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Editor's note-Ordinance 08-12-103, adopted Dec. 2, 2008 enacted provisions intended for use as Div. 12, secs. 18-377-18-379,
secs. 18-379-18-392. To preserve the style of this Code, and at the
discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as
Div. 12, secs. 18-377-18-393.
All technical industry words or phrases
related to the irrigation systems not specifically defined in this
section shall have the meanings customarily attributable in the irrigation
industry. The following words and terms, when used in this division,
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
A complete physical separation between the free flowing discharge
end of a potable water supply pipeline and an open or nonpressure
receiving vessel.
An assembly containing an air inlet value, a check seat,
and an air inlet port. The flow of water into the body causes the
air inlet valve to close the air inlet port. When the flow of water
stops the air inlet valve falls and forms a check against back-siphonage.
At the same time it opens the air inlet port allowing air to enter
and satisfy the vacuum. Also known as an atmospheric vacuum breaker
back-siphonage prevention assembly.
A solid state timer capable of operating valve stations to
set the days, time of day, and length of time water is applied.
The mechanical prevention of reverse flow, or back siphonage,
of nonpotable water from an irrigation system into the potable water
source.
Any assembly used to prevent backflow into a potable water
system. The type of assembly used is based on the existing or potential
degree of health hazard and backflow condition.
When the landscape irrigation system has been installed,
all minimum standards met, all tests performed, and the irrigator
is satisfied that the system is operating correctly.
The act of providing advice, guidance, review or recommendations
related to landscape irrigation systems.
An actual or potential connection between a potable water
source and an irrigation system that may contain contaminates or pollutants
or any source of water that has been treated to a lesser degree in
the treatment process.
The act of determining the various elements of a landscape
irrigation system that will include, but not be limited to, elements
such as collecting site specific information, defining the scope of
the project, defining plant watering needs, selecting and laying out
emission devices, locating system components, conducting hydraulic
calculations, identifying any local regulatory requirements, or scheduling
irrigation work at a site. Completion of the various components will
result in an irrigation plan.
The pressure that is required for an emission device to operate
properly. Design pressure is calculated by adding the operating pressure
necessary at an emission device to the total of all pressure losses
accumulated from an emission device to the water source.
An assembly that is composed of two independently acting,
approved check valves, including tightly closed resilient seated shutoff
valves attached at each end of the assembly and fitted with properly
located resilient seated test cocks. Also known as a double check
valve backflow prevention assembly.
Any device that is contained within an irrigation system
and that is used to apply water. Common emission devices in an irrigation
system include, but are not limited to, spray and rotary sprinkler
heads, and drip irrigation emitters.
Engaged or hired to provide consulting services or perform
any activity relating to the sale, design, installation, maintenance,
alteration, repair, or service to irrigation systems. A person is
employed if that person is in an employer-employee relationship as
defined by Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code Service, sec.
3212(d) based on the behavioral control, financial control, and the
type of relationship involved in performing employment related tasks.
The spacing of spray or rotary heads equal to the manufacturer's
published radius of the head.
A cross-connection or potential cross-connection with an
irrigation system that involves any substance that may, if introduced
into the potable water supply, cause death or illness, spread disease,
or have a high probability of causing such effects.
The science of dynamic and static water; the mathematical
computation of determining pressure losses and pressure requirements
of an irrigation system.
A licensed plumbing inspector, water district operator, other
governmental entity, or irrigation inspector who inspects irrigation
systems and performs other enforcement duties for a municipality or
water district as an employee or as a contractor.
A person who actually connects an irrigation system to a private or public raw or potable water supply system or any water supply, who is licensed according to V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code, tit. 30, ch. 30 (relating to occupational licenses and registrations).
A programmable device capable of providing multiple irrigation
programs with a least three (3) start times per program and capable
of limiting the irrigation frequency to once every seven (7) days.
A person who inspects irrigation systems and performs other enforcement duties for a municipality or water district as an employee or as a contractor and is required to be licensed under V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code, tit. 30, ch. 30 (relating to occupational licenses and registrations).
A scaled drawing of a landscape irrigation system which lists
required information, the scope of the project, and represents the
changes made in the installation of the irrigation system.
Selling, designing, installing, maintaining, altering, repairing,
servicing, permitting, providing consulting services regarding, or
connecting an irrigation system to a water supply.
