(a) A "qualified senior residence" is a single family residential parcel that is owned, either in whole or as a joint tenant by a record owner who meets all three of the following criteria:
(1) The person must occupy the parcel as his or her primary residence.
(2) The person must be at least 62 years of age.
(3) The person must be a "low" to "extremely low" income person, as those terms are defined by the United States Department of Housing and Community Development's most current version of the current income guides.
(4) The person must submit to the city their respective water bills to determine whether the person is a low flow water user. A low flow user is defined as a person whose annual average water use does not exceed 200 gallons per day.
(b) In order to have his or her parcel certified as a qualified senior residence for any fiscal year, the owner of a parcel must, on or before May 1 of the prior fiscal year, submit to the Director an application setting forth the owner's qualifications pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. The Director shall prepare a form for such application, may require that all applications be submitted on the designated form, and may request supporting data to be provided by the applicant.
(c) Upon receiving an application pursuant to this section, the Director shall conduct an investigation and determine whether the applicant qualifies for the discount as provided in this section. The decision of the Director shall be final.
(Ord. 06-850, 2006)