§ 28-442. Valid license required.  


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  • Any person who connects an irrigation system to the water supply within the city or the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, commonly referred to as the ETJ, must hold a valid license, as defined by V.T.C.A. Administrative Code Tit. 30, Ch. 30 and required by V.T.C.A. Occupations Code Ch. 1903, or as defined by V.T.C.A. Administrative Code Title 22, Ch. 365, and required by V.T.C.A. Occupations Code Ch. 1301.

    Exemptions:

    A property owner is not required to be licensed in accordance with V.T.C.A. Occupations Code, Title 12, § 1903.002(c)(1) if he or she is performing irrigation work in a building or on a premises owned or occupied by the person as the person's home. A home or property owner who installs an irrigation system must meet the standards contained in V.T.C.A. Administrative Code Tit. 30, Ch. 344 regarding spacing, water pressure, spraying water over impervious materials, rain or moisture shut-off devices or other technology, backflow prevention and isolation valves. The city may, at any point, adopt more stringent requirements for a home or property owner who installs an irrigation system. See V.T.C.A. Occupations Code § 1903.002 for other exemptions to the licensing requirement.

(Ord. No. 2008-302, § 1, 12-2-08)