Title
Amending Chapter 96 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Connection of Air Conditioning Equipment to City Water.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Section 96 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2
Chapter 96. Reserved. Water Code - Connection of Air Conditioning Equipment to City Water
Section 96.01 of the Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 96.01.?Scope.
The following regulations shall be applicable to all water-cooled air conditioning equipment which is connected in any manner to the public water supply system, but shall not apply to process cooling which is designed to be for sixty-five (65) degrees Fahrenheit dry bulb thermometer or lower with the equipment used primarily for other than human comfort.
SECTION 3
Section 96.02 of the Legislative Code is hereby amended as follows:
As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:
Air conditioning system shall mean an individual unit, group or collection of units, or any combination of equipment installed to service one (1) consumer, and connected directly or indirectly to the consumer's service.
Installed capacity shall mean the total number of rated tons capacity in each air conditioning system.
Rated capacity in tons of each air conditioning system means the greatest tonnage as computed by the following methods:
(1) The manufacturer's rating in tons per twenty-four (24) hours of equivalent ice-making capacity.
(2) The hourly B.T.U. rating of heat removal capacity divided by twelve thousand (12,000).
(3) The horsepower rating of the motor required to drive the refrigerant compressor.
(4) Ninety (90) percent of the horsepower rating of the motor driving both the compressor and fan.
(5) Where none of...
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