Water Submeters
San Diego Municipal Code § 147.0410
in effect§147.0410 Water Submeters
(a) Notwithstanding Section 147.0402, water submeters shall be installed in the following types of development to provide for the measurement of the volume of water used in each dwelling unit:
(1) New multiple dwelling units with three or more dwelling units.
(2) Existing multiple dwelling units with three or more dwelling units where the entire interior potable water supply piping is being replaced.
(i) This subsection does not apply to existing multiple dwelling units whose individual units are served by more than one cold water riser and one hot water riser system.
(b) Every water submeter shall be installed in accordance with Title 4, Division 9 of the California Code of Regulations, and such that the primary indicator or remote reader may be easily accessed and read by the occupant of the dwelling unit, and read by the owner or manager of the multiple dwelling unit without entering the dwelling unit.
(c) Water submeters installed pursuant to this Section must be certified for use for commercial purposes pursuant to Section 12500.5 of the California Business and Professions Code, or any subsequent amendments.
(d) For development of dwelling units designated as affordable housing pursuant to a recorded regulatory agreement with a governmental agency, dwelling units shall be pre-plumbed for water submeters. The requirement of this Section to install a water submeter shall only apply when a dwelling unit is no longer designated as affordable housing.
(Added 4-23-2010 by O-19946 N.S; effective 6-1-2010.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter14/Ch14Art07Division04.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/28/2026