Federal Heights 2003 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Applicant: City of Federal Heights
• Title: Water Conservation PlanCity of Federal HeightsJune 2003
• County: Adams
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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8-10-1

8-10-1

CHAPTER V I I I
TECHNICAL CODES

ARTICLE X

8-10-1
8-10-2

Low-Flow Plumbing Fixtures
Other Conservation Standards

8-10-1 Low-Flow Plumbing Fixtures.
A. Definitions.
1. Residential Structures - Includes, but is not limited
to, one and two family residences, townhouses, cOAdominiums, apartment
buildings, hotels and motels, manuf~ctured housing as defined in Section
40-10-l04(3)C.R.S., and mobile homes as defined in Section 38-29-102(8)
C.R.S.
2. Renovation - Includes any addition, replacement, or
alteration to an existing residential structure; or to a facility for human
use within an office, commercial or industrial building, where plumbing
fixtures and fittings are installed as part of the renovation. limited
renovation may not be the basis for a comprehensive or broader change in
plumbing fixtures.
B. Control Standards.
Except as specifically provided in Section 8-10-1C, no
construction or renovation of residential structures, or of facilities for
human use within office, commercial, or. industrial buildings shall be
commenced within the City of Federal Heights which does not comply with the
provisions of ~his Section. The provisions of this Section shall not apply
to any structures or facilities which are served by a septic system.
C. Permits.
No building permit shall be issued after the effective date
of this Ordinance, for the construction or renovation of a r~sidential
structure or a facility for human use within an office, commercial,. or
industrial structure unless the fittings and fixtures installed during such
construction or renovati~n conform to the following specifications:
1. Tank .type water closets which flush with a maximum of
three and one half gallons of water;
2. Shower heads for bathing which have a maximum flow
capacity of three gallons per minutes;' and
3. Lavatory faucets and sink faucets (with or \1ithout
aerators) which have a maximum flow c.apacity of two and one half gallons per
minute. .
D. Certification of Compliance.
For facilitie~ for human use within office, commercial, and
industrial s~ructures, the plumbing contractor or part responsible for the
installation of said water flow control'fixtures and fittings shall certify.
to the inspecting governmental entity that the fixtures and fittings
conform with the volume and ratio of water flow to gallons per minute
stipulated by Section 8-l0-1C. In lieu of such certification the results of
tests perfo.rmed by an approved independent testing 1 aboratory or the
manufacturer, using established principles of mechanics, shall be accept-
able.

Effective: October 14, 1989

Typed: 9-89

Ord. Nos. 491
613