(A) Landscape irrigation schedule. Landscape irrigation shall occur only in accordance with the following schedule.
(1) Properties bearing even-numbered street addresses shall water only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
(2) Properties bearing odd-numbered street addresses shall water only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
(3) No residential watering is allowed on Sunday.
(4) (a) No outdoor watering shall occur between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any given day.
(b) The exception to this rule may be granted for the watering of public parks, public ball fields or school-owned ball fields.
(5) Watering of flowers and gardens is permitted on non-watering days if done by hand or ground soaker hoses for a maximum of ten minutes per day.
(B) Exception to the landscape irrigation schedule. Landscape irrigation shall be subject to the following irrigation schedule exceptions.
(1) (a) Irrigation of new landscape is allowed with a permit provided by the Town Hall, at any time of day on any day for the initial 30 days.
(b) The permit may be extended by the Town Manager, or the Manager’s designee, to every other day for the next 30 days for a total of one 60-day period per landscape irrigation project; provided that the irrigation is limited to the minimum amount necessary for such landscape establishment.
(2) Irrigation systems may be operated at any time of day on any day for maintenance and repair purposes not to exceed five minutes per hour per zone.
(3) Limited “spot” irrigation using a handheld hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle is allowed prior to 9:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. on no-watering days.
(4) Discharge of water from a water-to-air air-conditioning unit (evaporative/swamp cooler) or other water-dependent cooling system is not limited.
(5) The town may water its public parks and the school district may water its athletic fields at any given time and on any given day.
(Ord. 07-2022, passed 5-25-2022) Penalty, see § 52.99