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ORDINANCE NUMBER 6132
(Published in The Salina Journal o!- 1957)
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the conservation of water and controlling the use of municipal
sewer systerm. regulating the use thereof by air conditioning equipment, prohibiting waste,
requiring a permit from the building inspector before installing, remodeling or adding
I to any air conditioning system of specified size using water from the municipal supply or
emptying into the municipal storm or sanitary sewers and providing for the revocation
thereof, defining certain terms and providing penalties for the violation of its provisions,
j and repealing Ordinance Number 6024.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS. for the purpose of these regulations, the following terms
shall have, and be 'construed to have the following meaning:
(A) The term "air conditioning system" shall include any
combination of equipment, whether compressor or other
type, by which heat is removed from the air and from
which the accumulated or effluent heat is wholly or partially
removed by the use of water.
(B) "System" shall mean a single air conditioning unit or group
or collection of such unit or any other combination of air
conditioning apparatus connected to the municipal water
supply in a common location, or a municipal storm sewer or
sanitary sewer, such as an apartment or office building or
supplied with water through any single customer service pipe
connected to the municipal water supply system or emptying
into municipal storm or sanitary sewers.
(C) "Person" shall mean all users of air conditioning equipment
connected with the municipal water supply or emptying water
into municipal storm or sanitary sewers, including natural
persons, partnerships, corporations, or associations.
Whenever used with respect to penalty, the term "Person"
as applied to partnerships or associations shall mean the
partners thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers
thereof.
(D) "Building Inspector" shall mean the Building Inspector of the
City of Salina, Kansas or such officer or agent as he shall duly
authorize the act in enforcement of these regulations.
(E) "Water Conservation Equipment or Facilities" shall mean
evaporative condensors, cooling towers, spray ponds, recirculating
j pugaps or return disposal well.
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(F) "Tons" shall mean the manufacturers rating of the compressor
on an air conditioning system so operated based on ASRE
(American Society of Refrigeration Engineers) or ARI
j (Ame%ican Refrigeration Institute) Standards or ratings.
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Section 2. INSTALLING SYSTEMS. All air conditioners hereafter installed shall be air
cooled or equiped with water conservation equipment or facilities.
Section 3. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR INSTALLING SYSTEMS. PERMIT FEE. No persons shall
install, remodel or'add to any air conditioning system which uses water from the municipal
water supply or 1 emptying into the municipal storm or sanitary sewer without first having
procured written
� P permit therefor from the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall
charge a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00) for the issuance of such permit.
Section 4. INSTALLATION OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS: REPORT AND INSPECTION REQUIRED.
No one other than a plumber licensed by hhe City of Salina, Kansas, shall connect any
such air conditioning system to the municipal water system or municipal storm or sanitary
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sewer system, nor shall any one other than an electrician licensed by the City of Salina,
Kansas, do any electrical work in connection with such installation. Within fourty-eight
(48) hours followipg the completion of any such work authorized by the permit required
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by the foregoing section of this ordinance, the person doing such work:- shall file in the
office of the Building Inspector written notice of such completion and request for inspections
which inspection shall be promptly made by the Building Inspector. Licensed plumbers or
electricians who violate any of the provisions and regulations herein set forth may be
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denied the privilege of securing further permits from the Building Inspector.
Section 5. WATER USE CONSERVATION AND REGULATION.
(A) Inasmuch as the conservation of water and regulation of sewer
load during periods of peak demand is in the public interest,
a surcharge is hereby authorized against all air conditioning
systems connected to the municipal water supply or emptying
into municipal storm or Sanitary Sewers, which surcharge is
hereby fixed at $2.50 per month per ton rated capacity for
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the months of June, July, August, and September in each year
beginning June 1, 1957. This surcharge shall be in addition
to the regular charges for water consumed and the City
Commission shall assess and collect the surcharge in the
interest of the conservation of the municipal water supply
and/or the limitation of use of the municipal storm and sanitary
sewers; PROVIDED, however, this surcharge shall not apply
to any of the following air conditioning systems:
(1) Systems heretofore installed and now in use for
single family units of duplex residential purposes,
provided that the discharge of water is used for
irrigation.
(2) Any system equipped with water conservation
equipment or facilities.
(B) In order to prevent back siphonage into the municipal water
supply there shall be no direct or indirect connection between
the municipal water supply and any air conditioning system
using water from a source other than the municipal supply.
Section 6. SEQUENCE OF RESTRICTIONS. Whenever the City Commission shall deem it
necessary in the interest of the conservation of the municipal water supply and/or the
limitation of use of the municipal or sanitary sewers it hhall restrict the partial or total
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(1) Irrigation. j
(2) Air Conditioning without water conservation facilities.
(3) Industry-- Air conditioning and other industrial or commercial fuses.
4 Sanitary use.
Section 7. WASTE PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful to waste water. the use of water
in violation of any of the terms of this ordinance shall be deemed waste. Water flowing intpl
a gutter or onto a street, alley or sidewalk, directly or indirectly from an air conditioningll
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system shall be deemed waste.
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Section 8. PENALTIES. Any person who shall violate any of the terms of this ordinance)
j shall be deemed guilty of a public offense and upon convietion thereof shall be fined in an
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amount not to exceed $50.00 or be imprisoned for a period of not to exceed ten (10) days or b�
both to fined and imprisoned and shall be subject to having his water service discontinued.
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Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue sha11 eonstitute a separate
offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
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Section 9. REPEAL. Ordinance Number 6024 and all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 10. INVALIDITY. In the event that any part of parts of this ordinance
be determined unconstitutional or invalid, such determination shall not effect any other portion
of this ordinance.
Section 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect
upon its adoption and publication in the official city paper.
(SEAL)
Attest:
City Clerk
Introduced:
April
2,
1957
Passed:
April
9,
1957