Chapter 13.16
AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
Sections:
13.16.010 Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning given to them by this section:
A. “Air conditioning” means the cooling or dehumidification, or both, of space for human occupancy, food preservation or industrial processing by means of an air-conditioning system or air-conditioning installation which uses water as part of the cooling or dehumidification process.
B. “Air-conditioning system” or “air-conditioning installation” means one or more air-conditioning units, the water for which passes through a common meter, whether or not the units are owned by the property owner, the tenant, or a combination of both. It is intended that separate submetering for any one property owner or tenant occupying different space in the same building could create separate systems; it is not intended that submetering of individual units serving the same space or adjacent space under one owner or tenant would create separate systems.
C. “Ton of refrigeration” means the heat required to melt ice at the rate of one ton in twenty-four hours. One compressor horsepower shall be considered equivalent to one ton of refrigeration.
D. “Water-conserving device” means a cooling tower, spraypond, evaporation condensor or other equipment by which water is cooled and recirculated, thereby limiting the use of water from the mains to that amount lost through evaporation.
E. “Water-regulating device” means a regulating valve or other device, the purpose of which is to limit the maximum use of water to a predetermined rate.
13.16.020 Regulations.
It is unlawful for any person or corporation to have installed or to operate air-conditioning equipment without first conforming to the following regulations:
A. All water customers who desire to install air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter are required to have written application therefor and to obtain approval and a permit therefor in advance from the superintendent of public works and are required to give notice of completion of the installation. All customers who have installed air-conditioning equipment prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall, in lieu of a permit, notify the superintendent of public works of such existing installation within thirty days of such effective date. Failure to give notice shall be considered a violation of this chapter.
B. All air-conditioning units installed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be equipped with water conservation devices so that water from the village mains shall be used for make-up and flushing purposes only and any such system so installed after such effective date is prohibited from using water from the mains in excess of two-tenths gallons per minute per ton.
C. The superintendent of public works and persons designated by him shall, at all reasonable hours, have access to premises supplied with water for air-conditioning purposes to examine the equipment and to ascertain, as to such equipment installed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, if there is more water being used than allowed by this chapter.
D. Whenever the superintendent of public works shall reject or refuse to approve any plan or specification for, or the mode or manner of construction proposed to be used in the installation of any air-conditioning equipment, or when it is claimed that the provisions of this chapter do not apply, or when it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of this chapter has been misconstrued or improperly interpreted, the owner or any person or corporation aggrieved may appeal to the building and public grounds committee of the village board. No public advertising shall be required as a condition precedent to such appeal. The decision of the building and public grounds committee shall be final.
E. That hereafter, permit approval in any new construction or any new remodelling shall be only for the installation of closed system air-conditioning equipment. (Ord. 82-11, 1982)