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A. That portion of a development which includes the following land uses shall be excepted from the fifty (50) percent rainwater harvesting requirements:
1. Public parks and botanical gardens;
2. Outdoor recreation facilities, whether under public or private ownership, for public use, schools, and day care centers;
3. The playing areas of golf courses;
4. Cemeteries;
5. Natural open space;
6. Crop production.
(Ord. No. 10597, § 1, 10-14-08)
A. A rainwater harvesting landscape water-use budget report shall be submitted annually by the owner or owner's agent to Tucson Water. The report shall include location and ownership information for the property, monthly rainfall totals collected from an on-site gauge or the SAHRA rain gauge closest to the site, monthly site water use data, and monthly relevant sub- meter or service meter data.
(Ord. No. 10597, § 1, 10-14-08)
A. Failure to meet the fifty (50) percent rainwater harvesting requirement for landscape irrigation shall constitute water wastage, and notwithstanding any other provision of this section shall constitute a violation of section 27-15 of this Code.
B. The director of development services or the Director of Tucson Water may require that any development not meeting the landscape budget requirements conduct and submit a landscape irrigation audit and report the results with the audit and reporting performed by a third party auditor and paid for by the property owner.
C. The imposition of civil liability shall not preclude the city from taking any other enforcement actions permitted under the code.
(Ord. No. 10597, § 1, 10-14-08)
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