For the purposes of this article, the following rules of construction and definitions shall apply:
(a) The words shall and will are mandatory;
(b) ASHRAE refers to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., of New York, New York;
(c) BTUs means British Thermal Units;
(d) EER means Energy Efficiency Ratio, being the ratio of net cooling capacity in BTUs/hour to total electric input in watt hours;
(e) Heated Space shall mean that space within a building which is provided with a positive heat supply having a connected output capacity in excess of 10 BTUs/hour per square foot;
(f) New Commercial Building shall mean any building used to provide, at wholesale or retail, storage, services, supplies, goods or products to the public, and includes buildings used to manufacture materials into finished products; but shall not be construed to apply to any such building whose foundation has been completed before March 1, 1978.
(g) New Residential Dwelling shall man all new hotels, motels, apartment houses, lodging houses, private homes, buildings used for mixed occupancy and other residential dwelling where the foundation has been completed before March 1, 1978;
(h) Owner shall mean a person, as defined herein, holding legal title to the residential dwelling or commercial building;
(i) Person shall mean any individual, individuals, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other business organization, committee, board, trustee, receiver or agent;
(j) City Utility shall mean the electric system operated by the City of Stafford, Kansas;
(k) Service Area shall mean and includes the area within the corporate limits of the City of Stafford, Kansas, and the area adjoining such corporate limits which the city utility serves.
(Code 1982, 4-501)
No connections or attachments of electric service to new residential dwellings or new commercial buildings shall be made by the city utility in the service area until the city utility has received a certificate of compliance from the owner that the residential dwelling or commercial building meets the standards set forth in section 4-703 of this article. Such certificate of compliance shall include supporting statements from the architect and/or contractor, if either or both such persons were employed in the design and construction of the new residential dwelling or new commercial building. Receipt by the city utility of such certificate of compliance shall be required for permanent electric service.
(Code 1982, 4-501)
Certificates of compliance required by section 4-702 of this article shall certify that the following heating and cooling standards have been met where applicable:
(a) A new residential dwelling shall be equipped with storm windows and storm doors or other satisfactory window and door thermal treatment. Total heat loss, based on the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, of heated space of a new residential dwelling shall not exceed 35 BTUs per hour per square foot of floor area at a design temperature differential of 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a maximum of 1 air changes per hour.
(b) A new commercial building shall be constructed so heat transmission loss of heated areas, based on the ASH RAE Handbook of Fundamentals, does not exceed 35 BTUs per square foot per hour of floor area based on a design temperature differential of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) All air-conditioning systems installed on and after March 1, 1978, shall have an energy efficiency ratio (EER) of 7.0 BTUs or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards. All heat pump systems installed on and after March 1, 1978, shall have an energy efficiency rat (EER) of 6.7 BTUs or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards.
(d) All air-conditioning systems installed on and after November 1, 1979, shall have an energy efficiency ratio (EER) of 8.0 BTUs or more of cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards. All heat pump systems installed on and after November 1, 1979, shall have an energy efficiency ratio (EER) of 7.5 BTUs or more cooling capacity per watt hours of input based on current ARI Standards.
(e) In the case of a new residential dwelling or new commercial building which is heated and/or cooled in only a portion of the structure, the requirements of this section shall apply only to the heated and/or cooled portion of the structure.
(Code 1982, 4-502:504)