6992-02
ORDINANCE NO. 6992-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO WATERING SCHEDULES; AMENDING SECTION
32.153, WATERING SCHEDULE, TO PROVIDE THAT LOW-
VOLUME IRRIGATION DEVICES SHALL NOT BE RESTRICTED
AS TO DATE AND TIME OF USE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 6929-02, adopted January 10, 2002, amended
watering schedule provisions and inadvertently omitted a provision regarding low-
volume irrigation devices; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable to encourage the use of low-volume irrigation
devices by providing that their use shall not be restricted as to date and time; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 32.153, Code of Ordinances, is amended as follows:
Sec. 32.153. Watering schedule.
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(1) When using potable water (domestic and lawn meters):
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(5) Establishment of new landscaping, such as trees, shrubs and plants: New
landscaping, including trees, shrubs, and plants, may be watered daily if
done by hand with a handheld hose with an automatic shutoff. No watering
is to occur between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; aflG
(6) Low-Volume Irrigation Devices, defined as micro-irrigation, bubblers, soaker
hoses, or drip tubing, shall not be restricted to specific days or times of
operation; and
~ ill Miscellaneous - Applicable to all water sources:
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Ordinance No, 6992-02
PASSED ON FIRST READING
May 16. 2002
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
June 6, 2002
Approved as to form:
Attest:
'2t~;~LkL~~
,~~n I E. Goude ~. '. .
rr City Clerk . ...::
Leslie K. Dougall es
Assistant City Attorney
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Ordinance No. 6992-02
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