§ 23-27. Lawn watering restrictions.

(a)

In the event of any emergency, caused by a shortage of water or insufficient pressure or other cause, the city manager and chief of police are hereby authorized to fix the hours of the day during which lawn sprinklers may be operated within the city limits.

(b)

Upon the determination of the hours, notice shall be given by posting the same in three (3) conspicuous places in the city, one (1) of which shall be at the city hall, in the form and manner determined by the city manager and chief of police.

(c)

During any emergency as referred to in subsection (a) above, the hours published in the notice referred to in subsection (b) shall be the only hours during the day for the operation of lawn sprinklers in the city. Until the city manager and chief of police declare the emergency at an end no person shall operate or cause to be operated any lawn sprinkler except during the hours so designated.

(d)

The city hereby adopts each of the provisions set forth in District Rule 40C-2.042(2)(a),F.A.C.

(e)

A variance from the specific landscape irrigation days or day set forth in Rule 40C-2.042(2)(a)1. and 2., F.A.C., may be granted if strict application of the scheduled days or day would lead to unreasonable or unfair results in particular instances, provided that the applicant demonstrates with particularity that compliance with the scheduled days or day will result in a substantial economic, health or other hardship on the applicant requesting the variance or those served by the applicant. Where a contiguous property is divided into different zones, a variance may be granted hereunder so that each zone may be irrigated on different days or day than other zones of the property. However, in no event shall a variance allow a single zone to be irrigated more than two (2) days per week during Daylight Savings Time or more than one (1) day per week during Eastern Standard Time.

(f)

District Rule 40C-2.042(2)(a), F.A.C., will be enforced by the city's code enforcement officer through the city's code enforcement process pursuant to article VII, division 2, sections 2-436 through 2-447 of the City Code as authorized by F.S. ch. 162.

(Code 1959, §§ 24-2—24-4; Ord. No. 2010-05, § 1, 4-5-10)