Chapter 13.10 — SEWER AND WATER SERVICE PRIORITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of this chapter is to establish conformance with California Government Code Section 65589.7 by providing procedures for prioritizing water and sewer service needs for proposed developments that include housing units affordable to lower-income households.

(Ord. No. 713, § 2(Att. B), 6-10-2025)

A.

In any given year at the time any water or sewer equivalency units allocation are authorized by the city council, priority on the residential building permit waiting list shall be given for developments which provide a minimum of fifty percent of housing which will be guaranteed to be affordable to persons and families with moderate-, low-, and very low-incomes; provided that all of the following are met:

Developments which provide one hundred percent affordable housing shall have priority over projects which provide fifty percent affordable housing. The remaining permits shall be allocated in accordance with the existing waiting list;

Developments which provide a minimum of fifty percent of affordable housing including a minimum of twenty [percent] affordable to low- and very low-income families shall have a priority over projects which do not provide units for low- and very low-income families; and

Not more than fifty percent of the building permits allocated each year by the city council shall be so prioritized over existing residences.

B.

An applicant desiring low-income housing priority shall submit to the public works department all of the following:

A written request for such priority, listing the applicant/owner, the address and legal description of the project property; and

Written deed restrictions and agreements as approved by the city attorney, restricting the sale and occupancy of the affordable units in the project to moderate-, low- or very low-income persons for a period of at least thirty years after completion of the housing project.

C.

Upon receipt of this information and agreements, the applicant's property will be placed on a separate low- income housing waiting list for either single-family or multiple-family projects in the order in which the requests are received by the city to be eligible for priority in the following year's water or sewage services allocation.

D.

If a project is scheduled to receive water or sewage services but fails to meet the requirements for deed restrictions and agreements as required in this section, the project shall be removed from the priority list and shall be returned to its original position on the long-term building allocation waiting list.

E.

The city may contract with a nonprofit housing agency to provide for the administration of deed restrictions, agreements, and other procedures to ensure the effectiveness of this program to provide long-term low- income housing. The applicant/developer shall pay the necessary fees as determined by the city.

(Ord. No. 713, § 2(Att. B), 6-10-2025)