Water restrictions in Lee County, FL — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Unincorporated Lee County limits landscape irrigation to set days by address and bans watering from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round under Ordinance No. 24-01, supplementing the SFWMD Year-Round rule (FAC 40E-24). A stricter one-day schedule runs February through May.
Lee County's water conservation ordinance (No. 24-01, County Code Ch. 11) incorporates SFWMD's Mandatory Year-Round Landscape Irrigation rule (FAC Ch. 40E-24) and adds stricter local limits. Landscape irrigation is prohibited daily between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. From June 1 through January 31, even-numbered and no-address properties (common areas, rights-of-way) may irrigate only Thursday and/or Sunday; odd-numbered addresses only Wednesday and/or Saturday. From February 1 through May 31, even addresses may water only Sunday and odd addresses only Saturday (one day per week). Low-volume/micro-irrigation, hand watering with self-shutoff nozzles, and rain barrels/cisterns are allowed any day.
Enforced by law enforcement and code officers. After a warning, a Hearing Examiner order carries fines of $100 (first), $150 (second), $250 (third), up to $500 for subsequent violations, and up to $5,000 during a declared water shortage. Civil citations
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