The purpose of this article is to provide for water conservation and to improve surface and ground water quality by diminishing the amount of surface water interfering with the operation of on site sewage systems and wells on residential property. Platted lots where the size of the lots in any plat is three acres or less shall be irrigated by either a sprinkler irrigation system or drip irrigation system that meets the requirements of the irrigation entity that supplies the water.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)
The following definitions shall apply in this article:
"Drip irrigation system"
means a system for the delivery of water to land by permitting water to fall in drops by the use of pipes which have very small perforations or specially designed outlets to permit a very small amount of water to drip from the pipe.
"Sprinkler irrigation system"
means a closed system for delivery of water to the land whereby irrigation is ultimately achieved by the piping of all water through a sprinkling device that has the effect of distributing the water to the land surface in small scattered droplets in a rain-like manner.
(Ord. 2005-31, 2005)