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The provisions of this Article shall apply to all customers and properties served by the Department of Water and Power wherever situated, and shall also apply to all property and facilities owned, maintained, operated or under the jurisdiction of the various officers, boards, departments, bureaus or agencies of the City.
(Amended by Ord. No. 181,560, Eff. 3/22/11.)
The following buildings are exempt from this Article:
(a) Buildings for which plans were accepted by the Department of Building and Safety and a fee paid prior to the effective date of this Article; and
(b) Existing buildings where use of High Efficiency fixtures is infeasible because their installation will compromise public health, safety, or welfare.
Any exemption from the requirements of this Article, except exemptions from Subsection (f) or (g) of Section 125.03, requires written approval from the Department of Building and Safety. Any exemption from Subsection (f) or (g) of Section 125.03 requires written approval from the Department of Water and Power. Any application for an exemption based on public health, safety, or welfare must be accompanied by a registered engineer’s report documenting the need for the exemption.
If any section, subsection, clause or phrase in this Article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Article or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Article and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be held invalid.