6 SPRInG 2015 California Hotel & Lodging Association 15 5 4 A city, county, or city and county, or a retail water supplier may do either of the following: A. Enact local ordinances or establish policies that promote compliance with this law. B. Enact local ordinances or establish policies that will result in a greater amount of water savings than those provided for in this law. Moreover, any city, county, or city and county that has adopted an ordinance requiring retrofit of noncompliant plumbing fixtures prior to July 1, 2009, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article so long as the ordinance remains in effect. A number of cities or local water district authorities have already enacted retrofit ordinances that implement similar requirements and water conservation standards. Be sure to check with your local water district, to determine whether any local requirements apply to you. This law also contains a number of requirements dealing with singlefamily real property,1 which can include separate cabins and the like operated as a transient lodging establishment. Members of the California Hotel & Lodging Association or the California Association of Boutique and Breakfast Inns are welcome to contact, for free, our Member Legal Advisor, Jim Abrams (jim@calodging.com) if they have questions. ($150,000), the building permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures that service the specific area of the improvement. C. Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) or (B), for any alterations or improvements to a room in a building that require a building permit and that room contains any noncompliant plumbing fixtures, the building permit applicant shall replace all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in that room. (NOTE: Replacement of all noncompliant plumbing fixtures when required with water-conserving plumbing fixtures shall be a condition for issuance of a certificate of final completion and occupancy or final permit approval by the local building department.) On or before January 1, 2019, all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in any multifamily residential real property and in any commercial real property shall be replaced with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. on and after January 1, 2019, a seller or transferor of multifamily residential real property or of commercial real property shall disclose to the prospective purchaser or transferee, in writing, the requirements of this law and whether the property includes any noncompliant plumbing fixtures. This disclosure may be included in other transactional documents. This law does not apply to: A. Registered historical sites. B. Real property for which a licensed plumber certifies that, due to the age or configuration of the property or its plumbing, installation of water-conserving plumbing fixtures is not technically feasible. C. A building for which water service is permanently disconnected. 1. “Single-family residential real property” means any real property that is improved with, or consisting of, a building containing not more than one unit that is intended for human habitation.
CHLA lodging News Spring 2015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above