§ 15.13.020. Mandatory compliance—Lawn and landscape watering.

The following mandatory restrictions shall apply to all customers of, or persons who use or receive water from the public service board:

A.

All outdoor irrigation of grass, trees, plants or other vegetation on residential and commercial property on the side of the street on which building addresses are even numbered, may be done only Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and on the side of the street on which buildings are odd numbered, such vegetation may be irrigated only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In case of corner buildings having both odd and even numbers, the number carried on the books of the public service board shall control.

B.

All outdoor irrigation of grass, trees, plants or other vegetation on industrial properties, parks, golf courses, schools and cemeteries may be permitted only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. All other properties, not falling within the industrial classifications described in this subsection, shall be considered residential and shall be watered in accordance with the requirements of subsection A of this section.

C.

Outdoor irrigation of grass, trees, plants or other vegetation on City of El Paso parks (with such meter/account under the control and management of the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department) may be permitted for more than three days, subject to the submission and approval of an annual Conservation Plan. Time-of-day restrictions apply all year for City parks, with irrigation prohibited from ten a.m. to six p.m. The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will submit the annual conservation plan to the conservation manager by end-of-January each year. The plan will consist of:

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Conservation goals and targets; total annual water consumption, volume per developed acre, and any other agreed upon metric;

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Conservation improvements implemented in prior year; improvements planned for year ahead, consistent with the Texas Water Development Board municipal parks best management practices;

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Policy statement that any new city parks have been designed to irrigation standards established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

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Special variances needed for the year (watering days, new parks, turf renovation, seeding, etc.).

The plan will be considered and approved on an annual basis with previous year compliance taken into account as part of the approval process. All outdoor irrigation shall be subject to the drought and water emergency management response plans adopted by the public service board.

D.

From April 1st to September 30th, all outdoor irrigation of vegetation is prohibited between the hours of ten a.m. and six p.m.

E.

The review board of the public service board shall have the authority to review special situations and hardship cases upon application of any person in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 15.13.060 of this chapter.

(Ord. 14805 (part), 2001: Ord. 10942 § 2, 1992; Ord. 10503 § 2 (part), 1991)

(Ord. No. 18842 , § 1, 9-4-2018)