[Added 5-26-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
To ensure all current and future development projects in the Town have the necessary access to water, the following provisions shall apply to all applications pursuant Chapter 194, Zoning, and Chapter 163, Subdivision of Land, of the Town Code:
A. 
All proposed subdivisions shall demonstrate that they can meet their potable water demands with the best two wells out of service or provide an alternative redundant source with sufficient excess capacity.
B. 
Irrigation systems shall be supplied through a water line and well supply that is separate and apart from the potable system. Prior to approval of any application, an applicant must demonstrate that this separate nonpotable supply shall not negatively impact the potable supply under any conditions.
C. 
New subdivisions that request to connect to an existing municipal water system will only be approved if the existing system has enough excess capacity, as determined by the Town Engineer or a designee, to meet double the maximum day demand of the proposed development.
D. 
New subdivisions connecting to an existing municipal system will be prohibited from drawing water for irrigation from that system unless approved, in writing, by the Town Engineer or a designee. Such approval can be suspended at any time in the event of a system-wide water shortage as determined by the Town Engineer or a designee.
E. 
Existing subdivisions that draw irrigation water from municipal systems are also subject to suspension of irrigation usage in the event of system-wide water shortage as determined by the Town Engineer.
F. 
Failure to comply with enacted suspensions of irrigation usage may result in fines in an amount of $1,500 per day and/or suspension of water service.
G. 
Requests from parcels located within an existing water district for a water service connection that will also include irrigation usage will be granted if the existing water district has enough excess capacity, as determined by the Town Engineer or a designee. Each parcel will need to provide a buy-in fee to support the irrigation demand. Such approval can be suspended at any time in the event of a system-wide water shortage as determined by the Town Engineer or a designee.
[Added 5-25-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023]
For all applications that relate to the installation of new, permanently installed irrigation facilities, regardless of whether the principal structure on the property has been built:
A. 
For all water districts, the property owner shall submit an irrigation application to the Town Engineer for the purpose of installing and/or operating an irrigation system.
B. 
The Town Engineer, or its designee, has the sole discretion to determine the availability of water for the application.
C. 
All irrigation systems shall include the ability for the Water Department to shut off the irrigation water.
D. 
All irrigation systems shall have a meter installed which shall be separate from building water usage.
E. 
All irrigation systems shall utilize a rain sensor, soil moisture sensor, and controller to program irrigation timing and usage quantity.
F. 
All irrigation systems must meet cross connection requirements, such as a double check valve or RPZ, as approved by the Town Engineer.