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Board of County Commissioners Meeting September 22, 2009

PROPOSED LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION ORDINANCE. Board of County Commissioners Meeting September 22, 2009. Purpose. CONSERVE WATER BY ADOPTING ST. JOHNS RIVER AND SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS. Counties Marion, Lake, Flagler Cities

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Board of County Commissioners Meeting September 22, 2009

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  1. PROPOSED LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION ORDINANCE Board of County Commissioners Meeting September 22, 2009

  2. Purpose CONSERVE WATER BY ADOPTING ST. JOHNS RIVER AND SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS

  3. Counties Marion, Lake, Flagler Cities Cocoa, Eustis, Fruitland Park, Groveland, Howey-In-The-Hills, Lady Lake, Lake Mary, Longwood, Macclenny, Mascotte, Minneola, Mount Dora, St. Augustine, Tavares, Winter Garden, Winter Park Local Government Ordinances implementing SJRWMD Watering Restrictions

  4. SJRWMD Watering Restrictions

  5. EXEMPTIONS Micro-irrigation Systems Irrigation of new landscape Watering in of chemicals Maintenance and repair purposes Hand-held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle Reclaimed water ; water from wet detention treatment ponds; water-to-air air-conditioning unit

  6. Automatic Lawn Sprinklers Any person who irrigates landscape with an automatic lawn sprinkler system installed after May 1, 1991, shall install, maintain and operate a rain sensor device or switch that overrides the irrigation system when adequate rainfall has occurred.

  7. Enforcement In addressing residential violations county staff shall provide an educational approach that emphasizes environmental awareness in order to achieve compliance prior to initiating enforcement action with the use of the provisions of Chapter 24

  8. Enforcement Section 79.04 Irrigation Schedule  Class I $50 Section79.08 Automatic lawn sprinklers Class II $75

  9. ISSUES Proposed adoption of existing SJRWMD rules for unincorporated Alachua County SRWMD proposed changes are substantially in agreement with the existing restrictions in the SJRWMD. After adoption for unincorporated Alachua County, encouragement for cities to “opt in” to County ordinance Staffing and budget constraints on enforcement

  10. Staff Recommendation • Adopt proposed ordinance adopting the St. Johns River Water Management District’s model code for landscape irrigation

  11. Public Comments

  12. PROPOSED LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION ORDINANCE Board of County Commissioners Meeting September 22, 2009

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