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 Delray Beach
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 5. PUBLIC WORKS
 Chapter 52. WATER
 METERS

  § 52.19. VEGETATION WATER METERS.  

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  • (A)

    Separate vegetation water meters for the purpose of watering or irrigation of vegetation or other plant life shall be permitted in an area east of a line which approximates Interstate 95 from the north City limit to Linton Boulevard, then east to Southwest 4th Avenue, then south along Southwest 4th Avenue (and extensions thereof) to the south City limit, or a line in close proximity thereto as may be established by the Director of Environmental Services; however, no such separate meters shall be permitted on single-family residential properties, except where a single-family home is located on an individual lot or in a subdivision where a restriction of such use has not been imposed during development approval. Properties that are capable of being served by reclaimed water, as provided in Chapter 59, shall not be allowed to have a separate vegetation water meter. No separate vegetation water meter shall be permitted west of said line except as provided in division (B) below.

    (B)

    A separate vegetation water meter shall be permitted west of said line where the Director of Environmental Services determines that the chloride content of the on-premises or available groundwater renders it unsuitable for irrigation purposes.

    (C)

    Said separate vegetation water meter shall serve a water system, and the water flowing from and through such shall be used exclusively for the watering or irrigation of vegetation or other plant life. No connection to said system shall be made for purposes other than the watering or irrigation of vegetation or other plant life.

    (D)

    The use of City water for irrigation purposes may be allowed on a case-by-case basis anywhere in the City where and when appropriate for good and sufficient purposes, and when there will be no adverse effects on the municipal water system. Such approval may be granted only by the Director of Environmental Services with the concurrence of the City Manager. Good and sufficient purposes may include, but are not limited to, irrigation of areas small in size or resulting in minimal demand on the water system, or where the siting of a well is not appropriate.

(Code 1980, § 29-3; Ord. No. 28-01, § 6, passed 5/15/01; Ord. No. 27-05, § 2, passed 5/17/05)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 52.99.