Ord G-212(16-55) ORDINANCE G-212 o
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CO~[[SSION
OF TBE CITY OF DELBAY BEACH I:tEGULAT-
ING THE INST~LIATION OF COOLING S¥S-
TENS, HEQUIHING PEHHITS FOR SAHE,
PROVIDING FOR COHPLIANCE BY EXISTING
SYSTEHS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, it is expedient and proper that the indiscriminate
waste of water be cu~tailed; that the co~munity water supply be
conserved and kept free of contamination; and that the city sewer
systems, both storm and sanitary, be not taxed beyond their ca-
pacities or used for purposes inconsistent with their design:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AND IT IS HEHEBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COH~[ISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH:
Section 1, DEFINITIONS° ~he following ter~s, as used herein
shall have the folloWing' meanin~s:
Coolin~ Systems. Any air conditioning, ice making, refriger-
a~ting' or any 'other t~pe of cooling plant ~hich uses water for the
process of coolin~ or as a cooling agency. The word Osystem~, as
used herein, sb~ll comprise all component ele~mnts, including
wirEng, pipes, motors, tanks, ducts, cooling towers, spray ponds,
etc.
capacity. For the purpose of this ordinance, the horse power
of th~ compressor motor, or motors, shall be the ton ratin& or
*capacity* of the refrigerating or air eond~ttoning system, ex-
cept that, in absorption type systems, the ton rating shall be
equal to 12,000 BTU per hour.
Cooling Water waste° Water which is used in a cooling system
in the p~0cess of cooling and which is not continuously and com-
pletely re-circulated back into the system. Kinor inte~mittent
waste, such as atmospheric condensation, overflow from a constant
level filling device, etc., shall not be considered.
Section 2. PEHKIT REQUIRED: FEE: STANDARDS° Before any
person shall install a CoOlln~ system' a permit therefor shall be
required from the City Build/rig Inspector. Application For such
permit shall state
The street location of the proposed system
B.The capacity of the installation, as defined herein
C.General description of the installation
Do Such other role?ant information as shall be required by
the Bulldin~ Inspector
and shall be accompanied by plans showin~ the layout and detail
of ducts, grilles, conduit piping, drains, source of water supply,
~rlring, plans for cooling water waste, if any, and such other
relevant information as shall be required by the Building Inspector
In the case of an installation which is a part of an overall
construction project, such application ~ay be combined with the
application for the overall project building permit, but a separ-
ate permit shall be required for the cooling syste~ and a separate
fee charged therefor, based on Section 107.4 of the Buildln~ Code;
but the cost of the overall project buildir~ permit fee shall be
based on the project cost less the cooling syste~.
The plans for any such cooling system shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the Statutes o£ the State of Florida, the
Code of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, 1955, as amended, and
the City Building, Electrical and Plumbing Codes; also with the
requirements of the American Standard Safety Code for Hechanical
Refrigeration (A.S.S. B-9, 1-1950) where applicable. In addition,
such plans shall comply with the provisions of Section 3 of this
ord~.nance o
Section 3. COOLING WATER: WASTE REQUIREMENTS. All cooling
systems with a capacity (Ks defined'herein) b~ thre~ tons or more
must be so designed and equipped as to eliminate and obviate any
cooling water waste. In any one building, where the capacity (as
defined herein) of the aggregate installed cooling system or sys-
tems is three tons or less, cooling water may be wasted but only
if piped direct to a connection with the city storm sewer system.
The provisions of the foregoing paragraph as to cooling sys-
tem with capacity of three tons or more shall not be applicable
to any cooling system where cooling water waste is connected direcl
with a drain well or re-charge well, providing as to such well
there is a valid written permit in existence from the State Board
of Health.
In no case shall cooling water waste be permitted to enter
the city sanitary sewer system, or to be discharged into open
gutters, streets or other public places, or upon the ground.
Section 4. EXISTING COOLING SYSTEMS. As to cooling systems
in existence as o~'the 'e~fective date ~f this ordinance, the owner
thereof shall have one year from the effective date of this ord-
inance within which to make such system comply with the provisions
of Section 3 of this ordinance, and after such one year period, if
such system fails to comply with such section, the owner thereof
shall be deemed to be in violation of this ordinance.
Section 5. SUPPLEMENT TO CONSTRUCTION CODES. This ordinance
shall be deemed s~Pplemental'tO the Building, El'~ctrical and Plumb.
lng Codes of the City.
Section 6. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or
phrase of tlis ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitut-
ional, invalid or void, such decision shall not affect the valid-
ity of the remaining provisions off this ordinance.
Section 7. Any person· firm or corporation who is convicted
of violating this ordinance shall be pmaished, as provided in Sec-
tion 1-6 off the Code of the City off Delray Beach, Florida, 1955
as a~ended. ~
~ .~ PASSED AND ADOPTED on final reading this .../~. .... day of
· A. D., 1955.
M ~ OR
ATTEST: /
.............. / , , 1955
2nd Reading ~ ~ ~'~, 1055