§ 6.02.05. Water conservation.

Reference Chapter 406 Standard Plumbing Code 1994. After the effective date of this ordinance, no new building shall be constructed which:

1.

Employs a tank-type water closet having a tank capacity in excess of three and one-half gallons of water, or employs a shower head or faucet that allows a flow of more than an average of three gallons of water per minute at 60 pounds of pressure per square inch.

2.

The requirements of this section apply to an addition to or a renovation of an existing building only if the cost of the addition or renovation exceeds 25 percent of the value of the existing building and compliance with the requirements of this section will not require substantial modification of the existing plumbing system.

3.

In satisfaction of the requirements of this section, the installation of tank-type water closets having a tank capacity in excess of three and one-half gallons shall be permitted if such water closets are equipped with a device which reduces average water consumption to no more than three and one-half gallons per flush.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2, 1-18-11)