Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 413-06, sec. 6, adopted 7/27/06)
(a) 
Except for hand watering and the use of soaker hoses, a person commits an offense if that person irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the irrigation or watering of any lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the period from June 1 through September 30 of any year.
(b) 
A person commits an offense if he knowingly or recklessly irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the irrigation or watering of a lawn or landscape located on premises owned, leased or managed by the person in a manner that causes:
(1) 
A substantial amount of water to fall upon impervious areas instead of a lawn or landscape, such that a constant stream of water overflows from the lawn or landscape onto a street or other drainage area; or
(2) 
An irrigation system or other lawn or landscape watering device to operate during any form of precipitation.
(c) 
A person commits an offense if, on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person, he operates a lawn or landscape irrigation system or device that:
(1) 
Has any broken or missing sprinkler head; or
(2) 
Has not been properly maintained in a manner that prevents the waste of water.
(Ordinance 413-06, sec. 1, adopted 7/27/06)
(a) 
Any commercial or industrial customer class irrigation system installed within the city on or after June 1, 2006 must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors.
(b) 
Any commercial or industrial customer class irrigation system installed before June 1, 2006 may not be operated after June 1, 2007 without being equipped with rain and freeze sensors.
(c) 
The potable water supply to a lawn irrigation system shall be protected against backflow in accordance with the city’s backflow and cross-connection control program, article 3.08 of the city code. All rain and freeze sensors for commercial customer class lawn irrigation systems shall undergo annual inspection and testing concurrent with schedules associated with article 3.08.
(d) 
Any residential customer class irrigation installed within the city on or after June 1, 2007 must be equipped with rain and freeze sensors.
(e) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly install, operate, or cause or permit the installation of or the operation of an irrigation system in violation of [subsections (a) through (d)] on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person.
(Ordinance 413-06, sec. 2, adopted 7/27/06)
(a) 
The director may grant variances from the provisions of this article to persons demonstrating extreme hardship and need as determined by the director and only under the following conditions:
(1) 
The applicant must sign a compliance agreement on forms provided by the director, agreeing to irrigate or water a lawn or landscape only in the amount and manner permitted by the variance.
(2) 
Granting of a variance must not cause an immediate significant reduction in the city’s water supply.
(3) 
The extreme hardship or need requiring the variance must relate to the health, safety, or welfare of the person requesting it.
(4) 
The health, safety or welfare of other persons must not be adversely affected by granting the variance.
(b) 
The director may revoke a variance granted when the director determines that:
(1) 
The conditions of [subsection (a)] are not being met or are no longer applicable;
(2) 
The terms of the compliance agreement are being violated; or
(3) 
The health, safety or welfare of other persons requires revocation.
(Ordinance 413-06, sec. 3, adopted 7/27/06)