SUBJECT
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LDCT-2024-7 (Water & Energy Star Ordinance)
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DESCRIPTION
An LDC text amendment adding Chapter 2, Section 212, Plumbing Fixtures And Appliances, to introduce Water Sense® and Energy Star® requirements, amending Chapter 2, Section 226, Irrigation Systems, to implement uniform procedures that promote water conservation through more efficient landscapes and irrigation systems and methods; amending Section 720.E, Water-Efficient Landscaping, to recognize requirements of Section 226; amending Chapter 10, Definitions, to add, modify, and delete definitions for consistency with proposed amendment and the Florida Water Star program; providing for severability; providing an effective date.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Erik E. Peterson, AICP
Planning Administrator
Land Development Division
(863) 534-6084
erikpeterson@polk-county.net <mailto:erikpeterson@polk-county.net>