arrangements. 110, supported by photographs, maps, or other documentation.