Water Use Rules in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Turf Replacement Rebates
In the City of Palm Beach Gardens, new nonresidential development cannot cover more than 40 percent of its landscape area with sod or grass under City Code § 78-313(b). Projects with playgrounds, ballfields, golf courses, or dry detention areas may subtract those grassy areas from the landscape-area calculation before applying the cap.
Palm Beach Gardens Nonresidential Sod Coverage Cap
Some RestrictionsPalm Beach Gardens Code § 78-313(b)
(b)Minimum landscape requirements. Not more than 40 percent of the total landscape area shall be covered with sod or grass. Those projects proposing playgrounds, ballfields, golf courses, dry detention areas or similar uses may subtract the open space square footage of these grassy areas from the landscape area calculation for a corrected total.
Recycled Water Rules
Palm Beach Gardens Code Section 78-553 directs that subdivisions irrigate landscaped areas with treated effluent or reclaimed water wherever possible. Section 74-73(1) exempts anyone using reclaimed water from the city's landscape watering-day and time restrictions, and Section 74-72(15) defines reclaimed water as wastewater that has received at least secondary treatment and basic disinfection under state rule 62-40.210, F.A.C.
Palm Beach Gardens Reclaimed Water Rules
Few RestrictionsPalm Beach Gardens Code §§ 74-72(15), 74-73(1), 78-553
(15)"Reclaimed water" means wastewater that has received at least secondary treatment and basic disinfection, and is reused after flowing out of a wastewater treatment facility as defined by Rule 62-40.210, F.A.C. ... The provisions of this article shall apply to each user, as defined in subsection 74-72(16), providing landscape irrigation from all water resources within the boundaries of the C...
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