§ 39-89. Irrigation plan requirements.

(a)

All multifamily and nonresidential uses shall require an irrigation plan which shall include the following:

(1)

A minimum scale of one (1) inch to twenty (20) feet;

(2)

The location of all surveyed existing and proposed trees, vegetation, or ecological communities to be preserved, as required and approved by the EPGMD (See Section 39-80);

(3)

The location and outline of existing and proposed buildings and site improvements, water bodies, and hardscape features such as driveways, sidewalks, pools, fountains, fences, and retaining walls;

(4)

The location of all on grade, underground, and overhead utilities;

(5)

The location of the nearest recycled or reuse water main within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nonresidential subject property;

(6)

The irrigation POCs, the design capacity, and the water service pressure at irrigation POCs;

(7)

The water meter size;

(8)

The major components and location of the irrigation system, including all pumps, filters, valves, and pipe sizes and lengths;

(9)

Reduced-pressure-principle backflow-prevention devices for each irrigation POC on potable water systems and specifications;

(10)

The locations and specifications of controllers of rain shut-off devices and soil moisture sensors;

(11)

A notation indicating that all landscape areas shall be provided with an automatically operating, underground irrigation system designed to have head-to-head coverage (one hundred percent (100%) coverage with one hundred percent (100%) overlap);

(12)

An irrigation legend with the following elements:

a.

Separate symbols for all irrigation equipment with different spray patterns, precipitation rates, and pressure compensating devices;

b.

General description of equipment, including the manufacturer's name and model number for all specified equipment;

c.

Recommended operating pressure per nozzle, bubbler, and low flow emitter;

d.

Manufacturer's recommended overhead and bubbler irrigation nozzle rating in gallons per minute, or gallons per hour for low flow point applicators;

e.

Minimum (no less than seventy-five percent (75%) of maximum spray radius) and maximum spray radius per nozzle; and

f.

Manufacturer's rated precipitation rate per nozzle at specified pounds per square inch (psi); and

(13)

Zone layout plan (minimum scale of one (1) inch to twenty (20) feet):

a.

Indicating head type, specifications, and spacing; and

b.

Indicating methods used to achieve compliance with landscape irrigation design standards, as required by Section 373.228, Florida Statutes.

(Ord. No. 2017-15 , § 18, 5-23-17)