Four of the six Tampa Bay Water Member Governments, the cities of
Tampa and St. Petersburg and Hillsborough and Pasco counties, have
adopted landscape and irrigation ordinances for residential and
commercial development. Each ordinance details the requirements for
irrigation permits for new and existing residential/commercial
development. Specific governments have their requirements on how to
apply for, review and enforce permits and associated codes.
Ordinance language and permit requirements vary by Member, even
though one model was developed. Enforcement of these ordinances
varies. Governments appear to be trying to increase efficiency of
existing staff, defer active enforcement through a self-certification
process, or not require permits for single family irrigation systems.
The goal of this study is to identify each procedural step in
ordinance implementation and enforcement, quantify actual ordinance
conformance versus requirements through on-site irrigation and
horticultural evaluations, create a report describing permitting,
tracking and evaluation strengths and weaknesses for each
government, and provide recommended methods to optimize ordinance
enforcement optimization per government.
Includes figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 06/17/2005 |
