§ 4-153. Applicability.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the installation, alteration, repair, relocation, and replacement, in addition to, use or maintenance of irrigation systems within the city and the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction and this chapter shall regulate the installation of backflow prevention devices, control valves, irrigation controllers, control wiring, and water conservation practices required for proper design, installation and operation of irrigation systems. Exceptions to this chapter are:

(1)

A landscape irrigation system that is an on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, V.T.C.A.;

(2)

An irrigation system that is used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002 of the Texas Agriculture Code, V.T.C.A.; and

(3)

An irrigation system that is connected to a groundwater well used by the property owner for domestic use.

(Ord. No. 2010-48, § 1(Exh. A), 11-2-10)