Clovis, CA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

505(a) governs when irrigation may run. unless weather conditions prevent it; running sprinklers outside that window is permitted only for system auditing, maintenance, or during a plant establishment period. 513 defines water wasting to include runoff leaving a landscape from low-head drainage, overspray, or similar conditions that send water onto adjacent property, walks, roadways, parking lots, or structures, unless the runoff drains entirely onto permeable surfacing or is captured by nonpermeable surfaces designed to drain into the landscaping. 00. Any unmetered customer is required to have a meter installed at their own expense after a fourth violation, with the installation cost added to the water account and payable over a maximum six-month period.

111 gives Clovis broader authority: during any declared state of drought or water-shortage emergency, or when state or federal regulations mandate conservation, the City Council may adopt mandatory water-usage limits by resolution and attach penalties, and a violation of those usage limits is separately deemed a violation of the Municipal Code. 110 also lets the City require a landscape evaluation, lawn water audit, and water budget at the customer's expense; require system repairs within fourteen days of notice; install flow restrictors; or terminate exterior or all water service to the property.