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SAN MARCOS CITY CODE CHAPTER 86, ARTICLE 2 <br />DIVISION 2. WATER CONSERVATION <br />Existing facility means a swimming pool, hot tub, aesthetic water feature or any <br />similar facility, installed during any period for which a drought response stage is not in <br />effect. <br />Existing landscape means landscaping plants and/or turf on which installation was <br />completed more than 30 days from current date. <br />GBRA means the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority. <br />Gray water means water that has previously been used in sinks, showers, bathtubs, and <br />clothes washing machines. <br />Hand-held bucket means a container holding five gallons or less. <br />Hand-held hose means a common garden hose not more than 1 inch in diameter <br />and equipped with a positive shutoff device, used while being held in the hand of one <br />person. <br />Health and safety use means use of water for any purpose that is necessary to <br />protect human health and safety. <br />Hose -end sprinkler means a sprinkler that applies water to landscape plants through <br />a flexible, movable hose. <br />Impervious surface means a type of surface that prevents water from penetrating <br />directly into the ground. Impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, sidewalks, <br />driveways, paved streets, and pavers or stones set with mortar. <br />Irrigation conservation plan means a plan that outlines specific measures to be <br />taken during drought stages to progressively reduce consumption in higher drought stages. <br />The plan must include an irrigation system maintenance plan and an irrigation system <br />analysis, and must meet reduction goals as established by the Director. <br />Landscape watering means the application of water to grow landscaping plants. <br />Landscaping plant means any plant, including any tree, shrub, vine, herb, flower, <br />vegetable, fruit, succulent, ground cover or grass species that is used for landscaping <br />purposes or for the support of intensive recreational areas including playgrounds and <br />playing fields. <br />Makeup means partial refilling of a swimming pool or hot tub or aesthetic water <br />feature to replace water lost through evaporation or backwashing. <br />Proposed amendments 2024 Page 3 <br />