An assembly of component parts that is permanently installed
for the controlled distribution and conservation of water to irrigate
any type of landscape vegetation in any location, and/or to reduce
dust or control erosion. This term does not include a system that
is used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by V.T.C.A.,
Texas Agricultural Code, sec. 251.002.
A person who works under the supervision of a licensed irrigator to install, maintain, alter, repair, service or supervise installation of an irrigation system, including the connection of such system in or to a private or public, raw or potable water supply system or any water supply, and who is required to be licensed under V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code, tit. 30, ch. 30 (relating to occupational licenses and registrations).
A subdivision of an irrigation system with a matched precipitation
rate based on plant material type (such as turf, shrubs, or trees),
microclimate factors (such as sun/shade ratio), topographic features
(such as slope) and soil conditions (such as sand, loam, clay, or
combination) or for hydrological control.
A person who sells, designs, offers consultations regarding, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, services or supervises the installation of an irrigation system, including the connection of such system to a private or public, raw or potable water supply system or any water supply, and who is required to be licensed under V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code, tit. 30, ch. 30.
The irrigator responsible for all irrigation work performed
by an exempt business owner, including, but not limited to obtaining
permits, developing design plans, supervising the work of other irrigators
or irrigation technicians, and installing, selling, maintaining, altering,
repairing, or servicing a landscape irrigation system.
The science of applying the necessary amount of water to
promote or sustain healthy growth of plant material or turf.
A pipe within an irrigation system that delivers water from
the water source to the individual zone waives.
A document made available to the irrigation system's owner
or owner's representative that contains information regarding the
operation and maintenance of the irrigation system, including, but
not limited to: checking and repairing the irrigation system, setting
the automatic controller or smart contractor, weather monitor, checking
the rain or moisture sensor, cleaning filters, pruning grass and plants
away from irrigation emitters, using and operating the irrigation
system, the precipitation rates of each irrigation zone within the
system, any water conservation measures currently in effect from the
water purveyor, the name of the water purveyor, a suggested seasonal
or monthly watering schedule based on current evapotranspiration data
for the geographic region, and the minimum water requirements for
the plant material in each zone based on the soil type and plant material
where the system is installed.
Any activity that involves opening to the atmosphere the
irrigation main line at any point prior to the discharge side of any
irrigation zone control valve. This includes, but is not limited to,
repairing or connecting into a main supply pipe, replacing a zone
control valve, or repairing a zone control valve in a manner that
opens the system to the atmosphere.
A remote control valve located after the backflow prevention
device that controls the flow of water to the irrigation system mainline.
The condition in which all sprinkler heads within an irrigation
zone apply water at the same rate.
An irrigation system installed at a location where one did
not previously exist.
A written contract between a contractor or builder and a
licensed irrigator or exempt business owner to perform part or all
of the irrigation services relating to an irrigation system.
Water that is suitable for human consumption.
An assembly containing an independently operating internally
loaded check valve and an independently operating loaded air inlet
valve located on the discharge side of the check valve. Also known
as a pressure vacuum breaker back-siphonage prevention assembly.
Domestic or municipal wastewater which has been treated to
a quality suitable for beneficial use, such as landscape irrigation.
The irrigation plans, contracts, warranty information, invoices,
copies of permits, and other documents that relate to the installation,
maintenance, alteration, repair, or service of a landscape irrigation
system.
An assembly containing two independently acting approved
check valves together with a hydraulically operating mechanically
independent pressure differential relief valve located between the
two check valves and below the first check valve.
A device capable of receiving and monitoring weather data
using evapotranspiration technology or measuring soil moisture directly
to calculate or determine the amount of moisture lost from the soil
to automatically create or make adjustments to the irrigation schedule
to apply only the amount of water that is necessary to replace what
has been lost.
The pressure of water when it is not moving.
The on-the-job oversight and direction by a licensed irrigator
who is fulfilling his or her professional responsibility to the client
and/or employer in compliance with local or state requirements. Also
a licensed installer working under the direction of a licensed irrigator
or beginning January 1, 2009, an irrigation technician who is working
under the direction of a licensed irrigator to install, maintain,
alter, repair or service an irrigation system.
The design, installation, service, and operation of an irrigation
system in a manner that prevents the waste of water, promotes the
most efficient use of water, and applies the least amount of water
that is required to maintain healthy individual plant material or
turf, reduce dust, and control erosion.
