No person shall install, operate or maintain any private irrigation
system connected, affixed or attached to any residential or commercially
zoned property which is also connected to the public water supply
without first obtaining a permit from the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Any person required to obtain a permit under this article shall
apply to the Village Clerk-Treasurer for a permit. The Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall issue an annual permit to any qualified person. The permit shall
expire December 31.
The permit fee shall be as prescribed in Chapter
40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PRIVATE IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Any permanent indoor network of aboveground or underground
pipes, tubes or conduits connected to a pressurized system intended
to deliver water for the purpose of watering vegetation, including
but not limited to grass, flowerbeds, trees or shrubbery.
SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE AUTOMATIC FILL DEVICE
Any device connected to a pressurized source of water, public
or private, that automatically fills any structure or condition which
holds water, including but not limited to a pond, pool, or water garden,
without the physical presence of an operator and whose discharge point
at any time is below the level of the surface of the fluid.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be punishable as prescribed in Chapter
40, Fees and Penalties, of this Code.