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Moorpark Municipal Code Ch. 8.44 Water Conservation
Moorpark Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Moorpark
Cite as: Moorpark Municipal Code Chapter 8.44 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 8.44.010. Low water consumption fixtures.¶
The Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted, is hereby amended by adding Section 913 to read:
Sec. 913. LOW WATER CONSUMPTION FEATURES
(a) Every tank-type water closet installed shall be of a design that requires not more than 1.6 gallons per flush and that has been tested and approved in accordance with ANSI standards as listed in Chapter 2 of UPC, Table A and has been listed by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials certifying that it has been tested and demonstrated to meet ANSI standards as listed in Chapter 2 of UPC, Table A and has been approved for installation in the State of California by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b) Every showerhead installed shall be of an approved type that limits the water flow to a maximum of 2.5 gallons per minute. Such showerhead shall be supplied by a pressure equalization type mixer valve.
| Exception #1. When documentation of nonavailability of the 1.6 gallon-per-flush water closets is furnished, the Building Official may approve an alternate fixture design in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of the Uniform Administrative Code as adopted. |
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| Exception #2. When documentation is furnished of noncompatibility with existing plumbing systems due to rough-in dimensions for retrofitted water closets, or when existing sewer gradient is insufficient to meet the water-closet manufacturer's installation instructions or recommendations, the Building Official may approve an alternate fixture design in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of the Uniform Administrative Code as adopted. |
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(Ord. 132 § 1, 1990)
§ 8.44.020. Bathroom water pipe sizing.¶
The Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted, is hereby amended by adding subsection 1009(n) to read:
Sec. 1009(n) BATHROOM WATER PIPE SIZING.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1009(a) through subsection 1009(m), whenever two or more fixtures are supplied by a common cold water supply and whenever one of those fixtures is a shower equipped as required by Section 913(b) the cold water pipe supplying those fixtures shall be a minimum size of three quarter inch.
(Ord. 132 § 1, 1990)
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