Chapter 3.40
APPLICATION FOR SERVICES

Sections:

3.40.010    Application for service.

3.40.020    Date of application.

3.40.030    Application for service – Construction permit required.

3.40.040    Application for service – Expansion of service – No construction permit required.

3.40.050    Application for recycled water use license.

3.40.010 Application for service.

Each potential customer desiring potable water, recycled water, and/or wastewater service from the District shall make application therefor in a form and manner prescribed by the District, in the District’s Standard Specifications and/or Recycled Water Use Guidelines.

Compliance with this chapter will not excuse any requirements for approvals from the California State Department of Public Health or the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board concerning recycled water service, or any requirements for approvals from land use authorities, which may include the submission of plans for the project to city or county departments, agencies, or districts, that have the authority to issue permits and requirements such as: plumbing, permits, building requirements, and planning criteria. [Ord. 301, 2004; Ord. 327, 2010.]

3.40.020 Date of application.

The applications for service specified herein shall be accepted by the District upon application for issuance of the tentative map or parcel map, or if the property is not subject to subdivision, upon the issuance of the appropriate land use entitlement by the local agency having jurisdiction over the lot or parcel. [Ord. 327, 2010.]

3.40.030 Application for service – Construction permit required.

A.    An applicant requesting recycled water, potable water, and/or wastewater service shall file with the District a completed application form, which shall include the following:

1.    Final improvement plan.

2.    Evidence that the local agency having planning jurisdiction over the property has made a determination of the final use of the property. Such evidence may be a tentative subdivision map, parcel map or master final map, or similar entitlement satisfactory to the District Engineer.

3.    For commercial, institutional, or industrial projects, such evidence or plans satisfactory to the District Engineer, which indicate the water or wastewater capacity needs of the project.

4.    Payment of all fees due, including fees which may be payable to Zone 7 according to the regulations of Zone 7 or agreement with the District. Fees paid shall be in the amount of the fees in effect at time of payment, as the time of payment is described in DSRSDC 3.70.080, Time of payment.

5.    Such other documents which may be required by the District Engineer.

B.    Any existing certificate of capacity rights previously issued for the property (other than a single-family residence in a development that received a certificate of capacity rights for the entire tract) shall be amended or modified pursuant to DSRSDC 3.60.050, Additional capacity – Intensification or modification of use, to reflect any increase in capacity resulting from any expansion of a building or structure or intensification of use, and the applicant shall purchase such additional capacity and pay the fees in effect at time of payment.

C.    If a certificate of capacity rights has not previously been issued for the property, the applicant must obtain a certificate of capacity rights pursuant of Chapters 3.60 and 3.70 DSRSDC, Service Capacity Allocation, and Fees and Charges. [Ord. 69, 1969; Ord. 90, 1971; Ord. 118, 1975; Ord. 212, 1987; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]

3.40.040 Application for service – Expansion of service – No construction permit required.

A.    If additional demands will be, or have been, placed on District services in excess of that granted under a certificate of capacity rights as a result of the expansion of any building or structure or an intensification of use other than the creation of an accessory dwelling unit contained within the existing space of a single-family residence or accessory structure unless the applicant requests installation of a separate water meter and/or sewer lateral for the accessory dwelling unit, or any person requesting service to a new building or structure not subject to the provisions of DSRSDC 3.40.030, Application for service – Construction permit required, and for which a construction permit is not required and all service lines are in place, the applicant shall submit to the District:

1.    A completed application form.

2.    Payment of all required fees, including wholesale fees collected by the District according to the regulations of Zone 7 or the agreement(s) between Zone 7 and the District, and passed through to Zone 7. Fees paid shall be in the respective amounts in effect at time of payment, as the time of payment is described in DSRSDC 3.70.080, Time of payment.

3.    A building or tenant improvement plan showing proposed expansion and use.

4.    Such other relevant information that may be required by the District Engineer.

B.    The existing certificate of capacity rights previously issued for the property shall be amended or modified pursuant to DSRSDC 3.60.050, Additional capacity – Intensification or modification of use, to reflect any increase in capacity resulting from any expansion of a building or structure or intensification of use other than an accessory dwelling unit contained within the existing space of a single-family residence or accessory structure unless the applicant requests installation of a separate water meter and/or sewer lateral for the accessory dwelling unit, and the applicant shall purchase such additional capacity and pay the fees in effect at the time of payment.

C.    If a certificate of capacity rights has not previously been issued, applicant must obtain a certificate of capacity rights pursuant of Chapters 3.60 and 3.70 DSRSDC, Service Capacity Allocation, and Fees and Charges. [Ord. 340, 2016. Prior legislation: Ord. 69, 1969; Ord. 90, 1971; Ord. 118, 1975; Ord. 212, 1987; Ord. 273, 1997; Ord. 327, 2010.]

3.40.050 Application for recycled water use license.

In addition to filing an application for service as described in the preceding sections, each user of recycled water shall apply for a recycled water use license prior to approval of recycled water irrigation system plans and installation of recycled water meter(s). Each user of recycled water shall renew its application as indicated on the District-issued recycled water use license as a condition of continuous recycled water service.

A.    The application for recycled water use license shall include the following:

1.    A copy of the completed recycled water service application form;

2.    Designation of an on-site supervisor, including contact information;

3.    Plans and drawings as specified in the Recycled Water Use Guidelines, which indicate point(s) of connection to the District’s recycled water system;

4.    Payment of all fees due. Fees paid shall be in the amount of the fees in effect at time of payment, as the time of payment is described in DSRSDC 3.70.080, Time of payment;

5.    Such other documents which may be required by the District Engineer.

B.    A recycled water use license shall not be issued unless and until the user passes such inspection tests as may be required by the District Engineer.

C.    Each recycled water customer shall ensure that its use of recycled water at all times complies with DSRSDC Title 4, Water Service Delivery, and any conditions of the license outlined in the Recycled Water Use Guidelines, as may be amended from time to time by the District Engineer. [Ord. 301, 2004; Ord. 327, 2010.]