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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. 1173 AN ORDINANCE OF MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S RULE FOR MANDATORY YEAR-ROUND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION CONSERVATION MEASURES (40E-24, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE); PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCES FROM THE SPECIFIC DAY OF THE WEEK LIMITATIONS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE DECLARATION OF A WATER SHORTAGE OR WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY, CONFLICTING PROVISIONS, SEVERABILITY, FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Martin County through its Board of County Commissioners desires its businesses, residences and public places to conserve water resources on a year-round basis; and WHEREAS, Martin County recognizes that the South Florida Water Management District ("District") has amended Chapter 40E-24, Florida Administrative Code ("F.A.C.") to implement the Rule for Mandatory Year -Round Landscape Irrigation Conservation Measures (the "Rule"); "ITIJ WHEREAS, the District is encouraging local governments within the District's sixteen county region to adopt year-round irrigation conservation ordinances for landscape irrigation pursuant to the Rule; and WHEREAS, Martin County desires to adopt this Ordinance applicable to landscape irrigation, as an effective way to conserve water resources and to comply with the Rule; and WHEREAS, Martin County finds and declares that the adoption of this Ordinance is appropriate, and in the public interest. Added language is underlined: deleted language is sfowel-ik+augh