The City Manager shall administer a program to provide a credit incentive for retrofitting of old plumbing fixtures and drought resistant landscaping improvements to any city water customers located within the city’s water distribution system who meets any or all of the following criteria:
(A) Installs a dual-flush water closet or a waterless urinal;
(B) Installs shower heads using two and one-half gallons per minute or less, kitchen faucets using two and one-half gallons per minute or less and/or lavatory faucets using two gallons per minute or less, that also are not otherwise required to be installed pursuant to any Building or Plumbing Code;
(C) Installs an irrigation timer or a drip irrigation system for any existing turf;
(D) Installs on a minimum of 75% of the total landscape area an inorganic ground cover (river rock, gravel, crushed rock, decomposed granite, cinders and the like) and is in accordance with the city’s Zoning Code; and
(E) A minimum of 75% of the new plantings on a lot must be drought-resistant shrubs and trees or acceptable xeriscape.
Credit Incentive Table |
Credit Incentive Table | |
Drip irrigation | 50% of cost not to exceed $50 |
Dual-flush water closet | $50 |
Irrigation timer | $25 |
Kitchen faucets | $20 |
Lavatory faucets | $15 |
Shower head | $10 |
Turf conversion | $0.25/sq. ft. up to a maximum of $350 |
Waterless urinal | $40 |
(Prior Code, § 8-4.08) (Ord. 940, passed 3-13-2014)