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City Code Chapter 14, Buildings and Building Regulations <br />Article 6, Plumbing Code <br />DIVISION 2. WATER CONSERVATION <br />Section 14.120. Definitions. <br />Terms in this division have the following meanings unless otherwise specified: <br />Adjustable flow control means a mechanism that can be adjusted to restrict water flow through a valve, <br />thus reducing discharge pressure. <br />Check valve means a device that allows water to flow in one (1) direction only and prevents flow <br />through the system unless a pre-set pressure has been achieved. <br />Commercial water customer means a city water customer that uses water for service -related uses such <br />as restaurants, hotels/motels, retail stores, car washes, laundromats/dry cleaners, physician's offices <br />and office buildings. <br />Conveyor carwash means a commercial car wash that uses a conveyor belt to move vehicles through <br />various washing stations. <br />Cooling system means a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system that uses water for cooling <br />purposes. <br />Cycles of concentration means a measure of the number of times the solids content of recirculating <br />water has been increased over that of the make-up water. Example: If the circulating water has four (4) <br />times the solids concentration compared to that of the make up water, then the cycles of concentration <br />is four (4). <br />Decorative water features means features such as fountains, waterfalls, landscape lakes or ponds, and <br />other aesthetic features where the use is entirely ornamental and serves no other functional purpose. <br />Director means the director of the Public Services Department, or a person designated by the director <br />to act in his or her behalf, including the water conservation coordinator. <br />Existing means in existence before September 30, 2006. <br />Flow sensor means a device that monitors, measures, and/or records the rate of flow of water, and <br />shuts off the system when flows exceed a specified rate. <br />Flow restrictor means a device which limits the flow of water through an opening. <br />ICI means an industrial water customer, a commercial water customer, or an institutional water <br />customer. <br />In -bay automatic carwash means a commercial car wash in which the vehicle remains stationary within <br />a wash bay while automatic arms move back and forth over the vehicle to clean it. <br />Industrial water customer means a city water customer that uses water for manufacturing and/or <br />fabrication of goods. <br />1 <br />