A. Affordable Housing Exemption. The water system connection charge shall not apply to new construction of residences which are sold and leased to very low and low income persons and which are sold or leased at rates affordable to very low and low income persons. To qualify for this exemption, the applicant must submit an agreement in a form acceptable to the city attorney binding the development project to a guarantee that the unit to be exempted from the charge shall remain affordable to very low and low income persons for a period of not less than twenty years, and making the city a party to the covenant such that the restriction is enforceable by the city. The agreement shall be executed by the owner of the property upon which the development project is situated, and shall be recorded against the property in the office of the county recorder.
B. Residential Fire Sprinkler and Submeter Exemptions. Where the installation of a fire sprinkler system or a water submeter in a residential use causes an increase in the connection charge, the following exemptions shall apply to Section 21.44.030, solely for the purposes of calculating applicable fees:
1. Where fire sprinklers are required by the California Building Code for new single family dwellings and duplexes, the water connection charge shall be based on the meter size determined by the fixture count instead of the meter size required due to the additional fire sprinkler flow.
2. Where the installation of submeters alone causes head losses that increases the water meter size, the water connection charge listed in Section 21.44.030 shall be based on sizing without the submeter losses. This exemption shall not reduce the fee where other factors, other than the submeter losses, cause a larger meter size to be required.
(Ord. 2012-08-1450, § 1, 2012; Ord. 91-06-1100 § 1 (part))