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RESOLUTION NO. B012(CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING
A CONSERVATION INCENTIVE FEE FOR
THOSE WATER CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT
REPLACE EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES
WITH ULTRA LOW FLOW TOILETS AND LOW
FLOW SHOWERHEADS
WHEREAS, Section 7200B of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
provides that the City Council may impose a Conservation Incentive
fee by Resolution: and
WHEREAS, the proposed conservation incentive fee is an
essential component for successfully implementing a plumbing
fixture retrofit program: and
WHEREAS, the proposed incentive fee represents a strong
incentive to elicit the voluntary replacement of inefficient
plumbing fixtures,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Effective July 1, 1990, residential water
customers who do not install approved models of ultra low flow
toilets (maximum 1.6 gallons per flush) and low flow showerheads
(maximum of 3 gallons per minute) will be charged a conservation
incentive fee on their water bill in the amount of One Dollar
($1.00) per month for single-family homes and sixty-five cents
($0.65) per month for each multi-family dwelling unit.
SECTION 2. Upon verification that the bathrooms on the
property have been retrofitted with an approved ultra low flow
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toilet and a low flow showerhead, or upon the termination of the
BAYSAVER Fixture Rebate Program by the City, whichever occurs
first, the conservation incentive fee will be removed from the
customerls water bill. The fee will be removed within thirty (30)
days following verification.
SECTION 3. Exemptions may be granted by the Director of
General Services only for those properties where it is determined
that:
1. A special handicapped toilet is used for which there is not a
low consumption equivalent;
2. A miniature or special-sized children1s fixture is used for
which there is no low consumption equivalent: or
3. A substandard rough-in (less than 12 inches) exists and this
condition causes the payback of the cost of retrofit to be
greater than five years.
In order to be exempted from the conservation incentive fee due to
the reasons listed above, the property owner must employ low flow
showerheads (3 gallons per minute) and faucet aerators in all
interior plumbing fixtures and the property must be inspected by
the city to ensure that it is free of leaking plumbing fixtures and
that any irrigation system is properly adjusted.
SECTION 4. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ReSOlution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 1st day of May, 1990.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8012 (CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on May 1, 1990 by the following Council
vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Finkel, Genser, Jennings,
Mayor Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: Katz, Reed
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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