[Adopted 4-5-1994 as Ord. No. 240]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use of any residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, governmental or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water-using fixtures thereon conform to the requirements and standards of § 121-12 of this Article. The provisions of this Article shall apply to any such building or structure constructed or remodeled on or after April 10, 1994.
A.
Water closets and associated flushing mechanisms. The
water consumption of water closets shall not exceed an average of one and
six-tenths (1.6) gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from
twenty (20) to eighty (80) pounds per square inch (psi). The fixture shall
perform in accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI
A112.19.6M.
B.
Urinals and associated flushing mechanisms. Urinal water
consumption shall not exceed an average of one and five-tenths (1.5) gallons
per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from twenty (20) to eighty
(80) psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements
of ANSI A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
C.
Shower heads. Shower head discharge rates shall not exceed
three and zero-tenths (3.0) gallons of water per minute over a range of test
pressures from twenty (20) to eighty (80) psi. The fixture shall perform in
accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
D.
Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet discharge rates shall
not exceed three and zero-tenths (3.0) gallons of water per minute over a
range of test pressures from twenty (20) to eighty (80) psi. The fixture shall
perform in accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
A.
Special purpose equipment. The performance standards of § 121-12 shall not apply to fixtures and fittings such as emergency showers, aspirator faucets and blowout fixtures that, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the specified standards.
B.
Exemptions. Any person(s) may apply to the borough for
an exemption to the terms of this Article, which may be granted by the Borough
Council, upon proof that some other device, system or procedure will save
as much or more water as those set forth herein or that those set forth herein
cannot be complied with, without undue hardship.
The Borough Council may, from time to time, modify, add to or remove
from the standards and restrictions herein.
All building permits issued by Matamoras Borough shall contain as an
attachment to said building permit, prior to approval and issuance, a certification
by the applicant of acknowledgment of the terms and requirements of this Article
and a statement of compliance of said requirements. Failure to attach said
acknowledgment and/or the statement of compliance and/or the failure of the
applicant to satisfy the requirements of this Article shall result in the
revocation of said building permit until such time as compliance with requirements
of this Article is fulfilled.
This Article shall be effective five (5) days after the date of adoption.
