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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.043-81FOR~ 50 ¢. F. HOECKEL B. B. & L. CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves ORDINANCE NO. 43 (Series of 1981 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "THE WATER CONSERVATION AND PLUMBING ADVISORY ORDINANCE OF 1981"' ENACtiNG A NEW ARTiCLEiX T0 CHAPTER 7 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, ENTITLED "WATER :d0NSERvATIQN [AND [PL~MB~N~i A~ISORY CODE", PROVIDING FOR THE INSTAL~A~QN o~A?~~E~ING FIXTURES, LANDSCAPING, AND IRRIGATION METHODS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, recognizes the need for water conservation in light of the limited 'available water resources; and WHEREAS, water conservation will be advanced by requiring future residential and commercial developments to be designed and constructed to achieve the maximum conservation of water.possible through the use of accepted design criteria and commercially available appliances and products compatible with the climate and the natural conditions of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1 That there be and her.eby is enacted a new Article X to Chap- ter 7 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, to read as follows ARTICLE X. WATER CONSERVATION AND PLUMBING ADVISORY CODE Sec. 7-231. Applicability. The provisions of this ordinance shall govern the construc- tion and the landscaping of new residential, co~mmercial, and industrial structures, and the remodeling of existing resi- dential, commmercial, and industrial structures within the City of Aspen, Colorado. Sec. 7-232. Installation of water conserving structures. No building permit shall be granted for the construction of a new residential, commercial, or industrial structure or for FORM 50 C. F, HOECK£L B. B. & L, CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves the indoor or outdoor remodeling of an existing commercial, residential, or industrial structure unless the design, con- struction, or remodeling incorporates, to the maximum extent economzcally feasible as determined by the Director of Water Treatment and Supply, commercially availaDle fixtures designed to achieve the maximum conservation of water pos- sible. In the instance of an indoor or outdoor remodeling, compliance will be limited to that portion of the structure addressed within the building permit; and will be voluntarily implemented to the remaining portion of the structures. The Director of Water Treatment and Supply shall develop, within i20 days of passage of this ordinance, an inventory list of commercially available fixtures and criteria designed to achieve conservation of water in an economically feasible manner. Those fixtures and design criteria listed shall be automatically approved as acceptable for the purpose of issu- ing a building permit. Any fixture or design criteria not listed may be approved by the building department in consul- tation with the Director of Water Treatment and Supply. The applicant shall provide to the City all information requested and reasonably necessary for the City to make a determination of acceptability. Any person aggrieved by a determination of the building department may request a hearing before the City Council. The inventory list shall include, but shall not be limited to the following fixtures and design criteria: 1. Low flow water closet using less than 3.5 gallons per flush. 2. Air pressure water closet (not commercially avail- able). 3. Shallow drip water closet (not commercially avail- able). 2 FORM 5O C.F. HOECK£L B. O. 8( L, CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 4. LOw flow shower heads (2.56 PM or leSs) permanent type. 4ao Pressure reducing valves. 5. Instant mixing thermostatic valve or similar device reducing time for tap outflow to reach the desired hot water temperature. 6. Faucet aerators. 7. Self-regulating automatic cutoff faucets (commercial) · 8. Dye tablet teSting for toilet tank leaks ( comme rc ial ). 9. Water conserving dishwashers. 10. Water conserving clothes washing machines. 11. Use of air-cooled air conditioners (commercial). Sec. 7-233. Outdoor criteria--construction, remodeling and lands caping. (a) To the extent practicable and consistent with the pro- posed design and use of the property, landscaping shall utilize, for grassy areas, Buffalo Grass, western wheat grass, crested grasses, or comparable grass which will have the effect of minimizing the consumptive use of water applied to suCh grass or grasses for irrigation. For non-grassy, non-food producing areas, plants native to Colorado or states bordering Colorado shall be used. The landscaping criterion provided herein shall not apply, however, to gOlf courses, parks, athletic fields, or other uses where landscaping other than that provided in this subseCtion is necessary for the primary purpose of such area. (b) For all outside irrigation, the development proposal shall include, to the extent practicable, an irrigating FORM se C.F. HOECKEL B. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 O0 Leaves system which would incorporate only equipment of the most water conserving type commercially available at the time the proposal is submitted for approval. Addition- ally~ all irrigation shall be undertaken with raw water if possible. At a minimum, irrigation systems shall; (i) Be equipped with time activated automatic control clocks and shutoff valves. (ii) Be equipped with sprinkler heads of a type which provide the most uniform coverage feasible, and maximum feasible droplets sized to reduce evaporation and wind disturbance of the coverage (pulsating type). (iii) Where the slope gradient of the proposed develop- ment so requires, be designed to control flow for the purpose of reducin9 runoff. Sec° 7-234. Raw water supplies (non-potable). Raw water supplies for irrigation systems shall be provided exclusively by the City of Aspen 'Water Utility. The owner of the property proposed to be irrigated from City of Aspen water facilities shall dedicate to the City all raw water transmission facilities and all water rights appurtenant to the proposed property. For those developments in which raw water irrigation can be used, development proposals shall include provisions for recording of covenants and restric- tions against the use of treated water outdoors and against the use of untreated water other than in accordance with the landscaping, irrigation, and drainage management plan pro- vided for in a development proposal. Sec. 7-235 - 7-244. Reserved. 4 FORM 5C C. F, HO~:CKEL B. B. & L, CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves Section 2 if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or por- tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or~ unconsti- tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provisions, and such holding shall not affect the validity of tile remaining prov is ions. Section 3 A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the day of /~~ ~ 1981, in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado. INTRODUCED,~ READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on ~ 1981. He~rm an Edel l~layor ATTEST FINALLY adopted, passed and approved on the ~/. , 1981. Herman Edel Mayor day of ATTEST 5 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss COUNTY OF PITKIN ) CERTIFICATE I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read in full, and passed on ~ reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Aspen on ~_, 19~/, and published in the Aspen Times a weekly newspaper of general circul- ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its issue of ~_~____, 19.~/, and ....... was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on ~~~___, 19 ~/,~ ' ~ and ordered~/ published as O- - ~ . . Seri~s of 19.u_f_, of said City, as provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this day of ~, 19~. SEAL Deputy City clerk ......