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EXHIBIT "A-I" PART III. DIVISION 7 471.7 WATER CONSERVATION. No Rooming House Permit shall be issued or renewed for any res idence un ti 1 all plumbing fixtures on the property meet the standards for water conservation as liste~ in Sections 1143.1(a), (c), and (g). PART VIII. ARTICLE 3 1143.1 USES CONSTITUTING WASTE. The following uses of water or installations of water using equipment are hereby determined to constitute a waste of water and are' hereby prohibited, except as otherwise authorized: a. In newly constructed, substantially reconstructed or remodel- ed residential, commercial, industrial or public buildings, the installation or continued use of any toilet that uses in excess of 3.5 gallons of water per flush, or the installation or continued use of a shower head that uses in excess of 3 gallons per minute at greater than 40 pounds per square inch, or the installation or continued use of a sink, lavatory, or other inside faucet that uses in excess of 2 gallons per minute. In meeting these standards, flow restrictors, or similar retrofit devices on existing equipment will be ac- cepted for rooms of the structure not being improved. Flow restrictors need not be applied to plumbing fixtures serving appliances, other than toilets, which consume fixed quanti- ties of water when it can be demonstrated that no water savings would be achieved. b. In newly constructed or reconstructed commercial, industrial, or public buildings, the installation in any restroom or bathroom of any faucet other than a metering faucet. c. The use of any ornamental fountain, permanent swimming or wading pool, or hot tub, or other structure making similar use of water except when a recirculating system is employed and when a cover suitable for covering the entire surface of any such swimming or wading pool is also employed. d. The opera tion of any water-cooled comfort ai r condi tion equipment which does not have water conserving equipment. e. In newly constructed or reconstructed residential, commer- cial, industrial, or public buildings, the installation of water pipes without valves to reduce the water pressure to 50 or less pounds of pressure per square inch. f. In newly constructed or reconstructed residential, commer- cial, industrial, or public buildings, the installation of hot water pipes unless the same shall be insulated. -5- ~ '/ !:' f,J 3 --.