516 Pressurized Irrigation
ORDINANCE NO.~~~ ~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 1 OF THE REVISED AND
COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN BY ADDING A NEW
SECTION THERETO PROVIDING FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF THE USE OF
IRRIGATION WATER WHICH IS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE LAND
CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN BY IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
THROUGH MEANS OF A PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of
Meridian, State of Idaho, hereby finds that the domestic water
supplied by the City to residences in the City is also being
used by most residents of the City for watering lawns and
gardens;
WHEREAS, the water used to water lawns and gardens does not
need to be as pure or healthy as water for domestic use; and
WHEREAS, where City domestic water is being used for lawn
and garden use and the cost of providing City domestic water
for lawn and garden use is the same as for domestic use, since
there is not presently a different system to supply water for
each use; and
WHEREAS, the demand for domestic water is increasing and
will continue to increase as the population and development
increase and the costs to the City to provide domestic water
will increase; and
WHEREAS, much of the land in the City is also contained
AMRROSE,
FITZGERALD
E CROOKSTON
Atlorneye end
Couneelore
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Merldien, IENo
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within the Nampa & Meridian and Settlers Irrigation Districts
and land likely to be annexed to Meridian is contained in an
irrigation district, and the land has rights to receive
irrigation water from the various irrigation districts and
whereas in many cases the land does not receive the water, but
the owner is required to pay for the water and for operation and
maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, if the developed land could receive and use water
provided by an irrigation district for lawn and garden uses
rather than City domestic water, it would likely save the City
and the land owner money in the long run; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Meridian, State of Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best
interest of the City and its residents to amend Title 5, Chapter
1, of the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of
Meridian, to adopt an ordinance requiring residential
developments to install and maintain a pressurized irrigation
system which uses water provided by an irrigation district.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION I: That Title 5, Chapter 1, WATER SYSTEM, of the
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FITZG ERALD
S CROOKSTON
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Counaelora
P.O. Box dZ7
Merlolen, IoeKo
83802
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Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is
hereby amended by the adoption of a new section, numbered 5-144,
and known as PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM, and which shall read
as follows:
"5-144 PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM:
a) In addition to the requirements of thi"s chapter
pertaining to the domestic water system and its use,
every residentially zoned lot, parcel, or piece of
land upon which a residential unit is, or will be,
constructed, after the effective date of this
ordinance, shall construct, install, or connect to a
pressurized irrigation system; that in the case of
residential subdivision developments a pressurized
irrigation system shall be constructed and installed
at the same time as the domestic water lines but not
necessarily in the same trenches; that there shall be
no cross connections between the domestic water lines
and the irrigation water lines that do not comply with
Section 4-143 hereof.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the requirements of this section may be
waived upon proof that any particular lot, parcel or piece
of land does not have water rights in an existing
irrigation district.
61 That the City Engineer is hereby authorized and
directed to establish standards for pressurized
irrigation systems and that all pressurized irrigation
systems shall comply with those standards."
SECTION 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: WHEREAS, there is an emergency
AMBROSE,
FIT2GERAlD
B CROOKSTON
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P.O. Box K37
Mer101en, IEWIO
838x2
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therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this
Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication according to law.
AMBROSE,
FITZG ERALD
B CROOKSTON
Altomeys end
Counselors
P.O. Box d2]
Merl0lan, IESho
83802
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PASSED AND APPROVED this~~ day o ~5-~ 1989.
ATTEST:
CITY OF MERIDIAN
BY: c ,/L~ ~~~/ '~
GRA T P. KINGS OR „ A OR