A measurement, in gallons per minute or gallons per hour,
of the actual flow of water through a zone valve, calculated by individually
opening each zone valve and obtaining a valid reading after the pressure
has stabilized. For design purposes, the zone flow is the total flow
of all nozzles in the zone at a specific pressure.
An automatic valve that controls a single zone of a landscape
irrigation system.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2, adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
(a)
License required.
Any person who connects an irrigation system to the water supply within the city or the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, commonly referred to as the ETJ, must hold a valid license, as defined by V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code, tit. 30, ch. 30 and required by V.T.C.A., Texas Occupations Code ch. 1903 or as defined by V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 22, ch. 365 and required by V.T.C.A., Texas Occupations Code ch. 1301. Exemption: A property owner is not required to be licensed in accordance with V.T.C.A., Texas Occupations Code tit. 12, sec. 1903.002(c)(1) if he or she is performing irrigation work in a building or on a premises owned or occupied by the person as the person's home. A home or property owner who installs an irrigation system must meet the remaining standards contained in this division. V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 30, ch. 344 regarding spacing, water pressure, spraying water over impervious materials, rain or moisture shut-off devices or other technology, backflow prevention and isolation valves. The city may, at any point, adopt more stringent requirements for a home or property owner who installs an irrigation system. See V.T.C.A., Texas Occupations Code sec. 1903.002 for other exemptions to the licensing requirement.
(b)
Permit required.
Any person installing an irrigation system within
the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city
is required to obtain a permit from the city. Two copies of an irrigation
plan must be submitted to the building official or the official city
representative in conjunction with the permit application with one
set being retained as part of the inspection records. The second set
is required for onsite inspection and must be given to the property
owner on completion of the irrigation system. Any plan approved for
a permit must be in compliance with the requirements of this division.
The city of Frisco will provide a checklist for plan review and inspections.
Exemptions:
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2, adopted 12/2/08)
(a)
General.
Any irrigation system that is connected to the potable
water supply must be connected through a backflow prevention method
approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
The backflow prevention device must be approved by the American Society
of Sanitary Engineers, the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control
and Hydraulic Research, the University of Southern California, the
Uniform Plumbing Code; or any other laboratory that has equivalent
capabilities for both the laboratory and field evaluation of backflow
prevention assemblies. The backflow prevention device must be installed
in accordance with the laboratory approval standards or if the approval
does not include specific installation information, the manufacturer's
current published recommendations.
(1)
If conditions that present a health
hazard exist, one of the following methods must be used to prevent
backflow:
a.
An air gap may be used if:
b.
Reduced pressure principle backflow
prevention assemblies may be used if:
d.
Atmospheric vacuum breakers may be
used if:
1.
No back-pressure will be present;
2.
There are no shutoff valves downstream
from the atmospheric vacuum breaker;
3.
The device is installed at a minimum
of six inches above any downstream piping and the highest downstream
opening. Pop-up sprinklers are measured from the retracted position
from the top of the sprinkler;
4.
There is no continuous pressure on
the supply side of the atmospheric vacuum breaker for more than 12
hours in any 24-hour period; and
5.
A separate atmospheric vacuum breaker
is installed on the discharge side of each irrigation control valve,
between the valve and all the emission devices that the valve controls.
(2)
Backflow prevention devices used
in applications designated as health hazards must be tested upon installation
and annually thereafter.
(3)
If there are no conditions that present
a health hazard, double check valve backflow prevention assemblies
may be used to prevent backflow if the device is tested upon installation
and test cocks are used for testing only.
(4)
If a double check valve is installed
below ground:
a.
Test cocks must be plugged, except
when the double check valve is being tested;
b.
Test cock plugs must be threaded,
watertight, and made of nonferrous material;
c.
A y-type strainer is installed on
the inlet side of the double check valve;
d.
There must be a minimum twelve (12)
inch clearance between any fill material and the bottom of the double
check valve to allow for testing and repair; and
e.
There must be space on the side of
the double check valve to test and repair the double check valve.
(5)
If an existing irrigation system
without a backflow-prevention assembly requires major maintenance,
alteration, repair, or service, the system must be connected to the
potable water supply through an approved, properly installed backflow
prevention method before any major maintenance, alteration, repair,
or service is performed.
