§ 25.10.050. New, remodel or replacement of fixtures in residential or commercial construction.

Each new, remodel or replacement of plumbing fixtures in residential or commercial buildings or structures shall incorporate the following minimal standards for plumbing fixtures:

(A)

A toilet fixture shall not be installed unless its consumption of water does not exceed 1.6 gallons per flush.

(B)

A shower apparatus which uses more than 2.5 gallons of water per minute shall not be installed unless it is equipped with a device to reduce water consumption to 2.5 gallons of water or less per minute.

(C)

Each faucet installed in a lavatory or kitchen shall not allow water to flow at a rate greater than 2.2 gallons per minute at 60 psi.

(D)

Each faucet installed in a transient public lavatory, as defined in Section 407.4 of the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code, shall contain a mechanism which closes the faucet automatically after a maximum of .25 gallons of water have flowed through the faucet. Multiple faucets that are activated from a single point shall not be installed. Faucets installed in a nonpublic accessory use may meet a 2.2 gallons per minute at 60 psi standard. Exception: Faucets on lavatories designed for persons with physical disabilities are exempt.

(E)

A urinal which uses water shall not be installed unless its consumption of water does not exceed one gallon per flush.

(F)

A toilet or urinal which employs a timing device or other mechanism to flush periodically, irrespective of demand, shall not be installed.

(G)

Evaporative cooling systems and all fountains, waterfalls and other decorative water-using facilities shall be equipped with approved water recycling or reuse systems. Exception: Misting systems for cooling of people in outdoor areas or in spaces exposed to the outdoors need not recycle their water.

(Ord. 1785 § 3, 1996: Ord. 1319 § 23 (part), 1991)

(Ord. No. 3986, § 11, 10-4-2011; Ord. No. 4603, § 1, 8-21-2018)