File #: 24-0842   
Type: Public Hearings Status: Passed
File created: 5/18/2024 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/5/2024 Final action: 6/5/2024
Title: LDCT-2024-7 (Water & Energy Star Ordinance)
Attachments: 1. 1-LDCT-2024-7 Water - Energy Star Staff Report, 2. 2-LDCT-2024-7 Water - Energy Star Ordinance, 3. 3-LDCT-2024-7 Business Impact Estimate, 4. 4-Water Star Info Graphic, 5. 5-Water Star Application, 6. 6-Water Star Application Narritive

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>