§ 18-67. Compliance with plumbing code required—Residential buildings.

No construction may be initiated within the county for any residential building of any type that does not comply with the following requirements of the state plumbing code, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-3:

(1)

Employs a gravity tank type, flushometer valve, or flushometer tank toilet that uses more than an average of 1.6 gallons of water per flush;

(2)

Employs a showerhead that allows a flow of more than an average of 2.5 gallons of water per minute at 60 pounds per square inch of pressure;

(3)

Employs a urinal that uses more than an average of 1.0 gallon of water per flush;

(4)

Employs a lavatory faucet or lavatory replacement aerator that allows a flow of more than 2.0 gallons of water per minute; or

(5)

Employs a kitchen faucet or kitchen replacement aerator that allows a flow of more than 2.5 gallons of water per minute.

(Ord. of 6-25-1991, § 2)