(a) Short Title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Air Conditioning Water Conservation Ordinance of the City of Lorain, Ohio."
(b) Definitions. For the purposes of Section 911.950 of these Rules and Regulations the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein:
(1) “Air conditioning” means provision for the simultaneous automatic control of temperature, motion and humidity and a reduction in the dust content and odors for air employed in the ventilation of rooms. Three classifications of air conditioning shall be recognized under Section 911.950 as follows:
A. Winter air conditioning, which shall include the proper automatic control and distribution of air cleaned, humidified and heated by steam or hot water to and within the spaces to be conditioned.
B. Summer air conditioning, which shall include the proper automatic control and distribution of the cleaned, humidified and cooled air to and within the spaces to be conditioned.
C. All year air conditioning, which shall provide for all the services enumerated in (a) and (b) above.
(2) “Person” as used herein means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or organization of any kind or nature.
(c) Compliance Required. No person shall have installed or shall operate any air conditioning plant or equipment using water supplied by the Division of Water of the City of Lorain as its medium without first conforming to the provisions of Section 911.950 of these Rules and Regulations and the Building Code, Chapter 1505 of the Codified Ordinances, herein referred to as "The Building Code."
(d) Permit Required for Installation. All persons who desire to install an air conditioning plant or equipment using water supplied by the Division of Water of the City of Lorain shall, upon written application, prior to installation secure approval of plans of the air conditioning plant and equipment and a permit therefor from the Division of Inspection of the City of Lorain, and notice of completion of installation shall be given to said Division.
(e) Standards of Operation. Before issuing a permit as required herein, the Division of Inspection shall find that the system complies with the following standards of operation:
(1) Air conditioning systems using City water. Systems having an aggregate total capacity of five tons of 12,000 BTU for each ton or more, shall be equipped with an approved cooling tower, evaporative condenser, or cooling pond so that water from the City of Lorain mains shall be used for make-up purposes only.
(2) Efficiency of water conservation device. The water conservation device required herein shall be of such efficiency that it will operate with not over twelve gallons of water per hour being withdrawn from the Lorain Water System for each ton of refrigeration. The water level control on the tank or reservoir shall be so adjusted as to prevent waste of water through the overflow. (Ord. 167-96. Passed 9-16-96.)
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