A. If an existing unmetered water service connection in a common interest development is changed to a metered connection, the meter shall be installed on the existing connection. If the water service connection serves more than one separate interest, the department may install within the development's private water distribution system separate water meters for each separate interest, if requested by the association managing the common interest development and the owners of the separate interests and the director determines that it is feasible and appropriate to do so:
1. Provided that the association and owners, at no cost to the city:
a. Locate and expose those portions of the development's private water distribution system where the separate water meters would be installed as may be required by
the director to determine whether it is feasible to install separate water meters,
b. Install all piping and other improvements required by the director to install separate meters, and
c. Convey to the city all easements or other property rights required by the director for installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the separate meters and the meter boxes containing them; and
2. Subject to such other terms and conditions specified by the director.
B. If an existing unmetered water service connection serves more than one separate interest in a common interest development that does not have an association, the director may require that the owners of all separate interests in the common interest development, at no cost to the city, and as a condition of continuing to receive city water service:
1. Locate and expose those portions of the development's private water distribution system where separate water meters would be installed for each separate interest;
2. Install all piping and other improvements required by the director to install separate metered water service connections for the separate interests; and
3. Convey to the city all easements or other property rights required by the director for installation, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the separate meters and the meter boxes containing them.
C. The department's installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of separate water meters and meter boxes within a common interest development's private water distribution system shall not create or impose on the city any responsibility or liability of any kind for the condition, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of any portion of the private water distribution system.
D. As used in this section, the terms "association," "common interest development," and "separate interest" have the meanings specified in Section 13.12.010. (Ord. 2015-0011 § 5; Ord. 2013-0014 § 13)