Water restrictions in Petaluma, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Petaluma Code §15.17.050 implements California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). New and rehabilitated landscapes must meet ETo-based water budgets and use approved plant palettes.
Standards include prohibiting invasive species, prioritizing native and water-conserving plants, grouping plants by water need into hydrozones with separate valves, and limiting turf in residential front yards. The City also activates Sonoma County Water Agency drought stages — Stage 2 typically caps outdoor irrigation at 2 days/week. Petaluma's recycled-water purple-pipe network serves many commercial and HOA landscapes.
Plan-check rejection, withheld certificate of occupancy; during drought, drought-stage violations are administrative citations under Ch. 15.17.
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