§ 34-272. Activities to be regulated on and after effective dates.

The following activities shall be regulated in the manner set out herein on and after the respective dates indicated in the sections and subsections. A person affected by such regulations may request a variance in the manner set out in section 34-276. A violation of this section and subsections shall be subject to the enforcement provisions set out in section 34-277. It shall be and is hereby declared unlawful for any person to violate, refuse or fail to implement the requirements of this division.

(1)

Prescribed hours for sprinkling. Sprinkling with an irrigation system or hose end sprinkler is allowed between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and midnight when article IV, division 4 is not in effect.

(2)

Power washers.

a.

Effective January 1, 2006, a person who uses a power washer in any commercial manner or for compensation shall register with the director of conservation, and obtain a certificate for such use.

b.

Exempted from this requirement are persons who use power washers for personal use at their own home and homebuilders who are performing a one-time clean up at a newly constructed house.

c.

Holders of NPDES/TPDES permits are deemed certified.

Comment. This comment does not have force of law, but is offered for clarification only. The intent of this registration protocol is to complement and make effective mandates necessary to critical period conservation rules found elsewhere in this Code. The conservation rules in question are intended to prevent water waste under certain circumstances when critical periods are observed. Examples of persons subject to year round registration are those hired, employed or contracted to clean sidewalks, parking lots, commercial/public buildings and other impervious areas associated with commercial or domestic properties; professional painters; businesses using their own in-house power washers such as chain stores, grocery stores, and any other entity, public or private.

(3)

Vehicle wash fundraisers. Effective March 1, 2005, any vehicle wash fundraiser shall be conducted at a vehicle wash facility using such facility's equipment.

(Ord. No. 2014-05-29-0376, § 3(Exh. B), 5-29-14)