(A) Landscape irrigation and outdoor watering are responsible for a large portion of the water wasted in the State of Texas. The city will enforce the following conservation measures in an effort to reduce the amount of water wasted:
(1) Prohibition of outdoor watering with sprinklers from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day, year-round. Watering with hand-held hoses (provided that they are equipped with positive shut-off devices), soaker hoses, or hand-held dispensers is allowed.
(2) Requirement that all irrigation systems installed or receiving major repair work on or after May 1, 2008, be equipped with operational rain and freeze sensors. Existing residential irrigation systems are encouraged to be retrofitted with similar rain and freeze sensors.
(3) Requirement that all commercial and home owners association (HOA) irrigation systems be equipped with operational rain and freeze sensors.
(4) Requirement that all irrigation systems installed or receiving major repair work on or after May 1, 2008, be equipped with controllers capable of multiple programs.
(5) Requirement that all irrigation systems installed or receiving major repair work on or after May 1, 2008, be equipped with an approved manual shut-off valve with lockout capabilities. City personnel must be able to lock out the valve with a standard padlock.
(6) Requirement that all irrigation systems be in compliance with current state design and installation regulations (Tex. Admin. Code Title 30, Part 1, Ch. 344).
(7) Prohibition of designs and installations that spray directly onto impervious surfaces such as sidewalks and roads or onto other non-irrigated areas.
(8) Prohibition of poorly maintained sprinkler systems that waste water.
(9) Prohibition of outdoor watering during any form of precipitation.
(10) Prohibition of outdoor watering during a freeze or when the temperature has the potential of reaching 32° Fahrenheit.
(B) Failure to comply with any portion of this section will constitute a violation and may be subject to enforcement.
(C) Any of the following shall constitute major repair work:
(1) Any repair or maintenance that exposes the main line to the atmosphere.
(2) Any repair or maintenance that has an associated cost equal to or greater than $500.
(Ord. OR-2361-24, passed 4-22-24)