(a) 
Except for hand watering and the use of soaker hoses, a person commits an offense if a person irrigates, waters, or causes or permits the irrigation of 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. all yearround.
(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 006-2015 adopted 2/17/15)
(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 lawn irrigation system shall be protected against backflow in accordance with the city’s backflow and cross-connection control program. All rain and freeze sensors for commercial class lawn irrigation systems shall undergo annual inspection and testing.
(d) 
Any residential customer class irrigation system 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) above on premises owned, leased, or managed by that person.
(Ordinance 006-2015 adopted 2/17/15)
(a) 
The director may grant variances from the provisions of this division 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 or 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 006-2015 adopted 2/17/15)