HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 09-60RESOLUTION NO. 09-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT AMENDING RESOLUTION 07-80, AS IT RELATES TO THE
BUILDING AND SAFETY FEE SCHEDULE FOR NATURAL GAS POOL
HEATER REPLACEMENT PERMITS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert adopted Resolution 07-78 on
December 13, 2007 enacting policies and programs to meet or beat the target of reducing
harmful global emissions levels to seven (7) percent below 1990 levels by 2012; and
WHEREAS, swimming pools are big energy consumers. Pool owner/ operators spend
billions of dollars annually to heat the nation's pools. Much of this energy is often wasted
and can be saved with proper management. Wasting energy also contributes to our
growing air quality problem; and
WHEREAS, gas appliances have become increasingly more efficient in recent years.
With innovations in hydraulics, heat exchanger technology, forced draft combustion
systems, and pilot -less ignitions, efficiency has almost doubled in recent years. High
efficiency pool heaters are now available that are 89-95% efficient. Squeezing every bit
of useful energy out of fuel burned not only conserves non-renewable resources and
protects the environment, it makes good economic sense.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT DOES HEREBY AMEND THE BUILDING AND SAFETY FEE SCHEDULE
AS IT RELATES TO REPLACEMENT OF NATURAL GAS POOL HEATERS AS
FOLLOWS:
Replacement natural gas pool heaters Fee waived
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California at its regular meeting held this 27th day of August 2009, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, FINERTY, KELLY, and SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ROBERT A. SPIEEL,- 'OR
ATTEST:
RA HELLE D. KLASSE , CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA