Condominiums; common interest developments; common irrigation systems.
Sacramento City Code § 13.04.220
in effect13.04.220 Condominiums; common interest developments; common irrigation systems.
A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this code, if authorized by the director, and subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the director:
1. Water service, and other city utility services as applicable, rendered to a condominium project's condominium units or common area(s) may be provided at a single point of service or multiple points of service and billed to the association managing the condominium project.
2. In a common interest development, if a meter is installed on an existing unmetered water service connection, or if an existing metered service connection is changed from flat rate to metered rate billing, the metered rate for the service connection shall be billed to the association managing the common interest development, or to the owners of the separate interests served by the service connection in accordance with a rate allocation established by ordinance or resolution of the city council; this does not include water service provided at a water service connection serving only one separate interest, which shall be billed to the owner of the separate interest.
3. Irrigation service rendered to the common area(s) of a common interest development may be provided at a single point of service or multiple points of service and billed to the association or other entity managing the common interest development.
4. Irrigation service for a common irrigation system that crosses parcel lines in a commercial development that is not a common interest development, may be provided at a single point of service or multiple points of service and billed to a single owner or the owner's authorized representative, provided that:
a. The owner owns all parcels served by the common irrigation system; or
b. If the owner owns at least one, but not all, of the parcels served by the common irrigation system, the owner furnishes satisfactory evidence of an easement or other interest of record for the parcels not owned by the owner, that authorizes the owner or the owner's authorized representative to obtain and pay for irrigation service for the common irrigation system on those parcels.
B. If water service is billed to an association or other entity pursuant to subsections (A)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, the association or other entity shall be fully responsible for payment of the rates, fees, and charges for the water service as a condition of continuing to receive water service.
C. If irrigation service is billed to an owner or the owner's authorized representative pursuant to subsection (A)(4) of this section, the owner or the owner's authorized representative shall be fully responsible for payment of the rates, fees, and charges for the irrigation service as a condition of continuing to receive irrigation service.
D. As used in subsection A of this section, the terms "common area," "condominium project," "common interest development," "separate interest," and "association" have the meanings specified in Section 13.12.010. (Ord. 2015-0011 § 3; Ord. 2013-0014 § 12; Ord. 2011-051 § 4; Ord. 2001-033 § 1)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-25781Fetched: 10/24/2026