1600 ORDINANCE NO. 1600
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFOR~ FLORIDA,
SAID ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION;
CREATING THE WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE; PRO-
VIDING THAT, AFTER A SPECIFIED DATE, NO NEW
BUILDING OR ADDITION TO OR RENOVATION OF AN
EXISTING BUILDING MAY BE BUILT IF IT CONTAINS
CERTAIN PLUMBING EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING EXCEP-
TIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING SEVER-
ABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, water is a basic resource; and
WHEREAS, it is the declared policy of the City of San-
ford, Florida, to promote the conservation, development, and pro-
per utilization of surface and ground water; and
WHEREAS, rapid development and increasing demand for
potable water has placed considerable stress upon these resources;
and
WHEREAS, the cost and ability to obtain, treat, and
distribute drinking water and to collect, treat, and dispose of
wastewater are directly related to the cost and availability
of energy; and
WHEREAS, the use of heated water in the household
constitutes a significant energy expenditure; and
WHEREAS, water conservation has been declared a national
priority and future federal water projects will require water
conservation considerations; and
WHEREAS, efforts to ensure both environmental pro-
tection and long-term economic productivity would be enhanced
by water conservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Short Title - This Ordinance may be cited
as the "Water Conservation Ordinance."
SECTION 2: After the effective date of this Ordinance,
no new building shall be constructed which:
A. Employs a tank-type water closet having
a tank capacity in excess of 3 1/2 gallons of water; or
B. Employs a shower head or faucet that
allows a flow of more than an average of 3 gallons of water per
minute at 60 pounds of pressure per square inch.
SECTION 3: The requirements of Section 2 apply to
additions to or renovations of existing buildings only if the
cost of the additional or renovation exceeds twenty-five percent
of the existing building's value and compliance with the require-
ments of this section will not require substantial modification
of the existing plumbing system.
SECTION 4: In satisfaction of the requirements of this
section, the installation of tank-type water closets having a
tank capacity in excess of 3 1/2 gallons shall be permitted if
such water closets are equipped with a device which reduces
average water consumption to no more than 3 1/2 gallons per
flush.
SECTION 5: The City Manager or his designee may allow
the use of standard flush toilets if, in his opinion, the con-
figuration of the building drainage system requires a quantity
of water greater than 3 1/2 gallons to adequately flush the
system.
SECTION 6: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional,
it shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force,
or effect of any section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 7: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8: That this ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10t d of May ,
A.D., 1982. ~~h/
ATTEST:
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the
foregoing Ordinance No. 1600, PASSED and ADOPTED by the City
Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 10th day
of May, 1982, was POSTED at the front door of the City Hall
in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the llth day of May,
1982.
~of Sanford, Florida