Thanks for the reply. I asked the city if they would make an exception considering I’m using a Rachio (which they subsidized), but they refused and said any violation would result in a $2,000 fine.
I have my schedule set to end at sunrise as well. I set the advanced settings (grass type, sun exposure, soil type, etc.) for each zone when I installed the Rachio, and the app recommended I water for 3hrs and 20 min. The 24 minutes is the average each zone runs for (220min/9zones), but I have added 10 more minutes to each zone with sun exposure in the afternoon to see if that helps.
A big problem I have though is that the way the previous owner set the zones up, they are almost all mixed with both grass and plants, so I can’t just water the plants when they need more water and not water the lawn or vise-versa. Want to get that fixed some day, but will probably be expensive.
I agree that running it on Daily Flex and watering heavy once a week and adding additional days to the schedule as need depending on the weather would make a lot more sense.