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City Council Meeting 2/13/90
FEB 1 J 1990
Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and city Council
From: city Staff
Subj ect : Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending
section 7211 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
Requiring Installation of Individual Water Meters for
Each unit of New MUlti-family Residential Construction
Introduction
This staff report transmits the accompanying ordinance for
introduction and first reading amending section 7211 of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code requiring installation of individual water
meters
for
each
unit
of
new mUlti-family
residential
construction.
Background
At the September 26, 1989, Council meeting General Services staff
recommended that the City Council direct the city Attorney to
amend Section 7211 of the SMMC to require installation of
individual water meters for each unit of new multi-family
residential construction.
The City council approved the
recommendation and requested that more information be provided
regarding the estimated costs involved in installing individual
meters and that alternate wording be included for possible
exemption of affordable mUlti-family units.
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Cost of Installing Individual Meters and Appurtenant Equipment
vs. Cost of Installing Master Meter and Appurtenant Equipment
staff contacted several contractors to determine present building
trends and costs associated with installing individual water
meters vs. the cost of installing a master water meter. staff
found that in the last two to three years most multi-family units
built in Santa Monica have been equipped with individual water
heaters as opposed to a master unit.
Therefore the cost
difference between individual and multi-unit meters depends only
on the number and size of water meters, length and size of water
lines and installation costs.
Using a ten unit apartment
building with (5) 1 bedroom/l bath units and (5) 2 bedroom/w 1
bath units as a model, it was determined that the cost for the
individual water meter was approximately $800 more per unit than
the cost/unit for a building with a master water meter.
Affordable Housing Exemption
Affordable housing developments will be exempted from installing
individual water meters and will be allowed to install a master
meter if the developer provides an acceptable alternative method
of determining water consumption for each unit.
Such language
has been included in the ordinance.
Recommendation
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be
introduced for first reading.
Prepared by:
Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
Stan Scholl, Director of General services
Byron Gaines, utilities Manager
Jean Higbee, Administrative Analyst
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City Council Meeting 1-9-90
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(city Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 7211.5 TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO METER REQUIREMENTS
FOR NEW MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
section 7211.5 is added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
SECTION 7211.5. Meter Requirements
for
New
MUlti-Family
Residential
Construction.
(a)
MUlti-faml1y
residential
dwellings for WhlCh a building permit is
issued after the effective date of this
Section shall be required to install
individual water meters for each unit in
the manner approved by the utilities
Manager.
(b) The utilities Manager may
exempt
a
low
and
moderate
housing
mUlti-family development from installing
individual water meters for each unit if
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the developer provldes an acceptable
method of determining water consumption
for each unit. A low and moderate
housing development is def ined as a
residential development in which the
majority of the units are restricted to
occupancy by Low Income Households and
Moderate Income Households, at Affordable
Housing Costs, pursuant to a covenant or
deed restriction recorded against the
property and approved by the city.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of
this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no
further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether
any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS -
city Attorney
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