§ 101-73. Standards for fixtures.

No plumbing fixture shall be installed which does not meet the standards listed in this section or the state plumbing code, whichever is stricter. This includes all plumbing fixtures installed in newly constructed buildings or when replacing plumbing fixtures during remodeling or renovation of existing buildings, except as noted in section 101-75. The effective date of this requirement for residential buildings shall be April 1, 1992, and for commercial buildings the effective date shall be July 1, 1992.

(1)

All plumbing fixtures installed as referred to in this section shall not exceed the following maximum water use rates:

a.

Toilets: 1.6 gallons per flush.

b.

Urinals: 1.0 gallons per flush.

c.

Showerheads: 2.5 gallons per minute, at 60 psi gauge pressure.

d.

Kitchen faucets: 2.5 gallons per minute.

e.

Bathroom and lavatory faucets: 2.0 gallons per minute.

(2)

The flow restriction device in a showerhead must be a permanent and integral part of the showerhead and must not be removable to allow flow rates in excess of that stated in subsection (1) of this section.

(3)

Lavatory faucets located in restrooms intended for use by the general public shall be of the metering or self-closing type, in addition to the flow requirement listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(4)

The flow rates for all showerheads, kitchen, bathroom and lavatory faucets shall be determined in accordance with ANSI/ASME A112.18.1M-1989, Plumbing Fixture Fittings, as amended; except that maximum flow rates may not exceed those given in subsection (1) of this section.

(5)

All toilets and urinals shall be certified to meet the hydraulic performance standards for low consumption water closets specified in ANSI/ASME A112.19.2-1990, Vitreous China Plumbing Fixtures, as amended, and ANSI/ASME A112.19.6-1990, Hydraulic Requirements for Water Closets and Urinals, as amended.

(Code 1982, §§ 6-7-2—6-7-4)