Water restrictions in Hesperia, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Hesperia Municipal Code §14.04.170 (Water Conservation Emergency Plan) is currently in Stage 2, enacted by joint Hesperia City Council/Hesperia Water District Resolutions 2022-46 and 2022-10. Irrigation of non-functional turf is prohibited at commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. Parks, golf courses, and schools may only irrigate between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.; all runoff is prohibited.
HMC §14.04.170 codifies a four-stage Water Conservation Emergency Plan administered by the Hesperia Water District. Stage 2, currently in effect, imposes mandatory restrictions: (1) no irrigation that causes runoff onto adjacent property, sidewalks, driveways, or roadways; (2) no washing down hard surfaces (driveways, sidewalks, parking lots) except for public health and safety; (3) parks, golf courses, and school grounds may only irrigate between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.; (4) turf areas over 1,000 sq ft must use soil moisture sensors and rain shut-off valves; (5) irrigation of non-functional turf (purely ornamental, not used for recreation or events) is prohibited at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites. Hesperia draws groundwater from the Mojave Basin, which is adjudicated and managed by the Mojave Water Agency under State Water Resources Control Board oversight. The statewide MWELO (Cal. Code Regs. Title 23 §§490-495) also applies to new landscape installations over 500 sq ft. Stages 3 and 4 (not currently active) add stricter watering-day limits and outdoor watering bans.
First violation typically receives a written warning. Subsequent violations carry administrative fines that may be added to the water bill — second offense ~$100, third offense ~$250, fourth offense ~$500. Persistent violators may have flow restrictors installed or service disconnected per HMC Ch. 14.04. Commercial non-functional turf irrigation violations may carry higher daily penalties.
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