§ 25-82. License required.

It shall be unlawful for any person to install an irrigation system within the territorial limits of the city unless that person holds a valid irrigator's license, issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), in accordance with V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 1903.251, now or as hereafter amended, unless and exemption exists in accordance with state law.

Exemptions.

A property owner is not required to be licensed in accordance with V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 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 title 30, Texas Administrative Code, chapter 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. 2010-O-026, § 2(C), 3-1-10)