Rain Sensors Required on Irrigation Systems

From the Sustainability Committee:  Reminder

– Municipal Code of the Town of Hilton Head Section 17 Chapter 10:

17-10-211. – Exterior landscape irrigation restricted.

Exterior landscape irrigation is hereby limited to the following days for all customers within the town limits, as follows:

(1) Detached, single-family residential with even-numbered address: Exterior landscape irrigation is permitted for customers having an even-numbered address on Tuesdays and Saturdays only.

(2) Detached, single-family residential with odd-numbered address: Exterior landscape irrigation is permitted for customers having an odd-numbered address on Wednesdays and Sundays only.

(3) Commercial/office/institutional hotels and motels on a separately platted lot of record: Exterior landscape irrigation is permitted for customers on Mondays and Thursdays only.

(4) Common areas and locations having no street address, box number or rural route number: Exterior landscape irrigation is permitted for customers on Mondays and Thursdays only

 

17-10-213. – Exterior landscape irrigation on days other than days permitted under this article prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any customer to engage in exterior landscape irrigation on any day other than those days specifically permitted hereunder.

 

Sec. 17-10-313. – Rain sensors required in new exterior landscape irrigation systems.               

Any customer who installs a new exterior landscape irrigation system, in whole or in part after March 16, 1992, shall install a rain sensor on that irrigation system.