(6)
If an irrigation system is connected
to a potable water supply through a double check valve, pressure vacuum
breaker, or reduced pressure principle backflow assembly and includes
an automatic master valve on the system, the automatic master valve
must be installed on the discharge side of the backflow prevention
assembly.
(7)
The irrigation shall ensure the backflow
prevention device is tested by a licensed backflow prevention assembly
tester prior to being placed in service and the test results provided
to the city and the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative
within ten business days of testing of the backflow prevention device.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2, adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
(a)
Before any chemical is added to an irrigation
system connected to the potable water supply, the irrigation system
must be connected through a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
assembly or air gap.
(b)
Connection of any additional water source
to an irrigation system that is connected to the potable water supply
can only be done if the irrigation system is connected to the potable
water supply through a reduced-pressure principle backflow prevention
assembly or an air gap.
(c)
Irrigation system components with chemical
additives induced by aspiration, injection, or emission system connected
to any potable water supply must be connected through a reduced pressure
principle backflow device.
(d)
If an irrigation system is designed or
installed on a property that is served by an onsite sewage facility,
as defined in V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 30, ch. 285,
then:
(1)
All irrigation piping and valves
must meet the separation distances from the onsite sewage facilities
system as required for a private water line in V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative
Code, tit. 30, sec. 285.91(10);
(2)
Any connections using a private or
public potable water source that is not the city's potable water system
must be connected to the water source through a reduced pressure principle
backflow prevention assembly as defined in V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative
Code, tit. 30, sec. 344.50; and
(3)
Any water from the irrigation system
that is applied to the surface of the area utilized by the onsite
sewage facility system must be controlled on a separate irrigation
zone or zones so as to allow complete control of any irrigation to
that area so that there will not be excess water that would prevent
the onsite sewage facilities system from operating effectively.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-379), adopted 12/2/08)
All irrigation systems shall be designed,
installed, maintained, altered, repaired, serviced, and operated in
a manner that will promote water conservation as defined in the definitions
section of this division.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-380), adopted 12/2/08)
(a)
An irrigation shall prepare an irrigation
plan for each site where a new irrigation system will be installed.
A paper or electronic copy of the irrigation plan must be on the job
site at all times during the installation of the irrigation system.
A drawing showing the actual installation of the system is due to
each irrigation system owner after all new irrigation system installations.
During the installation of the irrigation system, variances from the
original plan may be authorized by the licensed irrigator if the variance
from the plan does not:
(b)
The irrigation plan must include complete
coverage of the area to be irrigated. If a system does not provide
complete coverage of the area to be irrigated, it must be noted on
the irrigation plan.
(c)
All irrigation plans used for construction
must be legible and drawn to scale on a maximum sheet size of 24 inches
by 36 inches. The plan must include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1)
The irrigator's seal, signature,
and date of signing;
(2)
All major physical features and the
boundaries of the areas to be watered;
(3)
A North arrow;
(4)
A legend;
(5)
The zone flow measurement for each
zone;
(6)
Location
and type of each:
a.
Irrigation controller and sensor
that has the capability to set thresholds for both and freeze at 40
degrees or above.
(7)
Location,
type, and size of each:
a.
Water source, such as, but not limited
to a water meter and point(s) of connection;
b.
Backflow prevention device;
c.
Water emission device, including,
but not limited to, spray heads, rotary sprinkler heads, quick-couplers,
bubblers, drip, or micro-sprays;
d.
Valve, including but not limited
to, zone valves, master valves, and isolation valves;
e.
Pressure regulation component; and
f.
Main line and lateral piping
g.
Wiring splice locations.
(8)
The engineer's scale used; and
(9)
The design pressure.
(10)
Total landscape area (excluding all
impervious surfaces) served by the irrigation system.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-381), adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
(a)
Manufacturer's limitations.
No irrigation design or installation shall
require the use of any component, including the water meter, in a
way which exceeds the manufacturer's published performance limitations
for the component; and
(b)
Spacing.
(1)
The maximum spacing between emission
devices must not exceed the manufacturer's published radius or spacing
of the device(s). The radius or spacing is determined by referring
to the manufacturer's published specifications for a specific emission
device at a specific operating pressure. Turf area eight (8) feet
or wider must have heads spraying back to achieve head to head coverage.
