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Santa Barbara council approves water-meter ordinance introduction; directs staff to study submetering for non-deed-restricted adaptive reuse
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance amendment allowing water-meter waivers for deed-restricted adaptive reuse projects and directed staff to study submetering and permanent exemptions for non-deed-restricted adaptive reuse in the downtown core.
The Santa Barbara City Council on Jan. 14 voted to introduce an ordinance amending water-metering requirements for certain affordable housing adaptive reuse projects and directed staff to return with further study on submetering and exemptions for non-deed-restricted adaptive reuse projects.
Why it matters: The change creates a pathway for deed-restricted affordable housing conversions to be served by a single meter at the property (with submetering on the private side) in cases where city meter placement is infeasible. Council members said they also want a clearer, permanent policy for non-deed-restricted adaptive reuse downtown, where construction constraints and high costs can make individual meter installation impractical.
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