§ 19-224. Exceptions to landscape irrigation schedule.

Landscape irrigation shall be subject to the following irrigation schedule exceptions:

(1)

Irrigation using a micro-spray, micro-jet, drip or bubbler irrigation system is allowed anytime.

(2)

Irrigation of new landscape is allowed at any time of day on any day for the initial thirty (30) days and every other day for the next thirty (30) days for a total of one sixty-day period, provided that the irrigation is limited to the minimum amount necessary for such landscape establishment.

(3)

Watering in of chemicals, including insecticides, pesticides, fertilizers, fungicides, and herbicides when required by law, the manufacturer, or best management practices is allowed anytime within twenty-four (24) hours of application. Watering in of chemicals shall not exceed one-fourth (¼) inch of water per application except as otherwise required by law, the manufacturer, or best management practices.

(4)

Irrigation systems may be operated anytime for maintenance and repair purposes not to exceed twenty (20) minutes per hour per zone.

(5)

Irrigation using a hand-held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle is allowed anytime. The use of a hose-end sprinkler is not considered hand watering.

(6)

Discharge of water from a water-to-air air-conditioning unit or other water-dependent cooling system is not limited.

(7)

The use of water from a reclaimed water system is allowed anytime. For the purpose of this paragraph, a reclaimed water system includes systems in which the primary source is reclaimed water, which may or may not be supplemented from another source during peak demand periods.

(8)

The use of recycled water from wet detention treatment ponds for irrigation is allowed anytime provided the ponds are not augmented from any ground or off-site surface water, or public supply sources.

(Ord. No. 09-13, § 1, 5-19-2009)