(2)
New irrigation systems or extensions
of systems shall comply with article IV, section 2 of the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance (Revised ZA06-0005). If pop-up sprays or rotary sprinkler
heads are used in a new irrigation system, the sprinkler heads must
direct flow away from any adjacent surface and shall not be installed
closer than four inches from a hardscape, such as, but not limited
to, a building foundation, fence, concrete, asphalt, pavers, or stones
set with mortar.
(3)
Narrow paved walkways, jogging paths,
golf cart paths or other small areas located in cemeteries, parks,
golf courses or other public areas may be exempted from this requirement
if the runoff drains into a landscaped area.
(4)
Each backflow prevention device must
be located no more than three (3) feet from the water meter. In cases
where RPZ or PVB assemblies are used, the device shall be located
on the side of the building and integrated into the building envelope
or consolidated into enclosed service areas and screened with primary
building materials used on the building or living vegetative screens.
(c)
Water pressure.
Emission devices must be installed to operate at the
minimum and not above the maximum sprinkler head pressure as published
by the manufacturer for the nozzle and head spacing that is used.
Methods to achieve the water pressure requirements include either
a city-approved pressure regulator or pressure-compensating heads.
Commercial irrigation must use pressure-regulating heads on all turf
heads.
(d)
Piping.
Piping in irrigation systems must be designed and
installed so that the flow of water in the pipe will not exceed a
velocity of five feet per second for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe.
(e)
Irrigation zones.
Irrigation systems shall have separate zones based
on plant material type, microclimate factors, topographic features,
foundation protection, soil conditions, and hydrological requirements.
All non-turf landscape areas shall be designed with drip irrigation
to include pressure-compensating, non-draining emitters and a 120
mesh filter. Parkway areas within ten (10) feet from the curb must
have either drip irrigation or high-efficiency, low-precipitation
nozzles, as approved in writing by the city. No single stream rotors
permitted in front yards unless approved in writing by the city.
(f)
Matched precipitation rate.
Zones must be designed and installed so
that all of the emission devices in that zone irrigate at the same
precipitation rate.
(g)
No-spray surface.
Irrigation systems shall not spray water over surfaces
made of concrete, asphalt, brick, wood, stones set with mortar, or
any other impervious material, such as, but not limited to, walls,
fences, sidewalks, streets, etc.
(h)
Foundations.
A separate station shall be dedicated only for drip
irrigation for the purpose of watering a structure's foundation.
(i)
Master valve.
A master valve shall be installed on the discharge
side of the backflow prevention device on all new installations and
located within twelve (12) inches of the backflow prevention device.
(j)
Check valves.
Check valves are required where elevation differences
may result in low head drainage. Check valves may be located at the
sprinkler head(s) or on the lateral line. Any slope greater than a
4:1 ratio must be irrigated by drip irrigation.
(k)
Pop-up heads.
Pop-up heads shall be installed and operated to extend
above all landscape turfgrass.
(l)
PVC pipe primer solvent.
All new irrigation systems that are installed
using PVC pipe and fittings shall be primed with a colored primer
prior to applying the PVC cement in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing
Code (sec. 316) or the International Plumbing Code (sec. 605).
(m)
Irrigation controllers.
All new irrigation systems must include
an irrigation controller capable of providing the minimum following
features:
(n)
Operational rain and freeze shut-off
devices capable of setting thresholds for rain and freeze at or above
40 degrees.
All new automatically
controlled irrigation systems must include an operational sensor with
the capability to set thresholds for both rain and freezing temperatures
at or above 40 degrees or other technology designed to inhibit or
interrupt operation of the irrigation system during periods of freezing
weather at or above 40 degrees and rainfall. Freeze and rain shut-off
technology must be installed according to the manufacturer's published
recommendations. Repairs to existing automatic irrigation systems
that require replacement of an existing controller must include an
operational sensor with the capability to set thresholds for both
rain and freezing temperatures at or above 40 degrees or other technology
designed to inhibit or interrupt operation of the irrigation system
during periods of freezing weather at or above 40 degrees and rainfall.
(o)
Isolation valve.
All new irrigation systems must include an isolation
valve between the water meter and the backflow prevention device.
(p)
Depth coverage of piping.
Piping in all irrigation systems must be
installed according to the manufacturer's published specifications
for depth coverage of piping.
