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RESOLUTION NO. 8187{CCS)
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA REVISING THE
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 72008 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 April 1, 1991, 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 Two Dollars
($2. DO) per month for single-family homes and One Dollar and
Thirty Cents ($1. 30) per month for each mUlti-family dwelling
unit.
SECTION 2. Upon verification that a bathroom on the
property has 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
customer's 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 children's 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 26th day of February, 1991.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. S187 (CCS)
was duly adopted by the city Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on February 26, 1991 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Vazquez,
Zane, Mayor Abdo
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: Katz
ATTEST:
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