The city adopts by reference the provisions of the current rules or the rules as amended by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 30 Environmental Quality, Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Chapter 344 Landscape Irrigation regarding the regulation of landscape irrigation in this jurisdiction, and incorporates into this division by reference the applicable definitions found in Texas Administrative Code, Title 30 Environmental Quality, Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Chapter 344 Landscape Irrigation, Subchapter A Definitions.
(2001 Code, sec. 106-226; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
Installer means an individual who connects an irrigation system to any water supply within the city or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
(b) 
Any installer must hold a valid license as defined by Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 30 and required by Chapter 1903 of the Texas Occupations Code.
(2001 Code, sec. 106-227; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)
Any person installing an irrigation system within the territorial or extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city is required to obtain a permit from the city. Any plan approved for a permit must be in compliance with this division and Texas Administrative Code, Title 30 Environmental Quality, Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Chapter 344 Landscape Irrigation (30 TAC ch. 344, pt. 1).
(2001 Code, sec. 106-228; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)
A double check valve may be used to prevent backflow if:
(1) 
The installation use and testing are performed according to the rules for double check valves adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in Texas Administrative Code, Title 30 Environmental Quality, Part 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Chapter 344 Landscape Irrigation (30 TAC ch. 344, pt. 1); and
(2) 
The device is tested upon installation.
(2001 Code, sec. 106-229; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)
(a) 
There shall be a fee for obtaining and renewing an irrigation permit. This fee shall be established by separate ordinance as a fee schedule for plumbing permits.
(b) 
The city shall have the power to administer and enforce the provisions of this division as may be required by governing laws. Any violation of this division is declared to be a nuisance.
(c) 
Nothing in this division shall be construed as a waiver of the city’s right to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of this division and to seek remedies as allowed by law, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) 
Injunctive relief to prevent specific conduct that violates the ordinance or to require specific conduct that is necessary for compliance with the ordinance; and
(2) 
Other available relief.
(2001 Code, sec. 106-230; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)
This division does not apply to:
(1) 
An on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code sec. 366.002; or
(2) 
An irrigation system:
a. 
Used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Texas Agriculture Code sec. 251.002; or
b. 
Connected to a groundwater well used by the property owner for domestic use.
(2001 Code, sec. 106-231; Ordinance 30-2009, sec. 1, adopted 5/5/09)