(1)
If the manufacturer has not published
specifications for depth coverage of piping, the piping must be installed
to provide minimum depth coverage of six inches of select backfill,
between the top of the pipe and the natural grade of the topsoil.
All portions of the irrigation system that fail to meet this standard
must be noted on the irrigation plan. If the area being irrigated
has rock at a depth of six inches or less, select backfill may be
mounded over the pipe. Mounding must be noted on the irrigation plan
and discussed with the irrigation system owner or owner's representative
to address any safety issues.
(2)
If a utility, manmade structure or
roots create an unavoidable obstacle, which makes the six-inch depth
coverage requirement impractical, the piping shall be installed to
provide a minimum of two inches of select backfill between the top
of the pipe and the natural grade of the topsoil.
(3)
All trenches and holes created during
installation of an irrigation system must be backfilled and compacted
to the original grade.
(q)
Wiring irrigation systems.
(1)
Underground electrical wiring used
to connect an irrigation controller to any electrical component of
the irrigation system must be listed by Underwriters Laboratories
as acceptable for burial underground.
(2)
Electrical wiring that connects any
electrical components of an irrigation system must be sized according
to the manufacturer's recommendation.
(3)
Electrical wire splices which may
be exposed to moisture must be waterproof as certified by the wire
splice manufacturer.
(4)
Underground electrical wiring that
connects an irrigation controller to any electrical component of the
irrigation system must be buried with a minimum of six (6) inches
of select backfill.
(r)
Water contained within the piping of
an irrigation system is deemed to be non potable.
No drinking or domestic water usage, such
as, but not limited to, filling swimming pools or decorative fountains,
shall be connected to an irrigation system. If a hose bib (an outdoor
water faucet that has hose threads on the spout) is connected to an
irrigation system for the purpose of providing supplemental water
to an area, the hose bib must be installed using a quick coupler key
on a quick coupler installed in a covered purple valve box and the
hose bib and any hoses connected to the bib must be labeled "Non Potable,
Not Safe For Drinking." An isolation valve must be installed upstream
of a quick coupler connecting a hose bib to an irrigation system.
(s)
Beginning January 1, 2010, either a licensed
irrigator or a licensed irrigation technician shall be onsite at all
times while the landscape irrigation system is being installed. When
an irrigator is not onsite, the irrigator shall be responsible for
ensuring that a licensed irrigation technician is onsite to supervise
the installation of the irrigation system.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-382), adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
The city will conduct an initial
inspection of all piping, valves, emission devices, and other irrigation
system components prior to backfilling any part of the system.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-383), adopted 12/2/08)
Upon completion of the irrigation
system, the irrigator or irrigation technician who provided supervision
for the on-site installation shall be required to complete the following
items:
(1)
A final "walk through" with the irrigation
system's owner or the owner's representative to explain the operation
of the system. The "walk through" must include, but not be limited
to, visual inspection of all zones and emission devices operating
for not less than two minutes, a review of the currently programmed,
as well as seasonal, watering schedule, list of the components that
require maintenance and the recommended frequency of service, location
of the irrigation controller and associated manufacturer's manual,
water meter, isolation valve, backflow preventer, sprinkler heads,
drip or pressure compensating tubing irrigation, rain or moisture
and freeze shut-off device, irrigation plan showing the installed
system, maintenance checklist, etc.
(2)
The maintenance checklist on which the
irrigator or irrigation technician shall obtain the signature of the
irrigation system's owner or owner's representative and shall sign,
date, and seal the checklist. If the irrigation system's owner or
owner's representative is unwilling or unable to sign the maintenance
checklist, the irrigator shall note the time and date of the refusal
on the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative's signature
line. The irrigation system owner or owner's representative will be
given the original maintenance checklist and a duplicate copy of the
maintenance checklist shall be maintained by the irrigator and provided
to the building official or the official city representative. The
items on the maintenance checklist shall include but are not limited
to:
a.
Irrigator's name, license number, company
name, telephone number, and the dates of the warranty period;
b.
The manufacturer's manual for the irrigation
controller;
c.
A seasonal (spring, summer, fall, winter)
watering schedule based on either current/real time evapotranspiration
or monthly historical reference evapotranspiration (historical ET)
data, monthly effective rainfall estimates, plant landscape coefficient
factors, and site factors;
d.
