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Newly-Installed Landscape or Special Circumstance Variance Application Form

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    Newly-Installed Landscape:



















  • The reasons for requesting a variance must be described below. Please be aware that according to the Dallas City Code: (1) granting of a variance must not cause an immediate significant reduction in the city’s water supply; (2) the health, safety, or welfare of other persons will not be adversely affected by granting of the variance; and (3) the applicant must demonstrate that the extreme hardship or need is related to the health, safety, or welfare of the person requesting it.
    Please describe why this variance is being requested:
  • If the variance application is for a new landscape, the applicant requests that the five-week period for supplemental irrigation to begin on this date, and will end five weeks later.

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    Five weeks after begin date
  • By submitting this application, the property owner/manager agrees to the following:




  • Applicant affirms that all statements and documentation made in this Application are true and correct. Applicant
    also agrees as part of this application to comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter 49 of the Dallas City
    Code, as amended, including but not limited to Section 49-21.1 Conservation Measures Relating to Lawn and
    Landscape Irrigation.

    Applicant understands and agrees that any variance granted may be revoked by the Director of Dallas Water
    Utilities at any time in the Director’s discretion if: (a) Customer violates any terms and conditions of water usage
    as set forth above; (b) Customer violates any of the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Dallas City Code, as
    amended, including but not limited to Section 49-21.1; (c) the facts or circumstances that justified the variance no
    longer exist; (d) an immediate significant reduction in water supply or waste of water occurs as a result of usage
    under the variance; or (e) the health, safety, or welfare of the general public or specific persons requires
    revocation of the variance.

    Applicant has read, fully understands, and consents to the terms and conditions set forth for the variance policy
    and procedures, and also understands that violation of the terms and conditions may result in criminal prosecution
    in Municipal Court, as well as revocation of the variance permit.

    As a further express condition precedent to the granting of a variance as requested by this Application, Applicant

    EXPRESSLY AGREES TO FULLY AND COMPLETELY
    defend, indemnify and hold the City of Dallas, its
    officers, agents and employees, harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, costs, and expenses
    for personal injury (including death), property damage or other harm for which recovery of damages is sought,
    suffered by any person or persons, that may arise out of or be occasioned by Applicant’s violation of any terms or
    provisions of a variance permit, if granted, or by any use of water under such a variance permit, REGARDLESS
    OF WHETHER OR NOT THE NEGLIENCE, GROSS NEGLIENCE OR COMPARATIVE FAULT OF CITY, ITS
    OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES, CONTRIBUTES IN ANY WAY TOTHE DAMAGE, INJURY OR OTHER
    HARM MENTIONED ABOVE. THE REQUIRMENT OF APPLICANT TO DEFEND AS DESCRIBED ABOVE
    ALSO UNCONDITIONALLY APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE NEGLIENCE, GROSS
    NEGLIENCE OR COMPARATIVE FAULT OF CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES,
    CONTRIBUTES IN ANY WAY TO THE DAMAGE, INJURY OR OTHER HARM MENTIONED ABOVE.
    Nothing in
    this paragraph shall be construed as waiving any governmental immunity available to the City of Dallas under
    Texas law. The provisions of this paragraph are solely for the benefit of Applicant and the City of Dallas and not
    intended to create or grant any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity.


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  • Input corporate name
  • I hereby certify that I have authority to bind the named Corporate Applicant and the Owner of the Property.
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