§ 7-147. Availability of service.

(a)

Reclaimed water use shall be a condition of all development approvals granted as of the effective date of this article, provided that service is available as set forth in this section.

(b)

Reclaimed water demand for a development shall be calculated based on a minimum irrigation of one (1) inch per week for the irrigable area of the property. This irrigation rate equals three thousand nine hundred (3,900) gallons per day per acre of irrigable area.

(c)

For new planned development (PD) projects and/or new development of regional impact (DRI) projects, reclaimed water shall be considered available if the reclaimed water facilities are located at a distance of one thousand three hundred fifty (1,350) feet or less from the development property line within two (2) years after the preliminary subdivision plan or development plan approval for any portion of the PD or DRI, and if adequate capacity exists in the reclaimed water facilities to service the development, as determined by the director.

(d)

For all other proposed development projects, reclaimed water service shall be considered available if the reclaimed water facilities are located at a distance as specified in Table 1 below within one (1) year after the board approval of the preliminary subdivision plan, and if adequate capacity exists in the reclaimed water facilities to service the applicant's property, as determined by the director.

TABLE 1

Irrigation Demand, for the Development (gallons per day)	Maximum Distance from the Development Property Line to the Town's Reclaimed Water Facilities (feet)
< 25,000	150
25,000—50,000	300
50,001—100,000	600
> 100,000	1,350

 

(e)

The distance in Table 1 shall be measured along a road right-of-way or an accessible utility easement accommodating public utilities.

(f)

For proposed developments where boring and jacking of a road will be required to provide reclaimed water service in accordance with the availability criteria in Table 1, such boring and jacking shall be at the developer's expense. If the town chooses not to bore and jack the reclaimed water pipe, the reclaimed water service shall be considered not available, even if the distances specified in Table 1 are met.

(g)

In new developments where reclaimed water is available, the use of potable water for irrigation shall be prohibited.

(h)

Notwithstanding the above availability requirements, officially designated affordable housing developments as approved by the board shall be exempt from complying with this article.

(Ord. No. 2005-42, § 7, 8-25-05)