A list of components, such as the nozzle,
or pump filters, and other such components; that require maintenance
and the recommended frequency for the service; and
e.
The statement, "This irrigation system
has been installed in accordance with all applicable state and local
laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders. I have tested the
system and determined that it has been installed according to the
Irrigation Plan and is properly adjusted for the most efficient application
of water at this time."
(3)
A permanent sticker which contains the
irrigator's name, license number, company name, telephone number and
the dates of the warranty period shall be affixed to each irrigation
controller installed by the irrigator or irrigation technician. The
information contained on the sticker must be printed with waterproof
ink.
(4)
The irrigation plan indicating the actual
installation of the system must be provided to the irrigation system's
owner or owner representative and to the building official or the
official city representative.
(5)
In the event that the irrigation system
owner or owner representative is a residential home builder and the
new residential home with the associated irrigation system will be
sold for the first time to a new homeowner, a copy of the irrigation
plan indicating the actual installation of the system and corresponding
maintenance checklist must be placed within or attached to the irrigation
controller. A copy of the irrigation plan and corresponding maintenance
checklist must be placed within or attached to the irrigation controller
if the irrigation system is sold or transferred from the new home
owner or subsequent owners.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-384), adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
(a)
The licensed irrigator is responsible for
all work that the irrigator performed during the maintenance, alteration,
repair, or service of an irrigation system during the warranty period.
The irrigator or business owner is not responsible for the professional
negligence of any other irrigator who subsequently conducts any irrigation
service on the same irrigation system.
(b)
All trenches and holes created during the
maintenance, alteration, repair, or service of an irrigation system
must be returned to the original grade with compacted select backfill.
(c)
Colored PVC pipe primer solvent must be
used on all pipes and fittings used in the maintenance, alteration,
repair, or service of an irrigation system in accordance with the
Uniform Plumbing Code (sec. 316) or the International Plumbing Code
(sec. 605).
(d)
When maintenance, alteration, repair or
service of an irrigation system involves excavation work at the water
meter or backflow prevention device, an isolation valve shall be installed,
if an isolation valve is not present.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-385), adopted 12/2/08)
Reclaimed water may be utilized in
landscape irrigation systems if:
(1)
There is no direct contact with edible
crops, unless the crop is pasteurized before consumption;
(2)
The irrigation system does not spray water
across property lines that do not belong to the irrigation system's
owner;
(3)
The irrigation system is installed using
purple components;
(4)
The domestic potable water line is connected
using an air gap or a reduced pressure principle backflow prevention
device, in accordance with V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit.
30, sec. 290.47(i)(relating to appendices);
(5)
A minimum of an eight-inch by eight-inch
sign, in English and Spanish, is prominently posted on/in the area
that is being irrigated, that reads, "RECLAIMED WATER-DO NOT DRINK"
and "AGUA DE RECUPERACION-NO BEBER"; and
(6)
Backflow prevention on the reclaimed water
supply line shall be in accordance with the regulations of the city's
water provider.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-386), adopted 12/2/08)
(a)
At least one vehicle must remain onsite
and clearly visible when used in the performance of irrigation installation,
maintenance, alteration, repair, or service must display the irrigator's
license number in the form of "LI__________" in a contrasting color
of block letters at least two inches high, on both sides of the vehicle.
(b)
All forms of written and electronic advertisements
for irrigation services must display the irrigator's license number
in the form of "LI__________." Any form of advertisement, including
business cards, and estimates which displays an entity's or individual's
name other than that of the licensed irrigator must also display the
name of the licensed irrigator and the licensed irrigator's license
number. Trailers that advertise irrigation services must display the
irrigator's license number.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-387), adopted 12/2/08)
(a)
All contracts to install an irrigation
system must be in writing and signed by each party and must specify
the irrigator's name, license number, business address, current business
telephone numbers, the date that each party signed the agreement,
the total agreed price, and must contain the statement, "Irrigation
in Texas is regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ), MC-178, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. TCEQ's website
is: www. tceq.state.tx.us." All contracts must include the irrigator's
seal, signature, and date.
(b)
All written estimates, proposals, bids,
and invoices relating to the installation or repair of an irrigation
system(s) must include the irrigator's name, license number, business
address, current business telephone number(s), and the statement:
"Irrigation in Texas is regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) (MC-178), P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.
