(a) Any commercial or industrial customer class irrigation system installed within the city on or after June 1, 2006 must be equipped with properly working 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 properly working 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, city code §§ 12.5-525 through 12.5-599. All rain and freeze sensors for commercial customer class lawn irrigation systems shall under go annual inspection and testing concurrent with schedules associated with the requirements of § 12.5-532.
(d) Any residential customer class irrigation system installed within the city on or after June 1, 2007 must be equipped with properly working 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.
(Ord. 17901, § 1, passed 12-4-2007)