Ordinance amending the Housing Code to prohibit the installation of timers or devices, other than required water conservation fixtures, that restrict or interrupt the water flow from showerheads in dwellings, apartment houses, dormitories, lodging houses, and hotels, subject to an exception for owner-occupied dwelling units; requiring shower heads to have a flow of no more than 2.5 gallons per minute; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings under the California Health and Safety Code; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage as required by State law.

Committee

Clerk of the Board

Introduced

February 7, 2017

Passed

June 30, 2017

Enacted

June 30, 2017

Enactment no.

128-17