TCEQ's web site is: www.tceq.state.tx.us."
(c)
An individual who agrees by contract to provide irrigation services as defined in V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 30, sec. 344.30 (relating to License Required) shall hold an irrigator license issued under V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 30, ch. 30 (relating to occupational licenses and registrations) unless the contract is a pass-through contract as defined in V.T.C.A., Texas Administrative Code tit. 30, sec. 344.1(36)(relating to definitions). If a pass-through contract includes irrigation services, then the irrigation portion of the contract can only be performed by a licensed irrigator. If an irrigator installs a system pursuant to a pass-through contract, the irrigator shall still be responsible for providing the irrigation system's owner or through contract, the irrigator shall still be responsible for providing the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative a copy of the warranty and all other documents required under this chapter. A pass-through contract must identify by name and license number the irrigator that will perform the work and must provide a mechanism for contacting the irrigator for irrigation system warranty work.
(d)
The contract must include the dates that
the warranty is valid.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-388), adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 17-12-83 adopted 12/5/17)
(a)
On all installations of new or major repair
of irrigation systems, an irrigator shall present the irrigation system's
owner or owner's representative with a written warranty covering materials
and labor furnished in the new installation of the irrigation system.
The irrigator shall be responsible for adhering to terms of the warranty.
If the irrigator's warranty is less than the manufacturer's warranty
for the system components, then the irrigator shall provide the irrigation
system's owner or the owner's representative with applicable information
regarding the manufacturer's warranty period. The warranty must include
the irrigator's seal, signature, and date. If the warranty is part
of an irrigator's contract, a separate warranty document is not required.
(b)
An irrigator's written warranty on new
irrigation systems must specify the irrigator's name, business address,
and business telephone number(s), must contain the signature of the
irrigation system's owner or owner's representative confirming receipt
of the warranty and must include the statement: "Irrigation in Texas
is regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ),
MC-178, P.O. Box 130897, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. TCEQ's website
is: www.tceq.state.tx.us."
(c)
On all maintenance, alterations, repairs,
or service to existing irrigation systems, an irrigator shall present
the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative a written
document that identifies the materials furnished in the maintenance,
alteration, repair, or service.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-389), adopted 12/2/08)
A licensed irrigation inspector or
plumbing inspector shall enforce the ordinance of the city, and shall
be responsible for:
(1)
Verifying that the appropriate permits
have been obtained for an irrigation system and that the irrigator
and installer or irrigation technician, if applicable, are licensed;
(2)
Inspecting the irrigation system prior
to back-filling;
(3)
Determining that the irrigation system
complies with the requirements of this division;
(4)
Determining that the appropriate backflow
prevention device was installed, tested, and test results provided
to the city;
(5)
Providing the final walk-through of the
irrigation system;
(6)
Investigating complaints related to irrigation
system installation, maintenance, alteration, repairs, or service
of an irrigation system and advertisement of irrigation services;
and
(7)
Maintaining records according to this division.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-390), adopted 12/2/08)
The fee for this permit for each
individual residential irrigation system shall be $185.00 payable
to the City of Frisco and submitted to the building official or the
official city representative at the time of application. The nonresidential
fee for each individual irrigation system will be $250.00 for the
first controller, an additional $175.00 for a second controller, with
a total not to exceed $500.00 for any individual system and shall
be submitted likewise. This fee shall include plan review and approval,
one inspection prior to back-filling, and one final walk-through inspection.
Additional inspections will be $50.00 each and payable prior to the
issuance of final approval.
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-391), adopted 12/2/08)
(a)
The city shall have the power to administer
and enforce the provisions of this section as may be required by governing
law. Any person, firm, corporation or agent who shall violate a provision
of this Code, or fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, is subject to suit for injunctive relief as well as prosecution
for criminal violations. Any violation of the ordinance codified in
this section is declared to be a nuisance.
(b)
Any person violating any provision of this
section shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding $2,000.00.
Each day that a provision of this section is violated shall constitute
a separate offense. An offense under this section is a class C misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be construed
as a waiver of the city's right to bring a civil action to enforce
the provisions of this section and to seek remedies as allowed by
law, including, but not limited to the following:
(Ordinance
08-12-103, sec. 2(18-392), adopted 12/2/08)
